Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Muizzu’s win | How will it impact India-Maldives relations?
The Hindu
In this episode of Worldview, we discuss the Maldives election results and what is expected in the next few months in ties with the Indian Ocean neighbour
Maldives’ new President-Elect says he wants to end the presence of Indian troops in the islands- is the election upset for New Delhi, and what is expected in the next few months in ties with the Indian Ocean neighbour?
. Up ahead we will tell you about the history of ties, and India’s role in the Indian Ocean Region.
We will also speak to one of the Maldives most prominent Presidents Mohamed Nasheed, who is always outspoken.
1. But first, Results of last week’s Presidential run off, or second round of elections came in in favour of the challenger candidate Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, who represented the PNC-PPM coalition, and defeated President Ibu Solih of the MDP with a convincing 8% lead.
2. Of the total 2.4 lakh valid votes counted, Muizzu won nearly 1.3 or 54% of the vote, to Solih’s 1.1, atleast 8 percentage points behind him.
3. Dr. Muizzu, formerly the Mayor of Capital city Male is an engineer by training, a PhD and was the housing minister in the former government headed by President Abdulla Yameen
4. Remember, the first round that was held in early September had seen a smaller vote difference, and a third candidate, Ilyas Labeeb of The Democrats party led by Nasheed, who had broken from the MDP, had won about 7% of the vote, and that could have meant a different outcome if the ruling party had remained united
With a new government in place in Delhi, Singapore hopes to schedule the Ministerial Roundtable with India shortly, says Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. In an exclusive interview, he speaks about the impact of the elections on ties, the “missed opportunity” of RCEP and the new buzz around Andhra Pradesh’s capital Amaravati.