President of the Maldives

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The president of the Republic of Maldives (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, romanized: Dhivehi Raajjeyge Raeesuljumhooriyyaa) is the head of state and head of government of the Maldives, and the commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces, the Maldives National Defence Force. Under the Constitution of the Maldives, the president is vested with executive power and must exercise it in accordance with the Constitution. The president is directly elected by universal and secret suffrage for a five-year term. The voting system used for presidential elections is a two-round majority system. Consequently, a candidate must receive more than 50 per cent of the vote to be elected; if no candidate obtains the required majority, a run-off election is held. No person elected to the office of the president may serve more than two terms, consecutive or otherwise. Each presidential candidate contests the election with a vice-presidential running mate. The office of the presidency was...

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