Maldives election results to be declared on Sunday

Male: Maldives Elections Commissioner Fuad Thoufeek has said the final results of the presidential run-off will be announced Sunday, a media report said. Thoufeek, however, said the preliminary results of the run-off will be announced before midnight Saturday, Haveeru.com reported. The much delayed run-off started Saturday morning. Voting began at 7.30 a.m. and will continue till 4 p.m. Counting will start 30 minutes after the polls close. [caption id=“attachment_1161879” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed. PTI[/caption] Voters lined up outside polling stations as the country staged the second round of the election to choose a new president amid a constitutional crisis. The Elections Commissioner urged the people to be patient. Voting across the Maldives has been smooth so far, the report quoted police as saying. IANS