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7:05am, 7th April, 2019

Maldives leader heads for landslide win at parliament poll

Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's party is heading for a historic landslide victory in parliamentary elections, provisional results showed, a move that will help him to investigate the scale of debts to China.

Maldives president hoping for election majority to probe China deals

2:11pm, 4th April, 2019

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Maldives president hoping for election majority to probe China deals

The Maldives heads for a parliamentary election on Saturday with President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih seeking a majority for his party to investigate debts to China, which it fears could run as high as $3 billion and risk sinking the economy.

China's Xi tells new Maldives president he wants to deepen cooperation

9:59pm, 30th September, 2018

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China's Xi tells new Maldives president he wants to deepen cooperation

China wants to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with the Maldives, President Xi Jinping said in a congratulatory message to the newly elected Maldivian president, the leader of an opposition that has vowed to review Chinese projects.

Maldives election body endorses opposition leader Solih's victory amid threats

6:46am, 29th September, 2018

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Maldives election body endorses opposition leader Solih's victory amid threats

The Elections Commission of Maldives on Saturday officially declared opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih winner of the country's national election, defeating president Abdulla Yameen who had sought a delay in publication of the final results...

Maldives says opposition wins 'peaceful' presidential election

2:56am, 24th September, 2018

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Maldives says opposition wins 'peaceful' presidential election

Maldives opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has won the island nation's presidential election, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Twitter on Monday.

Opposition candidate takes early lead in Maldives presidential election

12:28pm, 23rd September, 2018

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Opposition candidate takes early lead in Maldives presidential election

Opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has taken a 15 percentage point lead over incumbent Abdulla Yameen in the Maldives' presidential election, according to early provisional counts reported by local media.

Maldives' vote expected to keep hardline Yameen in power

3:10am, 23rd September, 2018

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Maldives' vote expected to keep hardline Yameen in power

The Maldives voted on Sunday in an election in which hardline President Abdulla Yameen is expected to cement his grip on power but which opposition and international groups have criticized for a lack of transparency and suppression of dissent.

Maldives election expected to cement president's grip on power

12:04am, 23rd September, 2018

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Maldives election expected to cement president's grip on power

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen is expected to cement his grip on power in the tropical archipelago in an election on Sunday that opposition and international groups have criticized for a lack of transparency and the suppression of dissent.

Tropical Maldives heads to polls amid criticism over fairness of vote

5:18am, 19th September, 2018

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Tropical Maldives heads to polls amid criticism over fairness of vote

More than a quarter of a million people will vote on Sunday for the next leader of the tropical Maldives in an election criticized internationally for a lack of transparency and suppression of government critics.

Maldives opposition says government must ease visas for foreign media ahead of vote

4:29pm, 12th September, 2018

World

Maldives opposition says government must ease visas for foreign media ahead of vote

The main Maldives opposition party said on Wednesday that President Abdulla Yameen's government must ease "draconian" visa measures in place aimed at limiting the number of foreign journalists covering the presidential poll on Sept. 23.