The president did not hand his own papers in because he was busy.
There are concerns about voter manipulation, transparency and confusion caused by the changes.
There are more than 27,000 Maldivian resort workers.
MDP representatives walked out of Tuesday's meeting of the national election advisory committee.
Some 1,449 people on the list were below the voting age, 412 were deceased, and 76 names were repeated.
The main opposition party was warned not to conduct its presidential primary as planned on May 30 with former president Mohamed Nasheed as the sole candidate.
With exiled former president Nasheed's campaign for the May 30 primary in full swing, the EC announced guidelines for conducting primaries and implicitly rejected the candidacies of convicted...
The founder of the proposed 'Great Green Connection' was a member of an existing party whilst the 'Maldivian Republic Party' could not be registered because its name...
With only ruling coalition lawmakers present, President Abdulla Yameen's nominee to the five-member electoral body was approved with 33 votes from the 85-member house.
Local media reported Sunday that former MP Ahmed Shareef Adam was the only candidate sent for parliamentary approval out of those who applied to the president's office.
The EC informed parliament Tuesday that MPs Mohamed Musthafa, Saudhulla Hilmy and Ali Shah have lost their seats following their expulsion from the Progressive Party of...
A tweet urging supporters to come to the police station in solidarity with an elderly female activist summoned for questioning "violates section seven and 48 of...
Shifaz, a former lawmaker, was summoned for questioning Tuesday night for alleging during the 2017 local council elections campaign that the independent electoral body was subject...
With 39,502 members, the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives will receive MVR10 million (US$648,508). The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party with 29,350 members is entitled to...
Contrary to media reports and claims by ruling party lawmakers and ministers, the turnout in the capital was 42 percent and voters turned out in much...
With results from 98 percent of 422 ballot boxes collected, the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party is leading with 315 seats and the ruling Progressive Party...
Administrative processes during Saturday's local council election was "marred by the questionable decision by the Elections Commission to arbitrarily extend the voting time," Transparency Maldives has...
