Maldives' pro-China President Muizzu sweeps parliamentary polls, stumps rivals with 'supermajority'

However, this outcome was largely unexpected by the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), which is led by former president and Muizzu's predecessor, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. The MDP won a landslide victory in 2019, another "supermajority" in Maldivian political parlance, by bagging 65 seats. It is now expected to get just 10. Preliminary results show that Muizzu's ruling alliance — comprising the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) and People's National Congress (PNC) — bagged over 60 seats out of a total of 93 in the People's Majlis. New Delhi: Maldivian President Mohammed Muizzu's coalition has swept the parliamentary elections in the…