Council elections turnout at 66 percent
Contrary to media reports and claims by ruling party lawmakers and ministers, the turnout in the capital was 42 percent and voters turned out in much higher numbers in the rest of the country.
16 May 2017, 9:00 AM
Voter turnout during the May 6 local council election was 66 percent of 255,987 eligible voters, according to the Elections Commission.
The turnout in the capital was 42 percent, but voters came out in much higher numbers in the rest of the country.
The turnout in the January 2014 council elections was 64.5 percent, down from 70 percent in the first local council elections in February 2011.
According to results published by the EC, the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party took more than 300 seats, winning 21 out of 23 seats from the Malé, Addu and Fuvahmulah city councils and securing majorities on most atoll councils.
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