The Maldives will not hold its first-ever multi-party presidential poll on Oct. 4, owing to parliamentary delays in passing final reforms, the electoral commission said on WednesdayThe Maldives will not hold its first-ever multi-party presidential poll on Oct. 4, owing to parliamentary delays in passing final reforms, the electoral commission said on Wednesday.
"The date will be delayed. It depends on which day next week they pass the bills. It's hard to say if we can have an election by Oct. 10," Mohamed Tholal, assistant director-general of the Elections Commission, told Reuters.
Wednesday, 10 September 2008 14:55
Reuters
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