MALE, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Maldives ruling party, the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), said it had filed a case to the island's Supreme Court against the results of the recent presidential elections.
According to a statement issued late Wednesday by the PPM, the party has decided to seek legal recourse and uphold the electoral right of the party's candidate President Abdulla Yameen and his running mate.
The decision to seek legal recourse through the Supreme Court and High court was taken in accordance with the relevant articles of the Elections Act which said that elections related complaints could be probed only through a court order, the statement said.
"The party has been overwhelmed with numerous genuine concerns related to the elections, including serious allegations of vote rigging, fraud, malpractice and corruption," the PPM said.
The PPM is led by the incumbent president, who lost the Sept. 23 presidential election to opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
The Elections Commission has dismissed the allegations raised by the PPM and stressed there were no irregularities or complaints that could affect the outcome of the election.
Yameen had a day after the presidential polls conceded defeat and said he accepted the results of the election. In an address to the nation, Yameen said he would stay on in presidency until the end of his term on Nov. 17.
According to official and final results released by the Elections Commission last month, Solih had secured 134,705 votes in the presidential polls while incumbent President Yameen had secured 96,052 votes.
