2013 Maldivian presidential election

2013 Maldivian presidential election

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Turnout	87.20% (first round) 1.82pp 91.41% (second round) 4.83pp
Nominee Abdulla Yameen Mohamed Nasheed Party PPM MDP Running mate Mohamed Jameel Ahmed Mustafa Lutfi Popular vote 111,203 105,181 Percentage 51.39% 48.61%
President before election Mohammed Waheed Hassan GIP Elected President Abdulla Yameen PPM

Presidential elections were held in the Maldives on 7, 9 and 16 November 2013.^[1] The first round was held on 7 September. As no candidate received a majority, a second round was planned to be held in 28 September between the candidates who received the most votes in the first round, former President Mohamed Nasheed (who was contesting in the election following his controversial resignation, which he and many claimed was a coup d'état amidst the 2011–12 Maldives political crisis)^[2][3] and Abdulla Yameen, paternal half-brother of former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. Incumbent President Mohammed Waheed Hassan was eliminated in the first round after receiving less votes than three other candidates.

However, on 27 September the Supreme Court cancelled the run-off and annulled the first round results.^[4] A re-run of the first round was held on 9 November,^[5] with a similar result to the annulled vote. A run-off was planned for the following day due to the need to have a new President in place by 11 November. However, it was then postponed until 16 November by the Supreme Court after Yameen claimed he needed more time to campaign.^[6] Yameen went on to win the run-off with his share of the vote rising from 30% in the first round to 51% in the second round, whilst Nasheed's share increased by only 2%.^[7][8][9]