MALE, Maldives: Pro-China candidate Mohamed Muizzu won Saturday's presidential election in the Maldives, a result set to once again upend the archipelago's relationship with traditional benefactor India.
CHINA ALLY People’s National Congress candidate Mohamed Muizzu speaks during a press conference in Male on Saturday. Pro-China frontrunner Muizzu won the presidential vote on Sept. 30, 2023, in the Maldives, according to the local media which reported his supporters celebrating on the streets. Muizzu has vowed if elected to free his mentor Abdulla Yameen, currently serving an 11-year sentence for corruption on the same prison island where he had jailed many of his political opponents during his tenure. AFP PHOTO