People in Guyana are voting for a president and members of parliament who will be watching over billions in oil revenue, offshore production with a United States-led international consortium, and tensions with Venezuela.

Over 750,000 registered voters will have until 6pm (22:00 GMT) on Monday to cast ballots at some 2,800 polling places.

Six parties are participating in the election to fight for the presidency and seats in the 65-member parliament.

But it is effectively a three-way race between President Irfaan Ali of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Aubrey Norton of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), and billionaire Azruddin Mohamed, who started his We Invest in Nationhood party in March to challenge the two-party status quo.

Voting has traditionally taken place along

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