Of the 44,011 ballots cast, 43,922 voted for former president Mohamed Nasheed and 14 voted against.
The Elections Commission has already threatened to dissolve the MDP, saying that former president Mohamed Nasheed does not qualify as a candidate.
Maldivians think it is unlikely that an election will be held at all and, even if it is held, they wonder if it will be free...
The MDP is part of an opposition alliance which has talked about putting forward a unity candidate in this September’s polls as its leaders are in...
There is concern that free and fair elections will not be possible because of a government political crackdown, which intensified in February after a ruling that...
Mohamed Nasheed was found guilty of ordering the “abduction” of a judge after a widely criticised and controversial trial in March 2015. He was sentenced to...
The UN committee’s decision follows two complaints lodged by Mohamed Nasheed in 2013 and 2016 about violations of his civil and political rights.
Germany’s ambassador to the Maldives said the economy was suffering because of the volatile political situation and ordinary people were bearing the brunt.
The head of the electoral body said there was nothing to indicate that the election might get delayed, adding the Elections Commission would become more involved...
The snub came as the opposition alliance said there had been progress in the talks to field a single candidate against the ruling party.
Ex-president Mohamed Nasheed recorded a message on SoundCloud that was similar to one issued last month, when he called on people to "make pain your passion."
The elections chief has insisted he can be non-partisan, despite a political background as a loyalist of President Abdulla Yameen.
The Elections Commission expected a first round to be held in early September and a second round, should it be necessary, would be held within 21...
The ruling party says it can give the presidential ticket to anyone it wants, telling the opposition to put its own house in order.
Under the proposed changes the Elections Commission would have to get candidates or their representatives to approve and verify the voter list, which is currently illegal.
Parliament's deputy speaker said he had no worries about the president staying in office because the opposition was already showing signs of infighting.
Opposition social media activists are squabbling over fake votes and Twitter bots after an opposition leader beat a former president in a Twitter poll.
