21/11/2013 (Agence Europe) - Catherine Ashton congratulates elected president. On 21 November, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton congratulated Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom - on behalf of the EU - on his victory in the presidential election in the Maldives on 16 November (51.3% of the votes as opposed to 48.6% for Mohamed Nasheed, who was nevertheless the favourite). “Despite repeated delays, the democratic process could finally be brought...