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Maldives: Interim Statement, Presidential Run-off Election, The Commonwealth Secretariat (2008)
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Maldives: Constitution
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Maldives: Final Report, Presidential Elections, Commonwealth Secretariat (2008)
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This is a report by the Observer Group of the Commonwealth Secretariat following the 2008 Presidential elections in Maldives. The report provides a clear account of the political background, and thoroughly describes the legal framework of the elections and the election administration.
The Elections Commission had to face a lot of difficulties, mostly due to ineffective voter registration procedures and, yet this could be considerate an inclusive and competitive election. The Secretariat aknoledges that these elections represent a fundamental chapter in Maldives’s on-going democratization process.
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Maldives: Pre-election Statement, Local Elections, Transparency International (2011)
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This statement was released by Transparency International. TI coordinated a nation-wide domestic election observation of the 2011 Local Council Election, which involved 105 observers in 41 islands over all seven provinces. The observers expressed their concern on the general environment of mistrust between the election administration, the government, political parties, candidates and the media, which translates into a lack of trust towards the electoral system itself.
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Maldives: Final Report, Parliamentary Elections, Commonwealth Secretariat (2009)
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This report was published by the Commonwealth Secretariat, and it is the result of the Commonwealth Expert Team's mission to observe the 2009 People's Majlis (Parliamentary) elections in Maldives. As the report reviews the political background of the elections, it is very clear that these are a very important step in the country's democratic transition. The report clearly describes the voting and counting processes, and finally includes a few recommendations to the Elections Commission, the authorities (regarding the legal framework), the political parties and the media.
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Maldives: Final Report, Parliamentary Elections, Commonwealth Secretariat (2005)
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This is a report published by the Commonwealth Expert team following the 2005 electoral observation mission in Maldives. The report briefly presents the political system of the country, and the pre-election events. The elections organization and management were marginally effected by the Tsunami, even though the reconstruction was not completed: it was a period of socio-economic change. The observation mission realized that freedom of expression and press was not respected. Great challenges undermined the success of these elections, like the lack of a multi-party system and a strong dominance of the government bodies. These elections were actually a part of a broader and ongoing institutional reforms process.
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