Elections in the Maldives
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Maldives elects on national level a head of state, the president, and a legislature. The president is elected directly for a five-year term by the people.[1]
The Assembly (Majlis) has 88 members. All members are elected directly for a term of five years from 87 single-member constituencies. In the 2023 presidential elections, Muizzu emerged victorious over his opponent, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.[2]
Latest elections
[edit]2023 presidential election
[edit]| Candidate | Running mate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Mohamed Muizzu | Hussain Mohamed Latheef | People's National Congress | 101,635 | 46.06 | 129,159 | 54.04 | |
| Ibrahim Mohamed Solih | Mohamed Aslam | Maldivian Democratic Party | 86,161 | 39.05 | 109,868 | 45.96 | |
| Ilyas Labeeb | Hussain Amr | The Democrats | 15,839 | 7.18 | |||
| Umar Naseer | Maaz Saleem | Independent | 6,343 | 2.87 | |||
| Qasim Ibrahim | Ameen Ibrahim | Jumhooree Party | 5,460 | 2.47 | |||
| Ahmed Faris Maumoon | Abdul Sattar Yoosuf | Independent | 2,979 | 1.35 | |||
| Mohamed Nazim | Ahmed Adheel Naseer | Maldives National Party | 1,907 | 0.86 | |||
| Hassan Zameel | Mariyam Aleem | Independent | 327 | 0.15 | |||
| Total | 220,651 | 100.00 | 239,027 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 220,651 | 97.86 | 239,027 | 96.81 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,835 | 2.14 | 7,888 | 3.19 | |||
| Total votes | 225,486 | 100.00 | 246,915 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 282,395 | 79.85 | 282,804 | 87.31 | |||
| Source: Elections Commission, Elections Commission | |||||||
2024 parliamentary election
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| People's National Congress | 101,128 | 47.48 | 66 | +63 | |
| Maldivian Democratic Party | 65,476 | 30.74 | 12 | –53 | |
| The Democrats | 4,634 | 2.18 | 0 | New | |
| Maldives Development Alliance | 4,071 | 1.91 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jumhooree Party | 3,141 | 1.47 | 1 | –4 | |
| Adhaalath Party | 2,538 | 1.19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maldives National Party | 1,060 | 0.50 | 1 | New | |
| Independents | 30,931 | 14.52 | 11 | +4 | |
| Total | 212,979 | 100.00 | 93 | +6 | |
| Valid votes | 212,979 | 98.10 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,120 | 1.90 | |||
| Total votes | 217,099 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 284,663 | 76.27 | |||
| Source: ECM, ORF | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Maldives - HISTORY". Country Studies. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Muizzu emerges victorious in Presidential Election". PSM News. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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