Elections Commission
Supreme Court overrules reinstatement of 12 MPs
The apex court order maintains the pro-government parliament majority.
03 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
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
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