Maldives military, police to uphold vote
The ruling party wants voting complaints investigated.
27 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives military and police said Wednesday night they would uphold the election outcome, as the ruling party denied it was seeking a delay in announcing the official result.
President Abdulla Yameen lost to his opponent Ibrahim Mohamed Solih by more than 38,000 votes in last Sunday’s poll and conceded defeat.
But the head of the Elections Commission said the Progressive Party of the Maldives was seeking to delay the announcement of the official election result, alleging fraud.
As rumours of arrests and court activity swirled the military said it would abide by the public’s decision.
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