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    "date": "2028-10-18",
    "date_status": "tentative",
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    "timezone": "Indian/Maldives",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "last_verified_at": "2026-10-02T12:00:00Z",
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    "provenance": {
      "from": "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.5, 6, 15, 18, 19 and Elections (General) Act 11/2008 ss.43, 57, 60, 61, 64, 65 (Elections Commission consolidated translations, elections.gov.mv/en/laws); Elections Commission election pages, announcements 107, 116, 123, 850 and results.elections.gov.mv dashboards; Ministry of Foreign Affairs news of 17 Nov 2023 (inauguration); RaajjeTV and Sun reports of Sep-Oct 2023",
      "licence": "CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)"
    },
    "url": "https://electionindex.org/election/maldives-presidential-2028",
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        "id": "president",
        "key": "maldives-presidential-2028/president",
        "name": "President of the Republic",
        "body": "head-of-state",
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        "seats_provisional": false,
        "polls_close_utc": "2028-10-18T12:30:00Z",
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          "name": "Elections Commission of Maldives",
          "name_local": "އިލެކްޝަންސް ކޮމިޝަން",
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          "homepage": "https://www.elections.gov.mv/",
          "results_index": "https://results.elections.gov.mv/",
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          "from": "2028-10-19T19:00:00Z",
          "by": "2028-10-27T18:59:59Z",
          "confidence": "announced",
          "basis": "Presidential Elections Act 12/2008 s.15: 'Within seven (7) days of the voting day of the presidential elections, the official results of the voting shall be publicly announced by the Elections Commission and published in the government gazette' (same rule in Elections (General) Act s.61), i.e. by 25 Oct 2028 for an 18 Oct vote. s.18(b): if a candidate has over 50% of the valid votes, the Commission announces with the official result that the candidate is elected; otherwise the runoff follows (s.19). Precedent: the 2023 runoff (30 Sep) official result was 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 2024 Majlis official results were posted on 25 Apr 2024, day 4 (elections.gov.mv/announcements/123 ff.). The date of the 2023 round-1 official announcement was not found. The opening (start of day 2, local) is an ESTIMATED floor; the window closes at the end of 27 Oct 2028, Maldives time, two days past the statutory deadline. Disputes about a presidential election go to the Supreme Court, which has 'sole and final jurisdiction' (Constitution art. 113); petitions against results otherwise lie to the High Court within 14 days of the official result, judgment within 30 days (Elections (General) Act ss.64-65). No court confirms the result, so there is no court-validation stage."
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            "stage": "election-night",
            "from": "2028-10-18T12:30:00Z",
            "by": "2028-10-19T18:59:59Z",
            "replacedAt": "2028-10-27T18:59:59Z",
            "confidence": "precedent",
            "citation": "Polling hours are not in the law: the Elections Commission sets the voting day, the general closing time and the start of the count (Elections (General) Act 11/2008 s.43). 2023 round 1 ran 08:00-16:00 and round 2 08:00-17:00 (Commission press conference reported by RaajjeTV, raajje.mv/141962); the 2024 Majlis election ran 08:00-17:30 after the Commission extended the close by 1 h 30 min (announcement (IUL)38-AC/38/2024/253, elections.gov.mv/announcements/107), with the stations in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia also closing at 12:30 UTC. pollsCloseUtc assumes 17:30 Maldives time (UTC+5, no DST) = 12:30 UTC, an ESTIMATE until the Commission announces the hours. Counting is done at each ballot box after the close; box results are announced there and sent to Male', and the Commission then announces box results and provisional results (s.57, s.60). The Commission's results dashboard fills box by box on the night. 2023 precedent: provisional round-1 figures were reported the morning after the 9 Sep vote (RaajjeTV, 10 Sep 2023, raajje.mv/141836); 2024 Majlis: the Commission's provisional-results announcement is dated 22 Apr 2024, the day after polling (elections.gov.mv/announcements/116). The window closes at the end of the day after polling, Maldives time. Provisional, not the official result.",
            "source": null,
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          {
            "stage": "final-result",
            "from": "2028-10-19T19:00:00Z",
            "by": "2028-10-27T18:59:59Z",
            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "announced",
            "citation": "Presidential Elections Act 12/2008 s.15: 'Within seven (7) days of the voting day of the presidential elections, the official results of the voting shall be publicly announced by the Elections Commission and published in the government gazette' (same rule in Elections (General) Act s.61), i.e. by 25 Oct 2028 for an 18 Oct vote. s.18(b): if a candidate has over 50% of the valid votes, the Commission announces with the official result that the candidate is elected; otherwise the runoff follows (s.19). Precedent: the 2023 runoff (30 Sep) official result was 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 2024 Majlis official results were posted on 25 Apr 2024, day 4 (elections.gov.mv/announcements/123 ff.). The date of the 2023 round-1 official announcement was not found. The opening (start of day 2, local) is an ESTIMATED floor; the window closes at the end of 27 Oct 2028, Maldives time, two days past the statutory deadline. Disputes about a presidential election go to the Supreme Court, which has 'sole and final jurisdiction' (Constitution art. 113); petitions against results otherwise lie to the High Court within 14 days of the official result, judgment within 30 days (Elections (General) Act ss.64-65). No court confirms the result, so there is no court-validation stage.",
            "source": null,
            "observedAt": null,
            "observedSource": null
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        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "url": "https://results.elections.gov.mv/",
            "role": "results-live",
            "kind": "results_index",
            "kindReason": "results host, but its root lists many elections",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Elections Commission results host (index, not a page for this election). On 2 Oct 2026 its root redirected to the most recent election's dashboard (Local Council Election 2026 additional round). Each election gets its own dashboard at /Results/SpecificElection?UniqueId=<GUID>, showing ballot-box sheets as Entered/Checked/Verified: 2023 round 1 was UniqueId=08859371-81CA-494B-8EC4-A2D3BCDD5E68, round 2 UniqueId=69606302-5301-4733-8944-2323A2752676 (both linked from elections.gov.mv/en/elections/presidential/21 and /22). The 2028 GUID cannot be predicted. The official result is announced separately by the Commission and published in the Government Gazette.",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.elections.gov.mv/en/elections/presidential",
            "role": "timetable",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "no election or results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Elections Commission presidential-election pages; each election's page carries its calendar, candidates and announcements. On 2 Oct 2026 it listed only the 2023 rounds (9 and 30 Sep 2023); no 2028 calendar yet.",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.icnl.org/wp-content/uploads/Maldives_constmal.pdf",
            "role": "timetable",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "no election or results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Constitution of the Republic of Maldives 2008, functional English translation (ICNL copy): art. 107(a) five-year term, art. 110 election window, art. 111 runoff within 21 days, art. 113 Supreme Court jurisdiction over presidential-election disputes. DATE (tentative, latest lawful date): art. 107(a) 'The President shall hold office for a term of five years'; the incumbent took the oath on Fri 17 Nov 2023 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, foreign.gov.mv news 'Dr. Mohamed Muizzu sworn in as President of the Maldives'), so the term expires on 17 Nov 2028. Art. 110: 'Elections for the office of President shall be held within one hundred and twenty days to thirty days prior to the expiry of the existing presidential term' - window 20 Jul to 18 Oct 2028; the latest day, Wed 18 Oct 2028 (30 days before 17 Nov), is used here (counting the 30 days the other way gives 17 Oct). The Commission fixes the actual day in its call for candidates, due within 10 days of the start of the last 120 days of the term, i.e. about 20-30 Jul 2028 (Presidential Elections Act s.5(a), s.6: at least 30 days between the candidate list and polling). Precedent: the 2023 first round was held on Sat 9 Sep 2023, 69 days before the 17 Nov expiry (elections.gov.mv/en/elections/presidential/21). The law does not say whether a runoff must also fall 30 days before expiry; if it must, the latest first round would be about 26 Sep 2028. An early vacancy of both President and Vice President triggers an election under art. 125 and Presidential Elections Act s.5(b) instead. A 2026 amendment to merge the presidential and Majlis elections in 2028 was rejected in the 4 Apr 2026 referendum (68.74% 'No'; Elections Commission official result, announcement (IUL)38-AC/38/2026/494, elections.gov.mv/announcements/850), so the elections stay separate.",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.elections.gov.mv/uploads/Presidential%20Elections%20Act-Consolidated%20Translation-003ce9bece3f1caee3f1.pdf",
            "role": "timetable",
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            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Presidential Elections Act (Law 12/2008), consolidated English translation on the Commission's laws page: ss.5-6 (call for candidates and voting date), s.15 (official result within 7 days), ss.18-19 (majority and runoff).",
            "check": null
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          {
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            "role": "timetable",
            "kind": "other",
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            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Elections (General) Act (Law 11/2008), consolidated to 28 Aug 2023: s.43 (Commission sets polling hours), ss.57 and 60 (provisional results), s.61 (official result within 7 days, Gazette), ss.64-65 (High Court petitions).",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_Maldivian_presidential_election",
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            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "election page without a results marker",
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            "check": null
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            "kindReason": "site root: cannot answer a results question",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "authority",
            "check": null
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