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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned the Maldives against potential “debt distress” during an Article IV consultation with the country on May 13th. The statement said that “without significant policy change, the Maldives remains at high risk of external and overall debt distress.” The organization issued the warning amid speculation that the country will borrow additional funds from China to build...

The Maldives’ Election Commission released the results of the Parliamentary Elections held on April 21st, showing that the ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) and its allies won a majority of contested seats. Election Results The PNC won 66 seats, while its political allies, the Jumhoori Party (JP), the Maldives Development Alliance (MDP), the Maldives National Party (MNP), and PNC-endorsed independent candidates,...

Election officials began counting votes cast in the Maldives’ parliamentary election on April 20th after polls closed at 5:30 p.m. local time. The Elections Commission (EC) said that approximately 73 percent of the country’s population voted in the election. Observers noted that several stations had long lines of people waiting to cast their votes. Officials said that the voting encountered no...

President Mohamed Muizzu announced on April 12th that the second batch of Indian military personnel would leave the Maldives on April 11th. The president made the announcement during a campaign rally for the April 21st parliamentary elections in Hithadhoo, Addu, on April 11th. Muizzu also confirmed that the final batch of Indian personnel will also leave the country by the...

Current Maldivian President Mohammed Muizzu denied former President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih's comments regarding his government’s ability to hand out “flats and land” on March 30th. The president also said that “being able to be president for five years is not a licence to lie as you wish. It’s not a licence for it, its not a justification.” Muizzu then said that...