Maldives Ruling Party PNC Wins Clear Majority In Parliament

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Maldives’ main ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) party has won a clear majority in Parliament, results showed on Sunday. President Mohamed Muizzu’s PNC won 66 of the first 86 seats declared, according to the Elections Commission of Maldives results, already more than enough for a super-majority in the 93-member majlis, or parliament. The vote was seen as a crucial test for Muizzu’s plan to press ahead with closer economic cooperation with China, including building thousands of apartments on controversially reclaimed land. The PNC and its allies had only eight seats in the outgoing parliament, with the lack of a majority...