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stanley cup ection Commission on Saturday called off presidential polls after the police prevented it from going ahead with the controversy-ridden re-vote, triggering demands for international intervention by the leading party. HT Image Minutes before voting was scheduled to start today, the EC issued a statement saying police blocked officials from conducting a presidential revote. The police said they would not support an election held in contravention of the Supreme Court verdict and guidelines. As we continued with preparation for voting, the Maldives Police Services have said no document relating to the election can leave the commission s offices, stopping the election, said a statement issued by the Election Commission. When we are informed of the next date for the election, we will announce the election, the Minivan News quoted the statement as saying. The Supreme Court had
stanley cup annulled results of the first round of polling held on September 7 and ordered fresh polls before October 20 after hearing a petition on alleged electoral fraud filed by third placed candidate Qasim Ibrahim. In that balloting, former president Mohamed Nasheed, 46, got 45.45% votes. However, a cand
stanley cup idate needs to cross the 50% mark for the poll process to be complete. Reacting to the development, Nasheed s Maldivian Democratic Party spokesperson and a member of Majlis Abdul Gafur told PTI over phone that this entire machinery - polic Ullf SL players won t play without safety guarantee: Sri Lankan FM
Iran s president on Wednesday urged Barack Obama to accept a nuclear fuel swap deal, warning the US leader will miss a historic opportunity for improved cooperation from Tehran if the offer is rejected. HT Image Mahmoud Ahamdinejad also issued a stern warning to Russia, saying Moscow s support for the US-led push for a new round of UN sanctions against Iran was contrary to the two countries neighborly and friendly relations. Washington has denounced the Iranian offer - brokered last week by Brazil and Turkey - as a ploy by Tehran to avoid a new round of UN sanctions over its controversial nuclear program, which the West fears is geared toward nuclear weapons. There are people in the world who want to pit Mr. Obama against the Iranian nation and bring him to the point of no return, where the path to his friendship with Iran will be blocked forever, Ahmadinejad said during a rally in the southern town of Kerman. Iran proposed last week to ship much of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey in return for nuclear fuel rods needed for a Tehran medical research reactor. The fuel swap would diminish Iran s stockpile of low-enriche
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