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Voting begins for MDP primaries

Voting began for the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party's primaries to select candidates for the Local Council and Women's Development Committee elections scheduled for April 4. Voting continues across islands until 8:00 PM on 16 Jan, after which counting and result announcements will follow.

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What happened

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  1. Fri 16 Jan
    Voting commenced for the MDP primaries across various islands. 16 Jan only The Edition Voting, which is taking place in various islands today, will continue until 8:00 PM tonight, after which the counting of votes and the announcement of results will follow.

    Word for word from the report in The Edition. Open the report

  2. Sat 4 Apr
    The Local Council Elections and Women's Development Committee elections are scheduled to be held. April 4 only The Edition newest Voting has commenced for the primaries of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) to select candidates who will contest on the party's ticket for the Local Council Elections and Women's Development Committee (WDC) elections scheduled for April 4.

    Word for word from the report in The Edition. Open the report

Who said what

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  • MDP has always been the party that carries out the most extensive democratic activities in the Maldives.

    Abdul Ghafoor Moosa (Gapo) The Edition Open the report (The Edition)

  • all the work to bring democracy to the Maldives was done by the party

    Abdul Ghafoor Moosa (Gapo) The Edition Open the report (The Edition)

How the reporting differs

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Figures in these reports

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  • 92 candidates candidates competing for island council seats The Edition In today's primary vote, 92 candidates from 25 islands are competing for island council seats.

    Word for word from the report in The Edition. Open the report

  • 25 islands islands represented by island council candidates The Edition In today's primary vote, 92 candidates from 25 islands are competing for island council seats.

    Word for word from the report in The Edition. Open the report

  • 37 candidates candidates contesting across designated city locations The Edition Additionally, 37 candidates are contesting across five locations designated as cities, bringing the total number of contestants to 129.

    Word for word from the report in The Edition. Open the report

  • 129 candidates total number of contestants The Edition Additionally, 37 candidates are contesting across five locations designated as cities, bringing the total number of contestants to 129.

    Word for word from the report in The Edition. Open the report

  • 23 candidates candidates for Women's Development Committee MDP tickets The Edition For the Women's Development Committee MDP tickets, 23 candidates are competing, including 15 from the islands and eight from Malé.

    Word for word from the report in The Edition. Open the report

  • 15 candidates WDC candidates from the islands The Edition For the Women's Development Committee MDP tickets, 23 candidates are competing, including 15 from the islands and eight from Malé.

    Word for word from the report in The Edition. Open the report

  • 8:00 PM voting cutoff time The Edition Voting, which is taking place in various islands today, will continue until 8:00 PM tonight, after which the counting of votes and the announcement of results will follow.

    Word for word from the report in The Edition. Open the report

Other events named

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  • The counting of votes and announcement of MDP primary results will follow the close of voting. after 8:00 PM tonight The Edition Voting, which is taking place in various islands today, will continue until 8:00 PM tonight, after which the counting of votes and the announcement of results will follow.

    Word for word from the report in The Edition. Open the report

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