Maldives President Muizzu’s party loses Male Mayoral poll amid diplomatic row with India
The Hindu
In a setback to Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, the pro-India Opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), Adam Azim, has secured a landslide victory in the capital Male’s Mayoral election.
In a setback to Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, the pro-India Opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has secured a landslide victory in the capital Male’s Mayoral election.
The MDP candidate, Adam Azim, has been elected as the new mayor of Male, a post held by Mr. Muizzu till recently. Mr. Muizzu resigned from the position to contest the presidential elections last year.
The Maldives media reported Mr. Azim’s win as a “landslide” and “victory by a large margin”.
The MDP is headed by pro-India former president Mohammad Solih, who was defeated by Muizzu, a pro-China leader, in the presidential elections.
With 41 boxes counted, Azim has taken a huge lead with 5,303 votes. His rival Aishath Azima Shakoor of MR. Muizzu's People’s National Congress (PNC) got 3,301 votes, Maldives’ Sun Online news portal reported.
The poll on January 13 was marked by a low turnout, according to reports.
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