Elections in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The example of selected Caribbean Community and Common Market countries

Abstract

One of the cornerstones of modern democracies is free elections. The global pandemic of the COVID-19 virus has created numerous difficulties for many countries in holding elections at both the local and central levels. Problems arising from their conduct also affected countries belonging to the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM). The purpose of the discussion undertaken was to analyze the elections in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Belize, which were held in 2020, when the world was grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic.