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2018 Maldivian presidential election

January 01, 1970

Presidential elections were held in the Maldives on Sunday, 23 September 2018.[1] Incumbent president Abdulla Yameen of the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) was seeking re-election for a second five-year term. His only challenger was Ibrahim Mohamed Solih of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), who was nominated as the joint candidate of a coalition of opposition parties.

2018 Maldivian presidential election
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Turnout89.22%
 
Nominee Ibrahim Mohamed Solih Abdulla Yameen
Party MDP PPM
Running mate Faisal Naseem Mohamed Shaheem
Popular vote 134,705 96,052
Percentage 58.38% 41.62%
President before election

Abdulla Yameen
PPM

Elected President

Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
MDP

The result was a surprise victory for Solih, who received over 58% of the vote and was elected as the seventh President of the Maldives.[2] He assumed office on 17 November 2018. Solih is the country's third democratically elected president since Mohamed Nasheed's victory over Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in the 2008 elections which ended a 30-year incumbency.

Yameen is the fourth consecutive Maldivian president to have at some point lost a bid for re-election. Namely, Yameen himself came to office by defeating former president Mohamed Nasheed, who was running for a second non-consecutive term in 2013, after having resigned in 2012 during the 2011–12 Maldives political crisis. Nasheed's successor in office, his Vice President Mohammed Waheed Hassan also sought re-election in 2013, but decided not to contest the re-run after the initial election was annulled. Finally, Nasheed had been elected in the 2008 election by defeating long-term incumbent Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.

Electoral system edit

The Maldives has presidential system of governance where the president is both the head of state and head of government. Once in office, they could be re-elected to a second 5-year term, which is the limit allowed by the constitution.[3]

In the Maldives, the president is elected by a simple majority or more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes cast through direct-vote. When no candidate from the list of candidates does not receive a majority of the votes cast, the election then proceeds to a runoff (or second round), which are mandated to be held no less than 21 days following the election between the two candidates who received the most votes in the first round. In a runoff round, the candidates among the two who receive a majority of more than 50% of the valid votes cast, are elected to the office of the President.[3][4]

The official results of the election are announced by the Elections Commission and published in the Government Gazette within seven days of the voting day of the presidential elections.

Candidates edit

Incumbent President Abdulla Yameen ran for re-election.[5] In February 2018 former President Mohamed Nasheed announced that he intended to contest the elections as the Maldivian Democratic Party candidate.[6] However, in June 2018 the party selected Ibrahim Mohamed Solih as its candidate after Nasheed withdrew his candidacy.[5]

Campaign edit

President Abdulla Yameen ran on a campaign of economic development and Islamism aimed at "courting religious vote",[7] claiming that the opposition was supported by Christian priests.[8]

During Yameen’s tenure, he sought closer ties with the Chinese government, signed a free trade agreement in 2014 and hired Chinese companies to build infrastructure projects funded by loans lent by the Chinese government, allowing them to expand the reach of their controversial Belt and Road Initiative to the Maldives and by extension, the Indian Ocean. Opposition activists and politicians criticized this move, stating that Yameen’s government was taking on an increasingly unmanageable amount of debt to the Chinese government, allowing the country to be entangled in its debt-trap, with some estimating that China held 80% of the Maldives’ sovereign debt, accounting for one-fourths of its GDP.[9] There were also major concerns that the government’s pursuance of closer relations with China would undermine their historically close relations with India.[10][11]

A few days before the elections, Yameen promised to build housing for all citizens, as well as scrapping fines for traffic violations and utility bills.[8] Several hundred prisoners were also freed.[8]

Conduct edit

Prior to the elections, there were concerns about vote rigging by the government as Yameen had appointed one of his supporters, Ahmed Shareef, as head of the Electoral Commission.[12] International observers were banned from monitoring the elections and foreign media was heavily restricted.[10]

The police raided MDP's headquarters on the day before the elections, claiming there was an investigation into "distributing money to buy votes".[8] The raid was condemned by the American and British governments.[8] The European Union had said that it would not send election observers because the Maldives had failed to meet the basic conditions for monitoring, and the U.S. had threatened to sanction Maldivian officials if the elections were not free and fair.[13] President Yameen had previously restricted observers from seeing individual ballots, and had appointed 107 members of the ruling PPM party to administer and count the vote.[12] Some election observers were also denied entry to the country because they were not given a visa,[14] despite being registered with the Electoral Commission.[15] Foreign journalists were also required to have a Maldivian sponsor to participate, and some observers described having their visa applications denied for trivial reasons.[14]

On election day, voting was extended for three hours due to long queues.[10]

List of organizations represented by registered observers and monitors edit

Source: Maldives Electoral Commission[15]

International observers edit

International monitors edit

Rejected international monitors edit

Results edit

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Ibrahim Mohamed SolihFaisal NaseemMaldivian Democratic Party134,70558.38
Abdulla YameenMohamed ShaheemProgressive Party of Maldives96,05241.62
Total230,757100.00
Valid votes230,75798.66
Invalid/blank votes3,1321.34
Total votes233,889100.00
Registered voters/turnout262,13589.22
Source: Elections Commission of the Maldives

Aftermath edit

Following the announcement of the results, Yameen challenged the outcome in the Supreme Court in October, claiming that the election had been rigged. He alleged that ballot papers treated to make any votes cast for him vanish and that voters planning on voting for him were given pens with disappearing ink.[16] His appeal was unanimously rejected by the court's judges, who stated that he had failed to prove the claims.[17]

Geopolitical implications edit

Maldives is of high geo-strategic importance due to its proximity to Indian Ocean sea lines of communication, Indian Navy base in Lakshadweep Islands and US Navy base in Diego Garcia.[18] Abdulla Yameen was seen by India as being too close to regional rival China.[19] India was particularly alarmed about Chinese Belt and Road Initiative projects in the Maldives and Chinese investments in Maldives were seen by India and the United States as a part of China's 'String of Pearls' strategy.[20] On the other hand, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih had made repairing of ties with India as a key election plank.[20] According to The Nikkei, India's Modi administration had "spared no expense supporting local opposition parties by allotting tens of millions of dollars to intelligence agencies".[21]

The Financial Times declared the victory of Solih as a "diplomatic win" for India.[19] Following the declaration of election results, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to congratulate him on his victory.[22] Solih reaffirmed commitment towards rebuilding ties with India and declared Maldives to be "India's closest ally".[23] The Observer Research Foundation noted that following the election results, "China will mount a major effort to protect its strategic investments and ongoing projects in Maldives" and that India will have to "use other tools to ensure that Maldives does not cross strategic red lines like allowing China to build military and security facilities on any island."[18]

Reactions edit

  •   China – Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang congratulated Solih, while calling for "continuity and stability" in the Maldives. He further added that China respected the choice of Maldivian people and wanted to strengthen their traditional friendship.[24]
  •   India – India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and conveyed his "good wishes for the strengthening of democracy, peace and prosperity in the country".[22] India's Ministry of External Affairs released a statement congratulating "Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on his victory". The ministry further added, "this election marks not only the triumph of democratic forces in the Maldives, but also reflects the firm commitment to the values of democracy and the rule of law. In keeping with our 'Neighbourhood First' Policy, India looks forward to working closely with the Maldives in further deepening our partnership."[25]
  •   Pakistan – Foreign Ministry of Pakistan spokesman Dr. Mohammad Faisal tweeted that, "Pakistan fully supports the democratic process in Maldives and will work with the new government to further enhance the partnership between the two countries".[26]
  •   United States – State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert issued a statement, saying that "the United States congratulates Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on his victory in Maldives' September 23 presidential election. The United States commends the Maldivian people for their commitment to the democratic process and exceptional level of participation in an election that has ushered in a new chapter in their country's history. We expect all parties to respect the will of the Maldivian people and support a peaceful transition of power through the November 17 inauguration."[27]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Some, if not all members of the organization reported not receiving a visa, and thus were barred from entering the country

References edit

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  5. ^ a b Junayd, Mohamed (1 July 2018). "Maldives opposition selects veteran Ibrahim Solih for September presidential poll". Reuters. from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  6. ^ Lang, Olivia (2 February 2018). "Maldives ex-leader Mohamed Nasheed to contest elections". BBC. from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  7. ^ Rasheed, Zareena; Afeef, Isha (22 September 2018). "Maldives police remove 'anti-Islamic idols' in luxury resort raid". Al Jazeera. from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e Rasheed, Zaheena; Afeef, Isha (22 September 2018). "Maldives police raid opposition headquarters on eve of election". Al Jazeera. from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  9. ^ Desai, Ronak D. (29 October 2018). "With A New President, Can The Maldives Escape China's Debt Trap?". Forbes. from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  10. ^ a b c Lang, Olivia (24 September 2018). "Maldives election: Ibrahim Mohamed Solih claims victory". BBC. from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  11. ^ Ramachandran, Sudha (8 February 2018). "India and the Maldives Emergency". The Diplomat. from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  12. ^ a b Rasheed, Zaheena; Afeef, Isha (19 September 2018). "Maldives voters fear fraud as high-stakes election looms". Al Jazeera. from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  13. ^ Mallawarachi, Bharatha (26 September 2018). "PICS: Maldives president concedes election defeat". Independent Online. Associated Press. from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Election monitors and observers lack Maldives visa". Maldives Independent. 21 September 2018. from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Press Release: Statement by Elections Commission of Maldives regarding the International Observers and International Monitors" (Press release). Elections Commission of Maldives. 20 September 2018. from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Toppled Maldives Leader Blames Election Defeat On "Disappearing Ink"". NDTV. Agence France-Presse. 15 October 2018. from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Maldives strongman's election defeat upheld by Supreme Court". The Straits Times. 22 October 2018. from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  18. ^ a b Chakravarty, Pinak Ranjan (26 September 2018). "The Maldives poll results are an opportunity for India to gain lost ground". The Hindustan Times. from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Advantage India in struggle with China over Maldives". Financial Times. 24 September 2018.
  20. ^ a b Junayd, Mohamed (25 September 2018). "Opposition victory in Maldives deals potential blow to China". Reuters. from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  21. ^ Kuronuma, Yuji; Nagai, Oki (25 September 2018). "Maldives election marks setback for China's Belt and Road". The Nikkei. from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  22. ^ a b "PM Modi calls up Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, conveys wishes to strengthen democracy in Maldives". The Indian Express. 24 September 2018. from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  23. ^ Chandler, Clay; Barrett, Famon (29 September 2018). "US-China Relations: The Big Chill". Fortune. from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  24. ^ "China urges 'stability' in Maldives after opposition wins presidential election". Reuters. 25 September 2018. from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  25. ^ "Maldives election: India congratulates Opposition candidate Solih". The Hindu. 24 September 2018. from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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January 01, 1970
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Presidential elections were held in the Maldives on Sunday 23 September 2018 1 Incumbent president Abdulla Yameen of the Progressive Party of Maldives PPM was seeking re election for a second five year term His only challenger was Ibrahim Mohamed Solih of the Maldivian Democratic Party MDP who was nominated as the joint candidate of a coalition of opposition parties 2018 Maldivian presidential election 2013 23 September 2018 2023 Turnout89 22 Nominee Ibrahim Mohamed Solih Abdulla Yameen Party MDP PPM Running mate Faisal Naseem Mohamed Shaheem Popular vote 134 705 96 052 Percentage 58 38 41 62 President before election Abdulla Yameen PPM Elected President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih MDP The result was a surprise victory for Solih who received over 58 of the vote and was elected as the seventh President of the Maldives 2 He assumed office on 17 November 2018 Solih is the country s third democratically elected president since Mohamed Nasheed s victory over Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in the 2008 elections which ended a 30 year incumbency Yameen is the fourth consecutive Maldivian president to have at some point lost a bid for re election Namely Yameen himself came to office by defeating former president Mohamed Nasheed who was running for a second non consecutive term in 2013 after having resigned in 2012 during the 2011 12 Maldives political crisis Nasheed s successor in office his Vice President Mohammed Waheed Hassan also sought re election in 2013 but decided not to contest the re run after the initial election was annulled Finally Nasheed had been elected in the 2008 election by defeating long term incumbent Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Candidates 3 Campaign 4 Conduct 4 1 List of organizations represented by registered observers and monitors 4 1 1 International observers 4 1 2 International monitors 4 1 3 Rejected international monitors 5 Results 6 Aftermath 7 Geopolitical implications 8 Reactions 9 Notes 10 ReferencesElectoral system editThe Maldives has presidential system of governance where the president is both the head of state and head of government Once in office they could be re elected to a second 5 year term which is the limit allowed by the constitution 3 In the Maldives the president is elected by a simple majority or more than fifty percent 50 of the votes cast through direct vote When no candidate from the list of candidates does not receive a majority of the votes cast the election then proceeds to a runoff or second round which are mandated to be held no less than 21 days following the election between the two candidates who received the most votes in the first round In a runoff round the candidates among the two who receive a majority of more than 50 of the valid votes cast are elected to the office of the President 3 4 The official results of the election are announced by the Elections Commission and published in the Government Gazette within seven days of the voting day of the presidential elections Candidates editIncumbent President Abdulla Yameen ran for re election 5 In February 2018 former President Mohamed Nasheed announced that he intended to contest the elections as the Maldivian Democratic Party candidate 6 However in June 2018 the party selected Ibrahim Mohamed Solih as its candidate after Nasheed withdrew his candidacy 5 Campaign editPresident Abdulla Yameen ran on a campaign of economic development and Islamism aimed at courting religious vote 7 claiming that the opposition was supported by Christian priests 8 During Yameen s tenure he sought closer ties with the Chinese government signed a free trade agreement in 2014 and hired Chinese companies to build infrastructure projects funded by loans lent by the Chinese government allowing them to expand the reach of their controversial Belt and Road Initiative to the Maldives and by extension the Indian Ocean Opposition activists and politicians criticized this move stating that Yameen s government was taking on an increasingly unmanageable amount of debt to the Chinese government allowing the country to be entangled in its debt trap with some estimating that China held 80 of the Maldives sovereign debt accounting for one fourths of its GDP 9 There were also major concerns that the government s pursuance of closer relations with China would undermine their historically close relations with India 10 11 A few days before the elections Yameen promised to build housing for all citizens as well as scrapping fines for traffic violations and utility bills 8 Several hundred prisoners were also freed 8 Conduct editPrior to the elections there were concerns about vote rigging by the government as Yameen had appointed one of his supporters Ahmed Shareef as head of the Electoral Commission 12 International observers were banned from monitoring the elections and foreign media was heavily restricted 10 The police raided MDP s headquarters on the day before the elections claiming there was an investigation into distributing money to buy votes 8 The raid was condemned by the American and British governments 8 The European Union had said that it would not send election observers because the Maldives had failed to meet the basic conditions for monitoring and the U S had threatened to sanction Maldivian officials if the elections were not free and fair 13 President Yameen had previously restricted observers from seeing individual ballots and had appointed 107 members of the ruling PPM party to administer and count the vote 12 Some election observers were also denied entry to the country because they were not given a visa 14 despite being registered with the Electoral Commission 15 Foreign journalists were also required to have a Maldivian sponsor to participate and some observers described having their visa applications denied for trivial reasons 14 On election day voting was extended for three hours due to long queues 10 List of organizations represented by registered observers and monitors edit Source Maldives Electoral Commission 15 International observers edit nbsp Sri Lanka Election Commission nbsp Philippines Commission on Elections nbsp Romania Permanent Electoral Authority nbsp Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Delegation from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation nbsp Thailand Election Commission nbsp Malaysia Election Commission nbsp Palestine Central Elections Commission nbsp United Kingdom All party parliamentary group nbsp Hungary Hungarian delegation nbsp ACRE Delegation of the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe nbsp ANFREL The Asian Network for Free Elections delegation a International monitors edit nbsp United States The New York Times a The Associated Press Strategic News International a nbsp Switzerland Swiss Radio and Television nbsp India The Economic Times a The Wire a The Hindu a WION a nbsp France Le Figaro a AFP a nbsp Japan Yomiuri Shimbun Asahi Shimbun NHK Kyodo News Rejected international monitors edit nbsp United Kingdom The Economist nbsp Canada Thomson Reuters nbsp India All India Radio amp Doordarshan News nbsp Germany ARDResults editCandidateRunning matePartyVotes Ibrahim Mohamed SolihFaisal NaseemMaldivian Democratic Party134 70558 38Abdulla YameenMohamed ShaheemProgressive Party of Maldives96 05241 62Total230 757100 00Valid votes230 75798 66Invalid blank votes3 1321 34Total votes233 889100 00Registered voters turnout262 13589 22Source Elections Commission of the MaldivesAftermath editFollowing the announcement of the results Yameen challenged the outcome in the Supreme Court in October claiming that the election had been rigged He alleged that ballot papers treated to make any votes cast for him vanish and that voters planning on voting for him were given pens with disappearing ink 16 His appeal was unanimously rejected by the court s judges who stated that he had failed to prove the claims 17 Geopolitical implications editMaldives is of high geo strategic importance due to its proximity to Indian Ocean sea lines of communication Indian Navy base in Lakshadweep Islands and US Navy base in Diego Garcia 18 Abdulla Yameen was seen by India as being too close to regional rival China 19 India was particularly alarmed about Chinese Belt and Road Initiative projects in the Maldives and Chinese investments in Maldives were seen by India and the United States as a part of China s String of Pearls strategy 20 On the other hand Ibrahim Mohamed Solih had made repairing of ties with India as a key election plank 20 According to The Nikkei India s Modi administration had spared no expense supporting local opposition parties by allotting tens of millions of dollars to intelligence agencies 21 The Financial Times declared the victory of Solih as a diplomatic win for India 19 Following the declaration of election results India s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to congratulate him on his victory 22 Solih reaffirmed commitment towards rebuilding ties with India and declared Maldives to be India s closest ally 23 The Observer Research Foundation noted that following the election results China will mount a major effort to protect its strategic investments and ongoing projects in Maldives and that India will have to use other tools to ensure that Maldives does not cross strategic red lines like allowing China to build military and security facilities on any island 18 Reactions edit nbsp China Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang congratulated Solih while calling for continuity and stability in the Maldives He further added that China respected the choice of Maldivian people and wanted to strengthen their traditional friendship 24 nbsp India India s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and conveyed his good wishes for the strengthening of democracy peace and prosperity in the country 22 India s Ministry of External Affairs released a statement congratulating Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on his victory The ministry further added this election marks not only the triumph of democratic forces in the Maldives but also reflects the firm commitment to the values of democracy and the rule of law In keeping with our Neighbourhood First Policy India looks forward to working closely with the Maldives in further deepening our partnership 25 nbsp Pakistan Foreign Ministry of Pakistan spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal tweeted that Pakistan fully supports the democratic process in Maldives and will work with the new government to further enhance the partnership between the two countries 26 nbsp United States State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert issued a statement saying that the United States congratulates Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on his victory in Maldives September 23 presidential election The United States commends the Maldivian people for their commitment to the democratic process and exceptional level of participation in an election that has ushered in a new chapter in their country s history We expect all 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