Landslide Win for Pro-China Leader’s Party in Maldives Vote

Maldives' President Mohamed Muizzu (C) along with his supporters take part in an election campaign rally on the eve of the country's parliamentary election, in Male on April 20, 2024. The Maldives votes on April 21 in a parliamentary election likely to test Muizzu's tilt towards China and away from India, the luxury tourism hotspot's traditional benefactor. Mohamed Afrah / AFP

By Mohamed Visham

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s party won control of parliament in a Sunday election landslide, results showed, with voters backing his tilt towards China and away from regional powerhouse and traditional benefactor India.

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by Agence France-Presse

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