Elections Commission

Political parties against electronic voting despite financial advantages: EC

July 30, 2022, 19:02

Malé, Maldives - The President of the Elections Commission (EC) Fuad Thaufeeq on Saturday stated that both opposition and ruling political parties were against introducing electronic voting systems despite efforts… Continued

Elections Commission to publicize member lists of all political parties

April 4, 2022, 14:01

Malé, Maldives - The Elections Commission of Maldives today stated that the commission will release the lists of all members registered to all the political parties in the country. The… Continued

BREAKING: MDP’s Rashid wins Komandoo Constituency By-Election!

February 5, 2022, 19:13

Malé, Maldives - The unofficial results of the Komandoo by-election held today show that MDP representative Mohamed Rashid (Rado) has won the election by more then 200 votes. https://twitter.com/Lucasjalyl/status/1489961038590005250?s=20&t=uyK_qYiUKOANfcO8zLxtOA I… Continued

MDP celebrates as Rashid leads with only one box left

February 5, 2022, 18:14

Malé, Maldives - MDP has started celebrating as the ruling party's candidate Mohamed Rashid leads with polls with over 1000 votes. All but one box have been counted in the… Continued

Police arrest two for creating unrest outside Iskandhar polling station

February 5, 2022, 17:50

Malé, Maldives - Police have arrested two political party activists for creating unrest outside the Komandoo by election polling station located at capital Malé. The scuffle between two parties, MDP… Continued

Voter turnout at 44 percent by noon for Komandoo by-election

February 5, 2022, 12:32

Sh. Atoll, Maldives - 1,472 votes have been cast or the Komandoo by-election according to the most recent data by the Elections Commission. This makes up for 44.4 percent of… Continued

Covid-19 patients, direct contacts to vote in Komandoo by-election

February 1, 2022, 20:44

Malé, Maldives - Elections Commission (EC) released the guidelines today regarding Covid-19 positive voters and direct contacts of the Sh. Komandoo by-election. The Komandoo constituency has 3,316 eligible voters and… Continued

Elections Commission opens online voter re-registration for WDC by-elections

July 22, 2021, 15:53

Male', Maldives - Elections Commission of Maldives opens online voter re-registration for Women’s Development Committee by-elections in five electoral districts in the Maldives. Elections Commissions reveal that the five districts… Continued

No sexual harassment complaints received against Habeeb: EC

March 12, 2021, 16:05

Male’, Maldives — The Elections Commission (EC) has stated that they have received no sexual harassment complaints against the Vice President of EC, Ismail Habeeb. The statement from EC comes after… Continued

E-voting will not be accepted by Maldivians: Fuaad Thaufeeq

March 5, 2021, 18:26

Malé, Maldives - Elections Commission member Fuaad Thaufeeq said that the results of an electrically voted election will not be accepted by the citizens of Maldives. Replying to a question… Continued