The Elections Commission of the Maldives (ECM) has stated that the voters' list for the second round of the presidential election consists of over 400 new voters.
ECM stated that the new voters' list includes 408 new names of individuals who will be eligible to vote in the second round of the presidential election on September 30. They include 212 men and 196 women. The voters' list for the first round included 282,395 with over 27,000 new voters.
The new voters' list has been published in the Government Gazette and on the ECM website. The list is also available at the local council offices. ECM is now accepting re-registration applications for the second round of the election as well as complaints regarding the new voters' list.
The second round of the presidential election is scheduled to be held on September 30 after none of the candidates received 50% of the votes to win in the first round. The two candidates who moved on to the second round are Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, the candidate of the opposition People's National Congress (PNC), and President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the candidate of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).