When will the final result of the President of the Republic race be official?

Expected between 2028-11-09T19:00:00Z and 2028-11-16T18:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. Presidential Elections Act 12/2008 s.15: official results announced by the Elections Commission and published in the Gazette 'Within seven (7) days of the voting day' (also Elections (General) Act s.61), i.e. by 15 Nov 2028 for an 8 Nov run-off; s.19(d)/s.18(b): the Commission announces the candidate with over 50% of the valid votes as elected. 2023 precedent: run-off 30 Sep, official result announced at a Commission press conference on the night of Wed 4 Oct 2023 (day 4), unchanged from the provisional figures (Sun, see.mv/85106; RaajjeTV 5 Oct 2023, raajje.mv/143023). The opening (start of day 2, local) is an ESTIMATED floor; the window closes at the end of 16 Nov 2028, Maldives time, one day past the deadline and the eve of the 17 Nov 2028 term expiry. Presidential-election disputes go to the Supreme Court (Constitution art. 113); no court confirms the result, so there is no court-validation stage.

Where are the official President of the Republic results?

No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Elections Commission of Maldives (https://www.elections.gov.mv/).

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Maldives runoff 2028

Name: Maldives runoff 2028
Start: 2028-11-08
Location: Maldives

Polling day Wed, 8 Nov 2028 Date not yet official. Counted by Elections Commission of Maldives. Times are Maldives time; hover for UTC.

Held only if no candidate receives over fifty percent of the valid votes in the first round (tentatively 18 Oct 2028). The run-off must be held within twenty-one days after the first election, between the two candidates with the most votes (the top three if two tie for second; if one of the two withdraws, the third-placed candidate may stand) (Constitution art. 111; Presidential Elections Act 12/2008 s.19). A three-way run-off with no majority leads to a second run-off within 21 days (s.19(e)).

10–16 Nov 2028

Final result window, set by the law or the authority. Treat as final after Thu 16 Nov, 23:59 Maldives time.

Polls close: Wed 8 Nov, 17:30
First count by: Thu 9 Nov, 23:59
Counted by: Elections Commission of Maldives
Results page: No single-election results page yet.
Authority site: elections.gov.mv

Count stages

9 Nov11 Nov13 Nov15 Nov17 Nov

Election-night count

8–9 NovElection-night count: Wed 8 Nov, 17:30 → Thu 9 Nov, 23:59, precedent.

Final result

10–16 NovFinal result: Fri 10 Nov, 00:00 → Thu 16 Nov, 23:59, announced.

announced set by law or the authorityprecedent from the last electionestimate our estimateMaldives time. Polls close in 768 days.

Stage windows and their sources 2 stages, each cited

Election-night count
Wed 8 Nov, 17:30 → Thu 9 Nov, 23:59
precedent

Polling hours are set by the Elections Commission (Elections (General) Act s.43). The 2023 run-off ran 08:00-17:00, extended from round 1's 16:00 close (Commission press conference reported by RaajjeTV, raajje.mv/141962); the 2024 Majlis election closed at 17:30 (announcement (IUL)38-AC/38/2024/253, elections.gov.mv/announcements/107). pollsCloseUtc assumes 17:30 Maldives time (UTC+5, no DST) = 12:30 UTC, an ESTIMATE. Counting starts at each box after the close (2023: 30 minutes after the box closed, same report); box results go to Male' and the Commission announces provisional results (ss.57, 60), which fill the results dashboard on the night. The window closes at the end of the day after polling, Maldives time. Provisional, not the official result.
Replaced on the live page by the final result from Thu 16 Nov, 23:59.
Final result
Fri 10 Nov, 00:00 → Thu 16 Nov, 23:59
announced

Presidential Elections Act 12/2008 s.15: official results announced by the Elections Commission and published in the Gazette 'Within seven (7) days of the voting day' (also Elections (General) Act s.61), i.e. by 15 Nov 2028 for an 8 Nov run-off; s.19(d)/s.18(b): the Commission announces the candidate with over 50% of the valid votes as elected. 2023 precedent: run-off 30 Sep, official result announced at a Commission press conference on the night of Wed 4 Oct 2023 (day 4), unchanged from the provisional figures (Sun, see.mv/85106; RaajjeTV 5 Oct 2023, raajje.mv/143023). The opening (start of day 2, local) is an ESTIMATED floor; the window closes at the end of 16 Nov 2028, Maldives time, one day past the deadline and the eve of the 17 Nov 2028 term expiry. Presidential-election disputes go to the Supreme Court (Constitution art. 113); no court confirms the result, so there is no court-validation stage.

Results sources 7 pages, 0 can answer a results question

URL	Role	Kind	Can answer a results question	Last check
results.elections.gov.mv	results-live	results index	no (results host, but its root lists many elections)	not checked yet
elections.gov.mv/en/elections/presidential	timetable	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
icnl.org/wp-content/uploads/Maldives_constmal.pdf	timetable	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
elections.gov.mv/uploads/Presidential%20Elections%20Act-Consolidated%20Translation-003ce9bece3f1caee3f1.pdf	timetable	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
elections.gov.mv/uploads/Elections%20(General)%20Act%20-%20Consolidated%20_28082023-70f54cd28fc6b518e998.pdf	timetable	other	no (election page without a results marker)	not checked yet
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_Maldivian_presidential_election	see-also	other	no (election page without a results marker)	not checked yet
elections.gov.mv	authority-home	emb home	no (site root: cannot answer a results question)	not checked yet

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Provenance: researcher agent 2026-10-02: Constitution of Maldives 2008 arts. 107, 110, 111, 113 (functional English translation, ICNL copy); Presidential Elections Act 12/2008 ss.15, 18-20 and Elections (General) Act 11/2008 ss.43, 57, 60, 61, 64, 65 (Elections Commission consolidated translations); Elections Commission election pages, announcement 107 and results.elections.gov.mv dashboards; RaajjeTV and Sun reports of Sep-Oct 2023 (CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)). Last verified 2026-10-02.

Questions and answers

When is the Maldives runoff 2028?: Polling day is 2028-11-08, not yet officially confirmed. Held only if no candidate receives over fifty percent of the valid votes in the first round (tentatively 18 Oct 2028). The run-off must be held within twenty-one days after the first election, between the two candidates with the most votes (the top three if two tie for second; if one of the two withdraws, the third-placed candidate may stand) (Constitution art. 111; Presidential Elections Act 12/2008 s.19). A three-way run-off with no majority leads to a second run-off within 21 days (s.19(e)).
When will the final result of the President of the Republic race be official?: Expected between 2028-11-09T19:00:00Z and 2028-11-16T18:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. Presidential Elections Act 12/2008 s.15: official results announced by the Elections Commission and published in the Gazette 'Within seven (7) days of the voting day' (also Elections (General) Act s.61), i.e. by 15 Nov 2028 for an 8 Nov run-off; s.19(d)/s.18(b): the Commission announces the candidate with over 50% of the valid votes as elected. 2023 precedent: run-off 30 Sep, official result announced at a Commission press conference on the night of Wed 4 Oct 2023 (day 4), unchanged from the provisional figures (Sun, see.mv/85106; RaajjeTV 5 Oct 2023, raajje.mv/143023). The opening (start of day 2, local) is an ESTIMATED floor; the window closes at the end of 16 Nov 2028, Maldives time, one day past the deadline and the eve of the 17 Nov 2028 term expiry. Presidential-election disputes go to the Supreme Court (Constitution art. 113); no court confirms the result, so there is no court-validation stage.
Where are the official President of the Republic results?: No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Elections Commission of Maldives (https://www.elections.gov.mv/).