Concerns included the small number of female candidates.
Teams from the EU, Commonwealth and foreign embassies observed the election.
The cabinet's decision was approved unanimously with 62 votes.
Commonwealth membership brings a wide range of benefits, many of which the Maldives, to its credit, has taken full advantage of, writes James Dauris, British ambassador...
The People's Majlis endorsed today President Abdulla Yameen's decision for the Maldives to quit the Commonwealth over alleged unfair treatment, interference in domestic affairs, and threats...
Adding to the chorus of concern, UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Thursday that the UK “regrets that the Maldives has chosen to leave.”
The decision to quit the Commonwealth has prompted a storm of criticism and calls to reverse the Maldives' isolationist course
The move comes after the Commonwealth's democracy watchdog placed the Maldives on its formal agenda and warned of suspension if progress is not made by March...
The government is open to discussing the release of opposition leaders and has agreed to an opposition demand for mediation by the United Nations, the fisheries...
The MDP's national council decided to heed the Commonwealth's call for time-bound dialogue without preconditions “to achieve national agreement on institutional reform, and to ensure a...
The Maldives has been placed on the Commonwealth’s formal agenda and warned of suspension, with officials citing “deep disappointment” at the country’s lack of progress in...
The JSC says it was not consulted on the Commonwealth's plan to hire a lawyer to assist in reforming the commission and the judiciary
A British decision on imposing targeted sanctions against members of the Maldivian government will rest on the outcome of a Commonwealth-led push for reform in the...
The Maldives’ embattled president, Abdulla Yameen, has lashed out at persisting international scrutiny over the jailing of his opponents, days after cabinet ministers promised to follow...
Ministers here have said the CMAG had not placed the Maldives on its formal agenda, while critics argued that continued scrutiny means the Maldives is effectively...
"The Commonwealth, in short, needs to stop giving legitimacy, and thus helping to prop up, the dictators and authoritarians who abuse their people and flout the...
"The reason I visited Mr Prime Minister in India today is to express my appreciation for the very steadfast leadership India has shown in protecting Maldives...
