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MDP and the innovator's dilemma
How the party that disrupted Maldivian politics fell into its own success trap.
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Referendum defeated, cities lost: voters deliver mid-term rebuke to Muizzu
Nearly seven in 10 voters said no. All five mayors are MDP.
05 Apr, 11:53
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Election day: 43-degree heat, long queues and secrecy dispute mark triple-ballot vote
Scenes from a long, hot voting day in Malé.
04 Apr, 20:21
Election primer: three ballots, one voting day, and a wartime spending spree
Everything you need to know before April 4.
03 Apr, 17:00
Episode 19: Malé mayoral candidates – Abdulla Mahzoom Majid
The MDA candidate discusses housing, transport and his vision for Malé.
02 Apr, 16:55
Comment: the case for concurrent elections
"This is not simply a matter of convenience or electoral timing."
02 Apr, 12:17
"No party represents me": young voters on the April 4 elections
We asked young Maldivians what it would take to bring them to the polls.
01 Apr, 16:08
Maldives Independent
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2025
