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{{Politics of Maldives}}
[[Maldives]] elects on national level a [[head of state]], the [[President (government title)|president]],  and a legislature. The president is elected directly for a five-year term by the people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maldives – HISTORY |url=https://countrystudies.us/maldives/1.htm |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=[[Library of Congress Country Studies|Country Studies]] |publisher=[[Library of Congress]]}}</ref>

Its parliament, the [[Majlis of the Maldives|Majlis]], has 93 members. All members are elected directly for a term of five years from 93 single-member constituencies. In the [[2023 Maldivian presidential election|2023 presidential elections]], [[Mohamed Muizzu|Muizzu]] emerged victorious over his opponent, [[Ibrahim Mohamed Solih]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 October 2023 |title=Muizzu emerges victorious in Presidential Election |url=https://psmnews.mv/en/126767 |access-date=23 March 2024 |work=PSM News}}</ref>

==Latest elections==
=== 2023 presidential election ===
{{Main|2023 Maldivian presidential election}}
{{#section-h:2023 Maldivian presidential election|Results}}

=== 2024 parliamentary election ===
{{Main|2024 Maldivian parliamentary election}}
{{Election results|image=[[File:20th Parliament of the Maldives.svg]]|party1=[[People's National Congress (Maldives)|People's National Congress]]|votes1=101128|seats1=66|sc1=+63|party2=[[Maldivian Democratic Party]]|votes2=65476|seats2=12|sc2=–53|party4=[[Maldives Development Alliance]]|votes4=4071|seats4=2|sc4=0|party5=[[Jumhooree Party]]|votes5=3141|seats5=1|sc5=–4|party7=[[Maldives National Party]]|votes7=1060|seats7=1|sc7=New|party6=[[Adhaalath Party]]|votes6=2538|seats6=0|sc6=0|party3=[[The Democrats (Maldives)|The Democrats]]|votes3=4634|seats3=0|sc3=New|party8=Independents|votes8=30931|seats8=11|sc8=+4|total_sc=+6|valid=212,979|invalid=4120|electorate=284663|source=[https://results.elections.gov.mv/index.html ECM], ORF}}

== See also ==
* [[Electoral calendar]]
* [[Electoral system]]

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/m/maldives/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]
*[https://www.orfonline.org/research/what-does-maldives-parliament-elections-mean-for-india-and-china What Does Maldives' Parliament Elections Mean for India and China]

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