Guyana voters choose between 3 parties in election

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A ruling party in power for nearly two decades faced off in national elections Monday against a raft of opposition parties that accused the government of rampant corruption and mismanagement.

There was no obvious front-runner in the race, with no independent opinion polls before the vote. Polling stations closed Monday evening, and official results were not expected until Wednesday.

Nearly half a million people were eligible to cast ballots for president and 65 parliament seats in Guyana, a small country on South America's northern shoulder whose economy depends on the export of commodities such as gold, bauxite, sugar, rice, shrimp and …