The main ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has stated that it will shift to holding the government accountable after the opposition candidate wins the presidential election.
In a tweet, Chairperson Fayyaz Ismail congratulated Dr. Mohamed Muizzu on behalf of MDP. He added that as the opposition, MDP will continue to responsibly hold the government accountable and ensure the protection of democratic principles in the Maldives. MDP is the largest political party in the country and has acted as the opposition during various administrations.
Dr. Muizzu, the candidate of the opposition People's National Congress (PNC), won the second round of the presidential election by beating incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the candidate of MDP. As such, Dr. Muizzu secured 126,586 votes in the second round, which is 54% of the total ballots cast. In contrast, President Solih garnered 107,611 votes, securing 46% of the vote, resulting in a margin of over 19,000 votes in favour of Dr. Muizzu.