Mohamed Nasheed faces runoff election; A high-level Indian delegation went to the Maldives to observe the Presidential election
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  • According to reports, Mohamed Nasheed, former President of the Maldives, faces a runoff after falling short of a clear majority in the first round of Indian Ocean archipelago's presidential election. He received 45 percent of the vote in Presidential election contested by four candidates. Nasheed needed to receive more than 50 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff. Businessman Qasim Ibrahim was a close third with 24 percent, while incumbent President Mohamed Waheed Hassan ended with 5 percent. About 240,000 of the Maldives' 350,000 citizens were eligible to vote, out of which 211,000 voted. 1

    In another development, reports noted that a high-level Indian delegation went to the Maldives on September 2, to observe the presidential election. A statement released by the Indian High Commission in the Maldives stated that the delegation includes former Chief Election Commissioners of India, Mr. J.M. Lyngdoh, Mr. B.B. Tandon, Mr. N. Gopalaswami, and former High Commissioner of India to Maldives, Mr. S.M. Gavai. 2

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