Maldives presidential candidates want election Nov 2

Male : All three presidential hopefuls in the Maldives have consented to hold presidential decision a week right off the bat Nov 2 to dodge a sacred emergency, media reports said here Monday. The three presidential hopefuls have consented to propose to the Elections Commission to hold the first round of the presidential decision Nov 2, and the second round Nov 9, Xinhua reported. Previous president Mohamed Nasheed, the leader, Monday said they consented to visit the Elections Commission to make this recommendation. He said the three hopefuls likewise concurred that the issues with the voters' record might be understood through discourse. Presidential hopeful of Progressive Party of Maldives Abdulla Yameen, Jumhooree Party's Gasim Ibrahim, and Maldivian Democratic Party's Mohamed Nasheed spoke to the media a gathering Sunday night later. Prior, the first round was booked to be held Nov 9 with the second round run-off tabled for Nov 16, if needed. Nonetheless, if another president does not assume responsibility by Nov 11 as specified in the Maldives constitution, there will be a protected void and the speaker of parliament will assume control and supervise a move of force. This is the third endeavor to hold the presidential decision in the Maldives. The foremost round held Sep 7 was abrogated by the Supreme Court, after Gasim charged substantial scale vote gear regardless of worldwide screens maxim the survey was reasonable. Yameen likewise backed Gasim in the affirmations. A second round that was to be held Oct 19 was ceased hours in front of the voting by police who declined to aid the Elections Commission in disseminating ticket papers and boxes to nearly 200 islands.

Former Maldives president Nasheed faces life threat

Male : Former Maldivian president and presidential election front runner Mohamed Nasheed is facing life threats from Al Qaeda agents, his office said Friday. In a statement, Nasheed's office said two Al Qaeda agents have been put on the job for an attack on the ex-president and they are currently in Male, Haveeru online reported. The office has requested the defence ministry's intelligence to launch an investigation into the matter and to share findings with the office. Nasheed, who served as the fourth president of the Maldives from 2008 to 2012, was ousted by then vice-president Mohammad Waheed in February 2012 in what the former president termed as a coup, Xinhua reported. Nasheed bagged 45.45 percent of the vote in the first round of presidential election Sep 7 but the results were annulled by the Supreme Court this month after two other candidates alleged vote rigging. However, international monitors said the vote was free and fair. A vote scheduled for Oct 19 was called off just hours ahead of voting after police refused to deliver ballot papers and boxes to some 200 islands, effectively stopping the election. A new vote has been set for Nov 9 but Nasheed has already insisted that he has "no faith" in the process and called for President Waheed to resign and hand over control to the speaker of the parliament to oversee a smooth transition of power. The Maldives heads for a constitutional void if a president is not sworn in by Nov 11.