Maldives Election Commission

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  Maldives Election Body Declares Opposition's Ibrahim Solih The Winner

  The Elections Commission of Maldives on Saturday officially declared opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih winner of the country's national election, defeating president Abdulla Yameen who had sought a delay in publication of the final results.

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  After Maldives Crisis, Election Body Fixes Date For Presidential Election

  Maldives presidential election will be held in September, the country's Election Commission chief said late on Friday, a week after the European Union and some Western nations urged the country to hold a transparent, credible poll.

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  Maldives To Hold First Round Of Presidential Polls In September

  The first round of presidential elections in Maldives will be held in early September and preparations for the polls have already begun, the Elections Commission has announced.

• Maldives holds parliamentary polls despite delay fear

  The Maldives held parliamentary elections on Saturday on schedule, despite worries about the ability of the resort island's turmoil-hit elections commission to stage the ballot successfully.

• Maldives crisis fears deepen despite poll announcement

  Maldives faces the prospect of a constitutional crisis after one of the main political parties warned it may not endorse plans to restage aborted elections next month.

• Presidential election: Will Maldives be fourth time lucky?

  The Maldives Election Commission on Tuesday announced fresh dates for the presidential election. The first round of the fourth attempt to hold the elections will be on November 9 and if needed, second round a week later.

• Maldives to go to polls in November to choose new President

  The constitutional deadline of November 11 for electing a new President in the Maldives might be missed as the Elections Commission today announced the first round of voting would be held on November 9 and the second round a week later.

• Maldives poll: Frontrunner Mohamed Nasheed says president should resign

  The frontrunner in the Maldives presidential elections called for the current leader to resign on Sunday, a day after the vote was halted by police.

• Nasheed demands Maldives President Waheed's resignation

  Enraged by the last minute postponement of the presidential re-vote, ousted Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed today demanded the resignation of incumbent Mohammed Waheed and a caretaker government to oversee fresh polls before the November 11 deadline.

• Maldives President calls for fresh election by October 26

  Outgoing President Mohammed Waheed today asked the Maldives' Elections Commission (EC) to find a way to hold a "free, fair, and inclusive" presidential poll as early as possible, preferably on October 26.

• Maldives sets October 19 presidential poll after first vote annulled

  The Maldives will hold a new presidential election on October 19, the election commission announced on Wednesday, after the Supreme Court annulled a September 7 poll citing voter fraud.

• Maldives Supreme Court delays presidential elections

  The Supreme Court of the Maldives has delayed the final round of presidential elections due this weekend following a legal challenge, threatening more political instability in the Indian Ocean archipelago.

• Maldives polls: Nasheed leading in first round

  Former President Mohamed Nasheed today led the first round of the Maldives' presidential election but might miss the crucial 50 per cent mark by a whisker, making a run-off between the top two candidates imminent.

• Maldives crisis: Mohamed Nasheed asks ruling President Waheed to step down

  Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has asked the current President Mohamed Waheed to step down to enable Speaker to form a transition government.

• India agrees to give shelter to former President of Maldives Mohamed Nasheed: Full statement

  India has agreed to give shelter to former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed and is in touch with Maldivian authorities over the issue. Expressing concern over the political situation in the island nation, the Ministry of External Affairs issued a statement urging restraint from all political parties in Maldives ahead of the presidential polls sch...