Maldives elections chief mocks ex-president’s vote rigging claims
Yameen continued to blame his heavy defeat on voter fraud.
29 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM
Elections Commission chief Ahmed Shareef on Sunday mocked former president Abdulla Yameen for repeating “fictitious” claims of fraud in September’s polls.
In an interview with The Press, Yameen continued to blame his heavy defeat on alleged vote rigging by the EC, accusing the five-member electoral body of blocking investigation of suspected wrongdoing, such as the decision to contract M7 to print ballot papers despite more security features proposed by the second bidder.
Yameen told the online paper that he had expected to win with at least 65 percent of the vote based on the support he saw during campaign trips.
Responding on Twitter, Shareef shared a screenshot of the article and suggested it should be “submitted to the short story writing competition.”
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