Maldives to hold presidential polls on Sept.7
The Maldives is to hold presidential polls on Sept.7, the first since the archipelago's first democratically elected leader was toppled in what he called a coup, the government said on Wednesday.
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.