PNC secures 5 seats in cities, while MDP claims 46
Provisional results of the local council elections show the opposition MDP securing a landslide victory, winning the mayoralties of all five cities and a significant majority of council seats. While the MDP dominated in Male', Addu, and Kulhudhuffushi, the ruling PNC managed to secure only five seats across all cities. Notably, the government failed to win a single seat in Fuvahmulah City, as mayors in every city were elected with more than 50 percent of the total vote.
City Mayors: Addu City Mayor Nizar, Male' City Mayor Azim, Thinadhoo City Mayor Adam Azim, Kulhuduffushi City Mayor Athif, and Fuvahmulah City Mayor Ismail. | Social Media | Social Media
Provisional results from Saturday's local council elections show that the People's National Congress (PNC) secured only five seats across the country's cities.
According to the provisional results released by the Elections Commission, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu’s ruling PNC secured only five seats. Most of these seats were won by narrow margins. In contrast, the MDP secured 46 seats, including the mayoralties of every city.
While the People's National Congress (PNC) secured five seats according to the provisional results, this figure is subject to change by the time the final results are formalized.
Male' City
In the most fiercely contested local council elections, the MDP secured a landslide victory in 16 out of the 17 constituencies in Malé City. The only seat the party failed to win was the Vilimalé constituency.
- South Hulhumale' - Ahmed Ghalib
- West Maafannu - Mohamed Rilwan Ali
- Central Maafannu - Aishath Hana
- South Maafannu - Ibrahim Laban Shareef
- West Henveiru - Fathimath Sahula
- Central Machangolhi - Hawwa Shifana
- Central Hulhumale' - Safaath Ahmed Zahir
- North Hulhumale' - Fathimath Zahiyya
- Central Henveiru - Meekail Mohamed Ahmed
- South Henveiru - Aishath Nazima
- North Henveiru - Fathimath Laiza
- North Galolhu - Aminath Irasha Mohamed
- South Galolhu - Ismail Haleem
- North Machangolhi - Khadheeja Mohamed
- South Machangolhi - Faruhan Shafeeu
- North Maafannu - Hussain Furushan
- Mayor of Male' City - Adam Azim
Addu City
Addu City witnessed an intense campaign during this year's local council elections. The government had consistently provided assurances that it would transform the city. However, the ruling party managed to secure only a single seat, winning the Hithadhoo Moolekede constituency. According to the preliminary results released by the Elections Commission, Ahmed Saeed won the Moolekede seat with 502 votes. The MDP candidate followed closely with 488 votes, marking a narrow margin of just 14 votes.
- Feydhoo Maadele - Ismail Saheed
- Hithadhoo Korovau - Ibrahim Shinaz
- Hithadhoo Beyrumathi - Mariyam Saeeda
- Hithadhoo Medhavau - Mohamed Shuaau
- Hithadhoo Rasgedhera - Hussain Zareer
- Hithadhoo Maamendhoo - Dr. Aminath Adhala Rasheed
- Maradhoo - Nusrath Rasheed
- Maradhoo-Feydhoo - Aqeel Mohamed
- Feydhoo Magudhoo - Aishath Zaha Ali
- Mayor of Addu City - Ali Nizar
Kulhudhuffushi City
The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has once again secured a majority in Kulhudhuffushi City. The party won all but one seat in the election. The only seat the MDP failed to secure was the North West constituency.
- North - Ahmed Abdulla
- Central North - Akbaree Mohamed
- Central South - Mohamed Shaiman Adam Saleem
- West - Rilwan Mohamed
- South East - Salma Mohamed
- Kulhudhuffushi Mayor - Mohamed Athif
Thinadhoo City
Thinadhoo City Council will mark its debut as a newly established city council in this year's local council elections. The city witnessed a highly competitive election following an intense campaign period. However, the residents of Thinadhoo City delivered a resounding rejection to the government. The ruling PNC managed to secure only two seats in the city, winning the South-West and South-Central constituencies.
- Northwest - Nasrullah Ali
- North Central - Mohamed Vifaq Hassan
- North East - Mazina Hassan
- South East - Ahmed Shiyazu Naeem
- Mayor of Thinadhoo - Saud Ali
Fuvahmulah City
The government failed to secure any seats in Fuvahmulah City. The main opposition, MDP, won all but one constituency in the city. The only seat the MDP did not win was the Dhadimagu constituency, which was the only seat the party did not contest.
- Diguvaandu - Hassan Phirushan
- Hoadhandu - Aishath Ibrahim
- Maadhandu - Fathimath Maasha
- Miskithmagu - Fathimath Lirar
- Funaadu - Aishath Inaya
- Malégan - Khadheeja Moosa
- Dhoodimagu - Mariyam Zaheena Ahmed
- Fuvahmulah City Mayor - Ismail Rafeeq
Incumbent mayors from the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) have successfully retained their seats across all five cities in the Maldives. According to provisional election results, every mayor secured their re-election with more than 50 percent of the total vote.
