September 30, 2023 1:54 PM

Polling for run-off between top two Presidential candidates underway in Maldives

Polling is underway in Maldives in the run-off between the top two contenders. The first round of the Presidential elections was held on the 9th of September with no candidate securing the required 50 percent vote. Incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, representing the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), had polled over 39 percent votes while opposition candidate Dr. Mohamed Muizzu had secured 46 percent votes. The Elections Commission of Maldives has said that a total of 12,083 observ...