Maldives Presidential Polls 2023 - Second Round

Voting on going in Kulhudhuffushi City of Haa Dhaalu Atoll.

Voting on going in Aminiyya School.

Polling has begun in most parts of the nation.

The second round will see 12 more ballot boxes compared to the first round of the election.

As such, four ballot boxes has been added to Male', two ballot boxes added to Hulhumale' Phase One, four ballot boxes added to Hulhumale' Phase Two, one ballot box added to Villimale' and one additional ballot box to be stationed in Trivandrum, India.

Additionally, 43 polling stations kept in small spaces during the first round of the election have been relocated to other spacious places for the second round of voting.

Elections Commission has set up a total of 586 ballot boxes for the second round of the 2023 Presidential Election.

Voters will have to cast their ballots using black or blue ink. Election regulations and laws stipulate that voters can only carry ordinary pens with them, when going to cast their votes at polling stations. The commission has decided that only a pen with black or blue ink can be deemed an “ordinary pen”.

Even though voters will be allowed to carry their own black or blue-inked pens to cast their ballots, it would be wiser to use the pens placed at the polling booths.

The Elections Commission of the Maldives printed 285,631 ballot papers for the second round of the Presidential Election.

EC disclosed that the ballot papers were printed by Novelty Printers and Publishers Pvt.

Check where your constituency's ballot box is located by sending an SMS to 1414, enter VR (space) ID card number.

Voting for the second round of the 2023 Presidential Election has commenced.

As the simple majority of votes required to form a government was not attained by any candidate during the first round, front runners Dr. Mohamed Muizzu and President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih are heading for a run-off election.

The second round of voting in this year’s presidential election will take place from 8am to 5pm, on Saturday