Maldives presidential election – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the Maldives presidential election.
23 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives Criminal Court Monday night released five prisoners who were arrested during a controversial state of emergency, the latest development in a tumultuous 24 hours for the tropical island nation.
Earlier Monday President Abdulla Yameen conceded defeat to his opposition rival, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who won the country’s 2018 presidential election.
The Elections Commission said the opposition candidate got 38,484 more votes than Yameen. EC chief Ahmed Shareef said there were no complaints or irregularities that could affect the outcome.
According to election law, the official result must be announced within seven days. The period is for a verification process once all ballot boxes are sent back to EC headquarters in the capital.
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