Fuwad discharged from hospital, EC prepares for November 10 second round
07 Nov 2013, 2:14 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
The Elections Commission (EC) President Fuwad Thowfeek has been discharged from ADK hospital after being admitted with chest pains last night.
Fuwad told Minivan News via a text message that he is currently resting at home, but will return to work this evening.
Meanwhile, the EC is preparing for a second round of elections for November 10 – a day after the first round of polls on November 9 and a day before the current presidential term ends on November 11.
A second round is to be held only if no candidate wins over 50 percent in the first round. The November 9 election marks the EC’s third attempt to hold presidential polls after the Supreme Court annulled the September 7 first round and the police obstructed a second attempt to hold a vote on October 19.
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