Nasheed fails to get majority in first round of Maldives poll

November 09, 2013 22:58

In a repeat of the balloting in September, former President Mohammed Nasheed today failed to clinch an outright majority in the first round of the presidential re-vote in the Maldives, setting up a run-off with runner-up Abdulla Yameen.

In the crucial vote, Maldivian Democratic Party chief Nasheed bagged 46.3 per cent of the votes, a marginal increase from his previous tally of 45.45 per cent votes in the September 7 polls that were annulled by the Supreme Court.

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