EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) maldives

EU calls for presidential election second round to be kept

Brussels, 25/09/2013 (Agence Europe) - On 24 September, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton called on the authorities of the Maldives to ensure that the second round of presidential elections takes place “without delay and in accordance with the constitution of the Maldives”. The Supreme Court of the Maldives has issued a temporary injunction ordering the postponement of the second round of the presidential elections, which had been set...