MALDIVES: BAN URGES RESPECT FOR DEMOCRACY AHEAD OF SECOND-ROUND PRESIDENTIAL VOTE

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Date: 19 Sep 2013 18:00:00 -0400
Subject: MALDIVES: BAN URGES RESPECT FOR DEMOCRACY AHEAD OF
SECOND-ROUND PRESIDENTIAL VOTE
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MALDIVES: BAN URGES RESPECT FOR DEMOCRACY AHEAD OF SECOND-ROUND
PRESIDENTIAL VOTENew York, Sep 19 2013 6:00PMSecretary-General Ban
Ki-moon today urged all political leaders in the Maldives to live up
to their responsibilities and respect the democratic process in the
second round of the presidential election on 28 September.

In a <"http://www.un.org/sg/statements/index.asp?nid=7095">statement
issued by his spokesperson in New York, Mr. Ban said the first round
of the presidential election held on 7 September had been widely
recognized as a "success" by international and domestic election
observers.

He said the United Nations chief urges the political leaders to
continue to allow for a "peaceful, inclusive and credible vote" to
take place in the second round of the polls, as scheduled and in
accordance with the Constitution.

Mr. Ban, who the spokesperson said is carefully monitoring the
situation, also stressed that it is of utmost importance that the will
of the Maldivian people be respected throughout the process.

Multi-party presidential elections were held in the Maldives for the
first time in 2008, ending 30 years of one-party rule. Mohamed
Nasheed, who was elected in those polls, resigned in February 2012 in
contested circumstances, and was succeeded by his former deputy,
Mohammed Waheed Hassan.

The Government set up a National Commission of Inquiry to probe the
events leading to the regime change, with the Commission presenting
its findings last August. The current election is seen as an important
step in the democratic transition of the country.Sep 19 2013 6:00PM
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