FILE PHOTO: Irfaan Ali, presidential candidate for Guyana's opposition People's Progressive Party, meets with supporters, ahead of the March 2nd presidential election, in Georgetown, Guyana January 18, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Cohen
Former Guyanese housing minister Irfaan Ali was sworn in as president of the new oil-producing South American country on Sunday, after he was declared the winner of a disputed March 2 election following a recount.