The Elections Commission of the Maldives (ECM) has re-registered over 38,000 voters for the second round of the election and opened the list for complaints.
A total of 50,047 voters submitted re-registration forms, including 26,011 online forms and 24,036 physical forms. ECM re-registered 38,763 of the voters and was unable to verify the authenticity of 11,284 forms, including 5,109 online forms and 6,175 physical forms.
ECM has published the re-registered voters' list on the ECM website and the Government Gazette. ECM has also sent the list to candidates and political parties and opened the list to complaints. ECM will accept complaints until September 23, 2100hrs. The complaints form is available on the ECM website and on local councils. The forms will also be available for voters abroad at the Maldivian consulates and high commissions in countries the commission plans to establish polling stations.
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).