The Maldivian Election Commission decided to hold the elections on April 21st from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time, and votes will be counted at 4:30 p.m...Previously, the legislative elections were scheduled for March 17th, during Ramadan. However, the Parliament ratified a bill to move the elections to after the holiday, but President Mohammed Muizzu refused to ratify the bill the first time it was sent..However, Parliament passed the bill a second time, overriding Muizzu's presidential veto. The president then signed the bill into law on the advice of the country's Attorney General.
The Maldivian Election Commission decided to hold the elections on April 21st from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time, and votes will be counted at 4:30 p.m...Previously, the legislative elections were scheduled for March 17th, during Ramadan. However, the Parliament ratified a bill to move the elections to after the holiday, but President Mohammed Muizzu refused to ratify the bill the first time it was sent..However, Parliament passed the bill a second time, overriding Muizzu's presidential veto. The president then signed the bill into law on the advice of the country's Attorney General.
