The Election Commission (EC) has decided to place ballot boxes for the upcoming presidential election in 8 countries, with an additional 15 countries invited to observe the electoral process.
Election Commission's Vice-President Ismail Habeeb said ballot boxes would be placed in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, UAE, Japan, and the UK. Ballot boxes will be placed after at least 150 people register for voting, he said.
The fifteen countries that have been invited to observe the September elections are:
Georgia - Central Elections Commission of Georgia
Philippines - Elections Commission of the Philippines
Indonesia - General Elections Commission of Indonesia
Thailand - Election Commission of Thailand
South Korea - National Election Commission of the Republic of Korea
South Africa - Election Commission of South Africa
Kyrgyzstan - Central Commission of Election and Referendum of Kyrgyz Republic
Honduras - Consijo National Electoral (CNE)
Sri Lanka - Elections Commission of Sri Lanka
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Australia - Australian Electoral Commission
Jordan - Independent Election Commission
Canada - Canadian Elections
Japan - Secretariat to Election Administration Commission of Japan
Nepal - Election Commission of Nepal
The first round of the presidential election is scheduled for September 9. This year, 282,755 people are eligible to vote in the election: 144,408 males and 138,347 females.
The MDP, PPM, JP, MNP, and newly emerging party, The Democrats, have announced their intention to contest the presidential election. Former Home Minister Umar Naseer and former Attorney General Dr. Mohamed Munawwar have also said they would contest the election as independent candidates.
