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Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's political party has swept parliamentary elections in a strong endorsement of his pro-China foreign policy, according to preliminary results reported Monday by local media. The People's National Congress won 70 out of 93 seats in Sunday's vote, and along with three seats secured by its allies has taken absolute control of Parliament, according to the preliminary results. The Maldivian Democratic Party, led by former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who is seen as pro-India, held 65 seats in the previous Parliament but won only 15 seats, the news site Mihaaru.com reported.
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 High Commission of India in Maldives said New Delhi allowed the export of certain quantities of essential commodities for the year 2024-25 at the request of Male.
The opposition leader has confirmed that the Chinese research vessel had been mapping underwater terrain over the past few months after entering the Maldivian territorial waters.
Asked about reports of the arrival of the first batch of 'civilians' in Maldives to replace the military personnel, external affairs ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said: 'We have had the first batch of technical personnel reaching Maldives to replace the existing personnel'