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Opposition candidate Mohamed Muiz won the Maldives presidential runoff on Saturday, securing more than 53 percent of the vote, The Associated Press reported citing local media. The election has turned into a virtual referendum on which regional power will have the biggest influence in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation. Incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih had received 46 percent of the vote and that Muiz had won by more than 18,000 votes, according to Mihaaru News. Official results were expected on Sunday. “With today’s result we have got the opportunity to build the country’s future. The strength to ensure the freedom...
