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Government Holidays Announced in Conjunction With Parliamentary Elections 2024

President Mohamed Muizzu declared Sunday, 21 April, and Monday, 22 April, as government holidays to facilitate the Parliamentary Elections 2024. The Elections Commission (EC) requested the holidays due to extensive involvement of government employees. EC also announced polling stations in three countries: Thiruvananthapuram (India), Sri Lanka, and Malaysia, to allow overseas Maldivians to vote. Other locations (UK, UAE, Thailand) did not meet the threshold for polling stations.

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President Mohamed Muizzu declared Sunday, 21 April, and Monday, 22 April, as government holidays to facilitate the Parliamentary Elections 2024. The Elections Commission (EC) requested the holidays due to extensive involvement of government employees. EC also announced polling stations in three countries: Thiruvananthapuram (India), Sri Lanka, and Malaysia, to allow overseas Maldivians to vote. Other locations (UK, UAE, Thailand) did not meet the threshold for polling stations.

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