Malé (Maldives) (AFP) – Polling booths in the Maldives closed Sunday after three hours of extended voting in a controversial election marred by police raids on the opposition and allegations of vote rigging in favour of strongman president Abdulla Yameen.
An election official said voting was extended due to technical glitches involving electronic voter registers, as well as a heavy voter turnout. Those in the queue to vote by 19:00 (1400GMT) would still be allowed to cast their ballots, he added.