The presidential election for the Maldives is set to take place on Sept. 9, 2023. There are a total of eight candidates running to be the island's next president, including incumbent President Ibrahim ...

Mohamed Muizzu was sworn in Friday as the Maldives' president, succeeding Ibrahim Solih. Muizzu, a conservative Islamist largely seen as sympathetic to China, defeated Solih in an upset in September's ...

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MALE (Reuters) - Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu is projected to win the Maldives presidential run-off vote on Saturday, beating incumbent Ibrahim Solih, local media said, in a result that could ...

MALE, MaldivesMALE, Maldives — Incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and seven other candidates have registered to run in the Maldives’ presidential elections next month, the island archipelago’s ...

India has turned the page in its relationship with the Maldives. The three-day official visit of newly-elected Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to India has allowed both the countries to open ...

Mohamed Muizzu, the mayor of the capital city pushing for closer ties with China, won a runoff against the pro-India incumbent, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. By Maahil Mohamed and Mujib Mashal Reporting from ...

Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu has won the Maldives presidential election, beating incumbent President Ibrahim Solih in a second-round runoff that could herald a pro-China shift for the Indian ...

Ibu Solih and the democrats won a shock victory, but the Maldives’ past suggests more twists and turns to come. Maldives’ former president Mohamed Nasheed hugs new President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, ...

MALE, MaldivesMALE, Maldives — Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won a party primary and will run for a second term in September elections. Solih defeated Mohamed Nasheed, the parliament ...