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MALE, JAN. 26. Pro-Government candidates won a majority of seats in Maldives' parliamentary elections but Opposition candidates made strong gains, the Government and Opposition said on Wednesday after provisional results were released for all 42 contested seats. The two sides differed sharply on the breakdown of seats, with the Government claiming to have won a commanding majority of 30, while the Opposition said the Government won only 22 seats. Last weekend's vote is expected to usher in a multiparty system in Maldives, which has been ruled for decades by an authoritarian Government and where political parties remain banned. But leaders have pledged to make the Indian Ocean archipelago a democracy. The new Parliament is expected to convene by the end of February.
Dispute over seats
Mr. Shaheed, quoting provisional returns from the Election Commission, said pro-Government candidates won 30 seats, while candidates backed by the Opposition Maldives Democratic Party — which operates in exile from nearby Sri Lanka — won 12. The Opposition vehemently disagreed with those numbers. AP
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