DHAKA: Outgoing Maldivian president Mohamed Waheed raised concerns on Sunday about the first round of the polls in which he suffered a humiliating defeat, while calling for ‘peace and harmony’ before the final vote.

Waheed received just 5.13 percent of the vote in the first round on September 7, while ex-leader Mohamed Nasheed took the top spot with 45.45 percent.

Nasheed, however, fell short of the majority mark and now faces a tricky run-off against his nearest rival Abdullah Yameen, who garnered 25.35 percent.

‘I am very concerned that there are some very serious allegations regarding the election,’ Waheed said in a statement, reports The Straits Times.

BDST: 1403 HRS, SEPT 15, 2013
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