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The Maldives votes on Sunday in a parliamentary election likely to test President Mohamed Muizzu's tilt towards China and away from India, the luxury tourism hotspot's traditional benefactor.

The Maldives votes on Sunday in a parliamentary election likely to test President Mohamed Muizzu's tilt towards China and away from India, the luxury tourism hotspot's traditional benefactor.

More than 284,000 voters in the Maldives are heading to the polls to elect 93 members of parliament...

The Maldives votes Sunday in a parliamentary election likely to test President Mohamed Muizzu's tilt towards China and away from India, the luxury tourism hotspot's traditional benefactor.

More than 284,000 people are expected to choose the 93 members of parliament for the next five years. Early voting was brisk in the capital Male, with some 600 polling stations.

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After assuming office, Muizzu has awarded high-profile infrastructure contracts to Chinese state-owned companies as campaigning for the parliamentary elections was in full swing. His administration is also in the process of sending home Indian troops that operate reconnaissance aircraft gifted by New Delhi

In the Maldives parliamentary elections, President Mohamed Muizzus ruling Peoples National Congress (PNC) has taken a strong lead over the opposition, including the India-friendly Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). The PNC has secured 50 out of 93 seats in the Peoples Majlis, ensuring a majority. Muizzus administration has been pursuing closer economic cooperation with China, potentially impacting the nations traditional ally, India. The election outcome is expected to give Muizzu more freedom to...

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