Abdulla Yaameen, half-brother of former Maldivian President Maumoon
Abdul Gayoom — who ruled the country for about three decades — won the run-off round of election narrowly, by polling about three per
cent votes higher than his rival, Maldivian Democratic Party’s Mohamed
Nasheed.
The voter turnout for the run-off was 91.41% with 218,621 people voting
Elections Commissioner Fuad Thowfeek announced that -
Abdulla Yaameen(Progressive Party of Maldives - PPM)received111,203 votes -51.39% of Votes and
Mohamed Nasheed(Maldivian Democratic Party) received 105,181 votes -48.61% of Votes
Mohamed Nasheed conceded defeat after a bitterly fought battle and said he was pleased that the country finally had a democratically elected leader.
"Today is a happy day for the Maldives -- we now have an elected government," Nasheed said.
Note
A run off was necessitated because no candidate won the 50 % plus one vote required for an outright win
First Round Voting -Results
Mohamed Nasheed -polled 46.93% of votes
Abdulla Yaameen -polled 29.72% of votes and
Qasim Ibrahim - polled 23.34% of votes
The voter turnout for the run-off was 91.41% with 218,621 people voting
Elections Commissioner Fuad Thowfeek announced that -
Abdulla Yaameen(Progressive Party of Maldives - PPM)received111,203 votes -51.39% of Votes and
Mohamed Nasheed conceded defeat after a bitterly fought battle and said he was pleased that the country finally had a democratically elected leader.
"Today is a happy day for the Maldives -- we now have an elected government," Nasheed said.
Note
A run off was necessitated because no candidate won the 50 % plus one vote required for an outright win
First Round Voting -Results
Mohamed Nasheed -polled 46.93% of votes
Abdulla Yaameen -polled 29.72% of votes and
Qasim Ibrahim - polled 23.34% of votes
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