Elections in the Maldives

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Maldives elects on national level a head of state, the president, and a legislature. The president is elected directly for a five-year term by the people.^[1]

The Assembly (Majlis) has 88 members. All members are elected directly for a term of five years from 87 single-member constituencies. In the 2023 presidential elections, Muizzu emerged victorious over his opponent, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.^[2]

Latest elections

2023 presidential election

2019 parliamentary election

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Maldivian Democratic Party	96,354	45.83	65	+39
	Jumhooree Party	23,452	11.15	5	–10
	Progressive Party of Maldives	19,176	9.12	5	–28
	People's National Congress	13,931	6.63	3	New
	Maldives Development Alliance	6,636	3.16	2	–3
	Adhaalath Party	4,423	2.10	0	–1
	Maldives Labour and Social Democratic Party	314	0.15	0	New
	Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party	373	0.18	0	0
	Maldives Third Way Democrats	293	0.14	0	New
	Independents	45,301	21.55	7	+2
Total		210,253	100.00	87	+2
Valid votes		210,253	97.77
Invalid/blank votes		4,800	2.23
Total votes		215,053	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		264,442	81.32
Source: Commonwealth

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

References

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive

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