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Maldives 1st Multi Party Presidential Election second round date set for 29th October
The Election Commission has announced that the second round of the Presidential Election will take place on 29th October. The Commission also announced the final official results of the election.
Final official results of the Presidential Election 1st round
1 Qasim Ibrahim 27,056 15.3%
2 Maumoom A Gayyoom 71,731 40.6%
3 Hassan Saeed 29,633 16.8%
4 Mohamed Nasheed 44,293 25.1%
5 Ibrahim Ismail 1,382 0.8%
6 Umar Naseer 2,472 1.4%
Total 176,567
Invalid votes 1,235
Total Voters 177,802
Total Eligible Voters 208,252
Turn Out 85%
Total Polling Stations 395
from elections official web site
Final official results of the Presidential Election 1st round
1 Qasim Ibrahim 27,056 15.3%
2 Maumoom A Gayyoom 71,731 40.6%
3 Hassan Saeed 29,633 16.8%
4 Mohamed Nasheed 44,293 25.1%
5 Ibrahim Ismail 1,382 0.8%
6 Umar Naseer 2,472 1.4%
Total 176,567
Invalid votes 1,235
Total Voters 177,802
Total Eligible Voters 208,252
Turn Out 85%
Total Polling Stations 395
from elections official web site
Maldives 1st Multi Party Presidential Election 2008 Provisional results being announced
First provisional results of the Presidential Election was announced in Singapore. Here are the most total announced.
1 Qasim Ibrahim 27,128 15.4%
2 Maumoom A Gayyoom 71,774 40.6%
3 Hassan Saeed 29,656 16.8%
4 Mohamed Nasheed 44,315 25.1%
5 Ibrahim Ismail 1,382 0.8%
6 Umar Naseer 2,472 1.4%
Total 176,727
Invalid votes 1,232
Polling Stations counted 395
Turn Out 85%
Official provisional results on Election website
Maldives holds historic election
The people of the Maldives are voting in the islands' first multi-party presidential elections, with President Gayoom seeking a seventh term in power.
Polling is taking place amid allegations of irregularities and vote officials say voting may be extended.
The president faces five challengers, some of whom have criticised his "dictatorial and bullying" style.
President Gayoom is Asia's longest serving leader, having been in power for more than 30 years.
His main challenger to the presidency, Mohamed Nasheed, said that although there were cases of voting lists not matching official records, the irregularities were minor and he feared violence if the vote was not completed. read more BBC News
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