Big win seen for Maldives president’s coalition

Published March 24, 2014 11:42am ET



MALE, Maldives (AP) — The Maldives’ opposition leader on Monday accepted defeat but questioned the credibility of the weekend parliamentary election in which President Yameen Abdul Gayoom’s coalition appeared to secure a big victory.

The Elections Commission has not released official results of Saturday’s election. But predictions based on the voting show at least 56 seats for Gayoom’s four-party coalition in the 85-seat Parliament.

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