02/11/2013 00:00
by MONITOR
DEMOCRACY has not made much headway of late, especially in the developing world, so the result of this week's presidential election in the Maldives are worth a moment's attention. Mahmoud Abdul Gayoom has ruled this archipelago of 1'200 islands in the Indian Ocean for the last 30 years, winning six uncontested elections during that period. However violent protests against his dictatorship in 2005 persuaded Mr Gayoom that democracy should be given a chance. He may have been persuaded of the wisdom of this course by the fact that the Maldives' principal industry of luxury tourism might be frightened away by a restive population.
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