[4][5] Following the Congress, he was re-elected by the Central Committee as General Secretary on August 12, 2008, without opposition;[5][6] he was also elected to the editorial board of the PPP paper Thunder on this occasion.

On April 4, the Central Committee of the ruling People’s Progressive Party announced a unanimous selection[7] of Ramotar, the PPP front-runner.

[11] During his first two years as President, Ramotar remained in his post as General Secretary of the PPP, but eventually he stepped aside from the party leadership, citing the heavy workload.

[13] Donald Ramotar and the PPP lost the 11 May 2015 general election to the opposition APNU – AFC coalition led by David A. Granger, which won by a slim margin.

[16] In 2024, 9 years after he left office as President, Ramotar returned to active politics after being elected to the PPP's central committee.