Pro-China Party Wins Maldives Parliamentary Elections: Preliminary Results

Pro-China Party Wins Maldives Parliamentary Elections: Preliminary Results
Maldives' President Mohamed Muizzu speaks at a rally to celebrate the victory in the parliamentary elections, in Male on April 22, 2024. Mohamed Afrah/AFP via Getty Images
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MALE—Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s party earned a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, local media reported on Monday, a result set to move the Indian Ocean archipelago closer to China and away from traditional partner India.

Mr. Muizzu’s People’s National Congress (PNC) won 71 of the 93 seats available on Sunday, preliminary results from the Maldives Elections Commission and media projections showed.