Country Profile:
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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Mohamed NASHEED *
- Head of Government: President Mohamed NASHEED **
- Assembly: Maldives has a unicameral People's Council (Majlis) with 50 seats.
* The President is first nominated by the People's Council and must secure a 51% approval in a national referendum.
** The President is first nominated by the People's Council and must secure a 51% approval in a national referendum.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by referendum to serve a 5-year term.
- President is elected by referendum to serve a 5-year term.
- In the People's Council (Majlis), 42 members are elected by plurality vote in multi-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 8 members are appointed by the president to serve 5-year terms.***
*** 2-seat districts. Each voter casts two votes. Two highest vote-getters win seats in each district.
Population:
- Population: 396,344 (July 2009 est.)
Past elections
- Parliamentary - May 9, 2009
- Presidential
Second Round - October 29, 2008 - Presidential
First Round - October 8, 2008 - Parliamentary - January 22, 2005
- Referendum - October 17, 2003
Last Updated on 02/04/2010
