EC Fines Five Presidential Candidates for Incomplete Financial Reports

The Elections Commission (EC) of the Maldives fined five presidential candidates for incomplete financial reports for the September presidential election. Each fined MVR 20,000: Umar Naseer, Hassan Zameel, Ahmed Faris Maumoon, Ilyas Labeeb (Democrats), and Mohammed Nazim (Maldives National Party). EC also fined party election agents MVR 6,000 each. The General Elections Act mandates a spending limit of MVR 5.65 million. Candidates who complied: Dr Mohamed Muizzu, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, and Qasim Ibrahim. The EU Election Observation Mission expressed concerns over vote-buying.

The Elections Commission (EC) of the Maldives fined five presidential candidates for incomplete financial reports for the September presidential election. Each fined MVR 20,000: Umar Naseer, Hassan Zameel, Ahmed Faris Maumoon, Ilyas Labeeb (Democrats), and Mohammed Nazim (Maldives National Party). EC also fined party election agents MVR 6,000 each. The General Elections Act mandates a spending limit of MVR 5.65 million. Candidates who complied: Dr Mohamed Muizzu, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, and Qasim Ibrahim. The EU Election Observation Mission expressed concerns over vote-buying.

The Elections Commission (EC) of the Maldives fined five presidential candidates for incomplete financial reports for the September presidential election. Each fined MVR 20,000: Umar Naseer, Hassan Zameel, Ahmed Faris Maumoon, Ilyas Labeeb (Democrats), and Mohammed Nazim (Maldives National Party). EC also fined party election agents MVR 6,000 each. The General Elections Act mandates a spending limit of MVR 5.65 million. Candidates who complied: Dr Mohamed Muizzu, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, and Qasim Ibrahim. The EU Election Observation Mission expressed concerns over vote-buying.

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