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Pro-China candidate Muizzu wins Maldives presidential vote
  + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
Reuters —Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu has won the Maldives presidential election, beating incumbent President Ibrahim Solih in a second-round runoff that could herald a pro-China shift for the Indian Ocean archipelago from traditional partner India. About 85% of 282,000 eligible voters in the Maldives, known for its pristine beaches and high-end resorts, turned up at more than 586 polling stations across 187 islands. “Today the people made a strong decision to win back Maldives independence,” Muizzu told reporters in the capital, Male. “All of us, working together with unity, Insha Allah, we will be successful.”Muizzu also called on President Solih to release Yameen to house arrest. “India remains committed to strengthening the time-tested India-Maldives bilateral relationship and enhancing our overall cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region,” Modi said on X.
Persons: Mohamed Muizzu, Ibrahim Solih, Muizzu, ” Solih, Solih, Abdulla Yameen, ” Muizzu, Insha Allah, Yameen, Narendra Modi, ” Modi Organizations: Reuters, India, Solih, , Maldives, Indian Locations: China, Maldives, India
Maldives Opposition Candidate Muizzu Wins Presidential Vote
  + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +2 min
(Corrects dateline to MALE, not COLOMBO)By Mohamed JunaydMALE (Reuters) -Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu has won the Maldives presidential election, beating incumbent President Ibrahim Solih in a second-round runoff that could herald a pro-China shift for the Indian Ocean archipelago, from traditional partner India. About 85% of 282,000 eligible voters in the Maldives, known for its pristine beaches and high-end resorts, turned up at more than 586 polling stations across 187 islands. "Today the people made a strong decision to win back Maldives independence," Muizzu told reporters in the capital, Male. Muizzu also called on President Solih to release Yameen to house arrest. "India remains committed to strengthening the time-tested India-Maldives bilateral relationship and enhancing our overall cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region," Modi said on X.
Persons: Mohamed Junayd MALE, Mohamed Muizzu, Ibrahim Solih, Muizzu, Solih, Abdulla Yameen, Insha Allah, Yameen, Narendra Modi, Modi, Mohamed Junayd, Uditha Jayasinghe, Edmund Klamann Organizations: India, Solih, Maldives, Indian Locations: COLOMBO, China, Maldives, India
[1/4] Mohamed Muizzu, Maldives presidential candidate of the opposition party, People's National Congress gestures after casting his vote at a polling station during the Maldives presidential election day in Male, Maldives September 9, 2023. REUTERS/Dhahau Naseem/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMALE, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu has won the Maldives presidential election, beating incumbent President Ibrahim Solih in a second-round runoff that could herald a pro-China shift for the Indian Ocean archipelago, from traditional partner India. With nearly all votes counted, the Elections Commission of the Maldives said on its website that Muizzu had received 54% of the ballots in Saturday's vote, with 46% for Solih. "Today the people made a strong decision to win back Maldives independence," Muizzu told reporters in the capital, Male. Muizzu also called on President Solih to release Yameen to house arrest.
Persons: Mohamed Muizzu, Dhahau Naseem, Ibrahim Solih, Muizzu, Solih, Abdulla Yameen, Insha Allah, Yameen, Narendra Modi, Modi, Mohamed Junayd, Uditha Jayasinghe, Edmund Klamann Organizations: People's, REUTERS, India, Solih, Maldives, Indian, Thomson Locations: Maldives, Male, China, India, Colombo
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