President of the Maldives proposes switch to preferential voting system

At a meeting with the ruling People’s National Congress parliamentary group last Wednesday, President Dr Mohamed Muizzu sought the supermajority's support for electoral reforms aimed at concluding the presidential election in one round. Under the current system, a second round is required if any candidate fails to win more than more than 50 percent of the vote. Rethinking the run-off between the top two candidates was a campaign pledge. “The type of voting system that I have been advocating for is the preferential voting system,” Muizzu clarified on his new Whatsapp Group on Sunday night following media coverage of the proposed reforms. The president told PNC MPs last week that he intends to call on a public referendum this year. He also wants to hold the presidential and parliamentary elections on the same day.
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