On Saturday, September 9, 2023, the winner of the Maldives presidential election had to be declared, but none of the candidates could emerge as a clear winner in the elections, as no one managed to obtain more than 50% of the votes necessary for a absolute choice. gain. Therefore, the Maldives presidential election is now heading towards the second round between the main candidates. The two main candidates in the 2023 Maldives presidential election are incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and opposition leader Mohamed Muiz. India and China are closely monitoring the presidential election in Maldives as the opposition leader took a surprising lead over the incumbent president. However, both India and China are vying for influence in the Indian Ocean tourist hotspot. Let’s delve into the details and find out what percentage of votes both candidates got in the Maldives Presidential Election 2023. Continue reading this article and know more details.
Maldives 2023 Election Result
Everyone was shocked when opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu surprisingly took a 7 percent lead over Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. After all the ballots were opened and counted, the results showed that opposition leader Mohamed Muizzu obtained a total of 46 percent of the votes, while incumbent president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih obtained a total of 39 percent of the votes. the votes.
| Candidate | Running buddy | Party | September 9, 2023 | |
| Votes | Percentage | |||
| Mohamed Muizzu | Hussain Mohamed Latheef | Maldives Progressive Party | 101,100 | 46.06 |
| Ibrahim Mohamed Solih | Mohamed Aslam | Maldivian Democratic Party | 85,809 | 39.09 |
| Ilyas Labeeb | Hussain Amr | The Democrats | 15,453 | 7.04 |
| Omar Naseer | Maaz Saleem | Independent | 6,348 | 2.89 |
| Qasim Ibrahim | Ameen Ibrahim | jumhooree party | 5,535 | 2.52 |
| Ahmed Faris Maumoon | Abdul Sattar Yoosuf | Independent | 3,004 | 1.37 |
| Mohamed Nazim | Ahmed Adheel Naseer | Maldives National Party | 1,892 | 0.86 |
| Hassan Zameel | mariyam aleem | Independent | 357 | 0.16 |
| Total | 219,498 | 100.00 | ||
As mentioned above, none of the candidates managed to reach the percentage of votes required to be declared the absolute winner, the elections were advanced to the second round. The mayor of the capital, Malé, Mohamed Muizzu, participated in the elections promising to limit India’s presence in the country by expelling a small Indian military unit deployed in the archipelago. It should be noted that Mizu’s party, the Maldives Progressive Party, had brought the Maldives closer to Beijing when it reigned from 2013 to 2018 and obtained millions of dollars in loans to improve its infrastructure by signing the Belt and Road Initiative. Beijing. Go to the next section and read more about the elections.
| Candidate | Party |
| Ilyas Labeeb | The Democrats |
| Mohamed Muizzu | National People’s Congress |
| Ibrahim Mohamed Solih | Maldivian Democratic Party |
| Mohamed Nazim | Maldives National Party |
| Qasim Ibrahim | jumhooree party |
| Hassan Zameel | Independent |
| Ahmed Faris Maumoon | Independent |
| Omar Naseer | Independent |
Ibrahim Solih won the last presidential election in 2018 amid widespread outrage over corruption under the PPM. Solih firmly returned the Maldives to the region of India. Notably, the sitting president also advocated a policy of giving priority to India in obtaining funds from India to improve its infrastructure, including buildings and bridges in Malé. The presidential election results released on Saturday showed that Solih could lose the second round to Muizzu on September 30, 2023. Stay tuned to this website for more details and updates.
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