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	Maldives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Maldives remained a British crown protectorate until 1953 when the sultanate was suspended and the First Republic was declared under the short-lived presidency of Muhammad Amin Didi.
		The peaceful election was seen as ushering in a period of political stability and economic development in view of Gayoom's priority to develop the poorer islands.
		The weather in Maldives is affected by the large landmass of the Indian subcontinent to the north.
	www.mongabay.com /reference/country_studies/maldives/all.html (9933 words)

	Maldives - GOVERNMENT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In Maldives, therefore, the courts are not independent of the executive branch, but rather are under the minister of justice, who is appointed by the president.
		Maldives has traditionally sought to maintain a status independent of the great powers while simultaneously preserving cordial relations with all members of the world community.
		Maldives falls within India's sphere of influence and in 1976 signed an agreement demarcating the maritime boundary between the two countries.
	www.mongabay.com /reference/country_studies/maldives/GOVERNMENT.html (1414 words)

	CHARLES BRAY's Maldive Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Maldives is a dream destination for its beautiful white beaches and breathtaking underwater scenery.
		Maldives is an exotic tropical island paradise for the sun lover, the surfer, the diver and those who desire peace in its deepest meaning.
		Although, Maldives being a nation having a small population of 270,000 it has many unique features, such as; its own script of writing which has a strong Arabic influence.
	www.greatestcities.com /users/cbray5003/Asia/Maldives (1097 words)

	Problems with presidential elections of the Maldives
		This election was the first presidential election in which foreign observers were brought to observe the election process.
		Elections were held to elect MPs for only one part of the Ari Atoll while the MPs who were elected in the parliamentary elections of 1994 by the people of the Ari Atoll remained as representatives of the other part.
		The parliamentary election in Maldives comes a year after the Presidential election and a four-year-old parliament elects the presidential candidate for the next presidential election.
	www.maldivesculture.com /news/maldives_elections_problems.htm (1866 words)

	Maldives. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The Maldives obtained complete independence as a sultanate in 1965, but in 1968 the ad-Din dynasty, which had ruled the islands since the 14th cent., was ended and a republic was declared.
		Indian troops landed in the Maldives in 1988 to foil one of several coup attempts.
		In the late 1980s the Maldives joined with a number of coral atoll nations to raise international awareness of the consequences of global warming, and in 1989 hosted an international conference to discuss this issue.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ma/Maldives.html (605 words)

	What the NDI says about Elections in the Maldives
		Elections for the People’s Majlis were announced during the assessment mission [of the NDI].
		The elections process was viewed by many political stakeholders, including those within the government, as in need of serious reform, with many questioning the credibility of the elections that are scheduled for December [now to be held on Saturday].
		Several interviewees indicated that the atoll and island chiefs and their associates are present in the election areas to ensure that the elections go “according to plan.” Many citizens with whom the delegation spoke indicated a lack of faith in the electoral process.
	www.minivannews.com /news/news.php?id=230 (671 words)

	Are fair elections held in the Maldives?
		The election was announced on 1 October 1984, the candidates’ names were announced on 5 November 1984 and the election was held and announcing of the results began on 7 December 1984.
		The coordinator of the observers was Mr Farouq Choudhry, the Honorary Counsel of Maldives in Bangladesh.
		They said all arrangements concerning the election were well-organized, the people had voted freely to the candidates they supported, and that this indicates that the people were aware of their constitutional rights in voting and recognized the importance of the voting process.
	www.maldivesculture.com /news/maldives_elections_problems2.htm (8862 words)

	Maldives (02/06)
		The Maldives were badly hit by the Asian tsunami of December 26, 2004, which killed 82 and caused substantial damage to Maldives tourism, housing, and fishing infrastructure.
		Maldives follows a nonaligned policy and is committed to maintaining friendly relations with all countries.
		The Maldives is a member of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5476.htm (3135 words)

	The EU's relations with Maldives - Overview
		The Republic of Maldives has a largely Muslim population and the laws of the country are consistent with Islamic Shari’ah law.
		The Maldives is member to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), which requires States parties to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women that prevent their enjoyment of their full civil, political, economic and cultural rights.
		But the fact that the Maldives is a collection of atolls means that the tsunami affected the entire country (rather than just the coastal belts) and that the level of economic disruption is the greatest.
	ec.europa.eu /comm/external_relations/maldives/intro (3173 words)

	Politics of the Maldives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The politics of the Maldives take place in the framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President is the head of government.
		The President heads the executive branch and appoints the cabinet; he is nominated to a five-year term by a secret ballot of the Majlis (parliament), a nomination which must be confirmed by national referendum.
		The unicameral Majlis of the Maldives is composed of 50 members serving five-year terms.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_the_Maldives (1042 words)

	Maldives - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		MALDIVES [Maldives], Divehi Divehi, officially Republic of Maldives, republic (2005 est.
		President Gayoom subsequently called for the establishment of a multiparty democracy by the end of the year, and the Majlis approved the changes in June, but opposition party leader Mohammed Nasheed was arrested at a prodemocracy rally later in the year and charged with treason and terrorism.
		Maldives needs US$304 million for tsunami recovery and reconstruction; ADB, UNDP, and the World Bank publish tsunami disaster needs assessment.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-maldives.html (751 words)

	CHAPTER I STATE
		The Maldives shall be a sovereign, independent, democratic republic based on the principles of Islam, and shall be a unitary State, to be known as the Republic of Maldives.
		The territory of the Maldives shall comprise the land, air space, sea and seabed within the archipelagic baselines of the Maldives drawn in accordance with the law, and shall include the territorial waters, the seabed and air space thereof beyond the said baselines.
		The State of the Maldives shall, in accordance with this Constitution, be the territory of the Maldives, the citizens of the Maldives and the powers of the State as a composite whole.
	www.cmseducation.org /wconsts/maldives.html (10144 words)

	Baraabaru News
		McKinnon noted that the parliamentary elections had gone ahead smoothly and was well organized, and he reiterated the support of the Commonwealth to the ongoing reform programme initiated by the President....
		The Presidency of the EU welcomes the holding of the parliamentary elections on the 22 January 2005, which went off in a generally peaceful and constructive atmosphere according to the reports of independent observers....
		The Maldives Human Rights Commission (HRC) became the praised hero among the election monitors overnight by declaring that the recent Parliamentary Elections in the Maldives were prejudice and unfair....
	www.geocities.com /antifom (757 words)

	Maldives
		Elections to the People's Majlis were last held in 1999.
		In the November 1999 elections, six women ran for seats and two were elected.
		During the 1999 elections, observers from the SAARC noted that women participated equally in the electoral process.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/sa/8232.htm (5068 words)

	Human Rights in the Maldives
		Five prisoners of conscience continue to be held in the Maldives in gross violation of their fundamental rights to freedom of expression despite developments in recent months promising to improve the human rights situation in the country, Amnesty International said today.
		Reporters Without Borders voiced fears that 22 January elections in the Maldives had virtually no chance of being free and fair as promised by the government because of a striking absence of press freedom.
		The organisation urged international observers currently in the Maldives, particularly those from the Commonwealth headed by the former president of Mauritius, to refer to the flagrant lack of press freedom in their final reports.
	www.acharya03.org /aiusamaldives.htm (2990 words)

	NewsFromRussia.Com:Maldives: elections are held
		Police arrested 20 opposition party supporters during the Maldives' parliamentary election Saturday, a vote critics denounced as rigged, accusing the government of linking aid for tsunami survivors to favorable votes.
		The archipelago nation held the elections three weeks late, a postponement caused by the Dec. 26 tsunami, which killed at least 82 people in the Maldives and crushed homes and businesses nationwide.
		Voters in the Maldives have cast their ballots in a general election postponed as a result of last month's tsunami.
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2005/01/23/57940_.html (228 words)

	Maldives History - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
		Built in 1656, this is the oldest mosque in Maldives.
		But Nasir, who was theoretically responsible to then sultan Muhammad Farid Didi, was challenged in 1959 by a local secessionist movement in the southern atolls that benefited economically from the British presence on Gan (see Maldives, Armed Forces in National Life, ch.
		In 1978 Maldives joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF--see Glossary) and the World Bank (see Glossary).
	workmall.com /wfb2001/maldives/maldives_history_index.html (2121 words)

	Maldives Elections Commissioner Refusing to Acknowledge Complaints
		“We wished to enquire whether the Commissioner for Elections was going to disqualify Abdulla Yameen from the Majlis elections for making a public speech in Miladhoo Island, Noonu Atoll, on the 16th December 2004 in breach of elections regulations that clearly state public speeches are not allowed” said the employee.
		In a separate development, a resident of Male’, Rilhvan, lodged a complaint on Sunday 16th of January to the Elections Commissioner regarding breaches of elections regulations by two pro-government candidates in Lhaviyani Atoll.
		Rilhvan did receive a response from the Elections Commissioner, which was to say that the complaint had been passed to the Atoll Office in Lhaviyani Atoll — which is part of the Atolls Ministry.
	www.minivannews.com /news/news.php?id=222 (408 words)

	Commonwealth Expert Team returns to Maldives to observe rescheduled Elections
		The Elections were to have been held on 31 December 2004, but were postponed following the Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004.
		The experts will be briefed in the capital, Malé, and will then observe preparations for the elections, the polling, counting and results process and the overall electoral environment.
		They have been invited in their individual capacities and the views they express regarding the elections will be their own and not those either of their respective Governments or of the Commonwealth Secretariat.
	www.maldivesinfo.gov.mv /news.php?newsid=5716 (303 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - World
		The Government of Maldives remains deeply committed to enhancing and developing the existing democratic structures in the Maldives.
		The Government is determined to ensure that the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for December 31 are free and fair, and are conducted in accordance with the electoral laws and regulations in the country.
		The reports of electoral observer groups comprising eminent persons from the South Asian region have, in the past, confirmed the transparent nature of the elections in the Maldives.
	www.dailynews.lk /2004/12/18/wor10.html (235 words)

	Maldives to plan first multiparty elections in 2008 - Pravda.Ru
		The Indian Ocean archipelago of Maldives plans to revise its constitution and hold its first multiparty parliamentary elections in 2008, the government said Tuesday.
		He promised political reforms in 2004 in response to international pressure sparked by anti-government riots and allegations of torture of political prisoners.
		Shareef said reforms to be approved before the elections include lifting a ban on women running for the presidency, creation of a human tights commission, limiting of the presidency to two five-year terms, creation of a position of prime minister, and a separation of the executive, judiciary and legislative branches of government.
	english.pravda.ru /news/world/28-03-2006/77916-Maldives-0 (506 words)

	CDNN News :: Maldives Evacuates Islands, 52 Dead, 70 Missing
		The Maldives, whose white sand beaches and world class scuba diving are a magnet for honeymooners and well-heeled tourists from around the globe, declared a state of emergency on Sunday after tsunami waves deluged the remote island cluster and flooded two-thirds of the capital Male.
		Most of the Maldives' 300,000 mostly Sunni Muslim people are involved in the tourist industry, the nation's economic backbone.
		The Maldives' 200 inhabited islands are home on average to just a few hundred people or house luxury tourist resorts which offer some of South Asia's most expensive holiday accommodation.
	www.cdnn.info /industry/i041227a/i041227a.html (487 words)

	Maldives Royal Family Official Website: European Parliament imposes sanctions against the Maldives
		The Maldives Royal Family Web Site notes with satisfaction that the list of detainees mentioned here does not include the most overt religious fundamentalists who are allegedly affiliated with Middle Eastern terrorist movements.
		Whereas last year 106,451 Italians, 77,642 Germans, 71,440 Britons, not to mention those from other Member States, travelled to the Maldives unaware of the lack of respect of the Maldivian authorities for fundamental human rights and the number of people who are detained without trial.
		Instructs its President this Resolution to the Commission, the Council, the Secretary General of the United Nations, the Commonwealth, the Government of the United States, the World Tourism Authority and all tourism related bodies, IATA and ATOL licensed tour operators and airlines, the Government of India and the Governments of SAARC countries.
	www.maldivesroyalfamily.com /maldives_eropean_parliament.shtml (1649 words)

	IFEX :: Free elections threatened by lack of pluralism, says RSF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		(RSF/IFEX) - RSF is concerned that the 22 January 2005 elections in the Maldives have virtually no chance of being free and fair, as promised by the government, because of a striking absence of press freedom in the country.
		The organisation urged international observers presently in the Maldives, particularly those of the Commonwealth, headed by the former president of Mauritius, to note the flagrant lack of press freedom in their final reports.
		Since the start of the election campaign, the opposition has been all but excluded from broadcasts on the state-run radio station Voice of Maldives and from public television.
	www.ifex.org /en/content/view/full/63905 (618 words)

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		The Government of Maldives yesterday reaffirmed that it will be deeply committed to enhancing and developing the existing democratic structures in the Maldives.
		The press statement issued by the High Commission of Maldives in Colombo said that the Maldives government is convinced of the importance of providing a framework conducive to greater participation by its citizens in the political process.
		“The government is determined to ensure that the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for 31 st December 2004 are free and fair and conducted in accordance with the electoral laws and regulations in the country laws and regulations in the country.
	www.factmaldives.com /news/dailymirror.htm (704 words)

	The Hindu : Opinion / Editorials : A MESSAGE FOR GAYOOM
		Their success was unexpected: in August 2003, sensing that the pro-democracy movement was gathering strength, the Maldivian Government imposed an Emergency and jailed politicians it suspected of involvement in the movement.
		The Maldivian Government has quickly seized on the victory of the known "opposition" candidates as evidence that the elections were free and fair.
		Following the elections, he has appeared more conciliatory, declaring that the Maldives would become a multi-party democracy "within one year's time." Last year, in an effort seemingly to neutralise the pro-democracy movement and to placate the international community, Mr.
	www.hindu.com /2005/01/28/stories/2005012804720800.htm (559 words)

	MapUp.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Regularly scheduled Majlis elections are expected to take place in late 2004, although the exact date has not yet been finalized.
		The Maldives has been running a merchandise trade deficit in the range of $200 to $260 million since 1997.
		The number of tourists (mainly from Europe) visiting the Maldives increased from 1,100 in 1972 to 280,000 in 1994.
	mapup.com /asia/maldives.html (1934 words)

	The Hindu : International : Maldives goes to the polls
		MALE: The Maldives will hold elections for its 42-seat Parliament on Saturday, three weeks after they were postponed because of the Indian Ocean tsunami, a Government spokesman said.
		Nearly 150 individual candidates are contesting the elections in the absence of a multiparty system.
		Officials from the Commonwealth and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation are in the country to monitor the elections.
	www.hindu.com /2005/01/22/stories/2005012202351400.htm (169 words)

	The President's Office - Republic of Maldives
		Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on release of the opposition leader in Maldives
		Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Republic of Maldives, at the Inauguration of the Maldives National Validation Workshop on Integrated Framework
		Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Republic of Maldives, at the General Debate of the 61st Session of the United Nations General Assembly
	www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv (402 words)

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