EC announces provisional results of the Presidential Election
The second round of voting is scheduled for 30 September 2023
The Elections Commission of the Maldives has announced the provisional results of the 2023 Presidential Election
The Elections Commission of the Maldives has announced the provisional results of the 2023 Presidential Election.
The First round of the 2023 Presidential Election was held on 09 September.
With a total of 282,395 eligible voters, polling kicked off at 8am on Saturday and queues closed by 4pm. The first round of the election saw 79.84 percent of eligible voters exercising their right to vote. As such, the number of eligible voters who exercised their right to vote is 225،486.
The provisional results;
According to the results, 4,835 votes were invalid. The number of valid votes were 220،651.
With neither candidate having been able to secure 50 percent of the votes in Saturday’s presidential election, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and Dr. Mohamed Muizzu are headed to a second round.
The second round of voting is scheduled for 30 September 2023.
