Elections Commission
Double whammy: 12 MPs reinstated, PPM congress nullified
The EC reversed its decision to strip 12 former ruling party lawmakers of their seats.
03 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Elections Commission decries death threats
EC secretary-general was threatened by three masked men.
03 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives ruling party seeking to delay official election result
The ruling party has alleged fraud in the presidential election.
26 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives military and police must back will of the people, says Nasheed
The former president also said he was talking to the military’s top brass.
21 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Bending the rules, abusing state funds: Maldives president’s campaigning exposed
The Maldives president has made development the cornerstone of his re-election campaign.
12 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives election body denies hiring ruling party activists
Most officials in charge of polling stations are ruling party members, the opposition claims.
08 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Electoral body says exiled opposition leaders can only vote in jail
Mohamed Nasheed and Gasim Ibrahim both live in exile.
28 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives elections body publishes voters registry
Some 78,964 people have been re-registered to vote outside their native island.
27 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Polling stations scrapped for Singapore, Delhi and nine resorts
Fewer than 200 people registered to vote in Singapore and New Delhi.
26 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Opposition alleges collusion as 5,600 registration forms voided
Opposition re-registration forms were allegedly handed over to president’s campaign office.
24 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives election body denies voter registration fraud
Candidate numbers were assigned on Saturday.
19 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives elections body denies getting IT help from foreign firm
Laxton Group was in the Maldives to discuss e-voting systems.
16 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives electoral body ‘on the verge of stealing elections’
The joint opposition accused the Elections Commission of conspiring with the incumbent.
15 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Independent challenges rejection of candidacy
The Elections Commission rejected the little-known businessman’s candidacy Friday morning.
11 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives ruling party submits president’s candidacy papers
The president did not hand his own papers in because he was busy.
09 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Anger, U-turns and losing the right to vote in the Maldives: A Q&A
There are concerns about voter manipulation, transparency and confusion caused by the changes.
25 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives resort ballot box numbers jump to 35
There are more than 27,000 Maldivian resort workers.
21 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
MDP cries foul as police tear up campaign posters
MDP representatives walked out of Tuesday’s meeting of the national election advisory committee.
27 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
MDP submits 2,000 voter list complaints
Some 1,449 people on the list were below the voting age, 412 were deceased, and 76 names were repeated.
21 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Elections Commission threatens to dissolve MDP
The main opposition party was warned not to conduct its presidential primary as planned on May 30 with former president Mohamed Nasheed as the sole candidate.
22 May 2018, 9:00 AM
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