Fayyaz Acknowledges Election Prediction Errors

MV+ News Desk | September 10, 2023
Photo: MDP

The Chairman of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and Economic Minister, Fayyaz Ismail, has publicly admitted to inaccuracies in his earlier predictions and calculations regarding the presidential election.

In a show of transparency, he also acknowledged the government’s underperformance in the first round of the presidential election.

During President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s final and most extensive campaign rally, held in Male’ City on September 1, Fayyaz Ismail had confidently asserted that President Solih would secure re-election for a second term in a single round, boasting an impressive 56 percent of the vote. 

At the rally, he urged members of The Democrats, a breakaway faction of the MDP, to cast their votes in favor of President Solih. He emphasised the importance of maintaining the current government’s track record of peace and security, aiming to prevent a return to past injustices. 

Fayyaz even suggested that, with their support, President Solih could potentially achieve an even higher margin of victory, reaching 60 percent.

However, in the recent election, rival candidate Dr. Mohamed Muizzu from the PPM-PNC secured the leading position, garnering 46.19 percent of the vote, while President Solih trailed behind with 39.04 percent. Dr. Muizzu received 100,342 votes, while President Solih received 84,805 votes.

After the election results were announced, Fayyaz Ismail took to Twitter to admit that his previous calculations had proven to be inaccurate. 

He expressed the party’s commitment to rectify their approach for the second round and assured the public of their determination to succeed. 

He also stated that the party would do everything necessary to prevent any regression to past injustices in the Maldives.

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