Election run off is to take place in the Maldives
An election run off is to take place in the Maldives, following the failure of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom to win a decisive victory in the country's first multi-party presidential election on Wednesday, officials have said.
The upcoming elections in the Maldives represent an important opportunity to move forward with its democratic transition, a senior United Nations official stressed today, as he wrapped up a three-day visit to the country.