As the Maldives' presidential election unfolds, polling has begun in four of the five foreign countries where ballot boxes have been placed.
The international voting stations are situated in Trivandrum, India; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; London, United Kingdom; and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Voting has commenced in all locations except London, where the polling stations will open at 12:00 pm Maldives time, corresponding to 9:00 am local time. The voting hours in the other countries are as follows:
Trivandrum, India: 8:30 am local time
Colombo, Sri Lanka: 8:30 am local time
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 11:00 am local time
London, England: 12:00 pm local time
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 7:00 am local time
A total of 574 ballot boxes have been set up for the presidential election, including eight ballot boxes placed abroad.
