ECM Announces Official Results of Maldives Presidential Election
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The official results of the Maldives’ presidential election’s second round were announced by the Elections Commission of the Maldives (ECM), during a special ceremony at the Election Center in Dharubaaruge last night.
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Following the initial round of the September 9 presidential election, where eight candidates vied for victory, it was evident that no single candidate secured an outright majority of 50 percent.
Consequently, the top two candidates from the first round advanced to the second round.
Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, representing the PPM-PNC, emerged as the front-runner in the initial round, amassing 101,635 votes. Incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih closely followed with 86,161 votes.
The official results of the second round, which took place on September 30, reveal that Dr. Muizzu won the election with 54.04% of the total votes, totaling 129,159 votes. Incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih secured 45.96% of the votes, amassing 109,868 votes.
In the second round of the election, 87.31% of eligible voters participated, with 7,888 votes deemed invalid.
A total of 586 ballot boxes were deployed and distributed as follows: 187 in Male’ City, 319 in the atolls, 65 in resorts, nine abroad, five in prisons, and one in an industrial area.
