President urges citizens to exercise their right to vote

Speaking during a press after voting in the Parliamentary Election on this Saturday, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said that the people are voting in a free environment with ease.

"This a fundamental right of all the people. So I urge everyone who are eligible to come vote and have their say in who represents them in the Parliament," said the President.

President Solih cast his vote into the Lh. Hinnavaru constituency ballot box at Jamaluddin School.

The voting time for the election is from 8 am to 4 pm of Saturday, 6th April.

Election Commission reports that 43,000 voters have voted up until now. They are 26,000 males and 16,000 females.

The polling will close at 4 pm in local time.