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This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Maldives Image File history File links Vote. ... An election is a decision making process where people choose people to hold official offices. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Maldives. ... The politics of the Maldives take place in the framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President is the head of government. ...
A referendum will be held in the Maldives on 18 August2007 to decide on whether the country should have a presidential system (as has been the case up to now) or a parliamentary system.[1] The President of the Maldives is the ceremonial head of state and first citizen of Maldives and the supreme commander of the Maldivian armed forces. ... Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (Dhivehi: Þ‰Þ¦Þ‡ÞªÞ‰Þ«Þ‚Þª Þ‡Þ¦Þ„Þ°Þ‹ÞªÞÞ° ÞŽÞ¦Þ‡Þ°Þ”Þ«Þ‰Þ°) (born December 29, 1937), has been the president of the Republic of Maldives since November 11, 1978, having succeeded Ibrahim Nasir. ... The Majlis of the Maldives is comprised of 48 members. ... Political parties in Maldives lists political parties in Maldives. ... Elections in Maldives gives information on election and election results in Maldives. ... Geographic distribution of the Natural Atolls of the Maldives Geographically, the Maldives are formed by a number of natural atolls plus a few islands and isolated reefs which form a pattern stretching from 7 degrees 10 North to 0 degrees 45 South. ... Maldives follows a nonaligned policy and is committed to maintaining friendly relations with all countries. ... Before the 1980s, the Maldives received limited assistance from UN specialized agencies. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... A presidential system, also called a congressional system, is a system of government where the executive branch exists and presides (hence the term) separate from the legislature, to which it is not accountable, and which cannot in normal circumstances dismiss it. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
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