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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1973 Maldivian presidential election
| country = Maldives
| country = Maldives
| type = presidential
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| election_date = September 1973
| election_date = September 1973
| previous_election = 1968 Maldivian presidential election
| previous_election = 1968 Maldivian presidential election
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| image1 = Ibrahim Nasir.png
| image1 = Ibrahim Nasir.png
| candidate1 = [[Ibrahim Nasir]]
| candidate1 = [[Ibrahim Nasir]]
| party1 = Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party
| party1 =


| title = [[President of the Maldives|President]]
| title = [[President of the Maldives|President]]
| before_election = [[Ibrahim Nasir]]
| before_election = [[Ibrahim Nasir]]
| before_party = Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party
| before_party =
| after_election = [[Ibrahim Nasir]]
| after_election = [[Ibrahim Nasir]]
| after_party = Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party
| after_party =
}}{{Politics of the Maldives}}
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{{Politics of the Maldives}}


Presidential elections were held in the [[Maldives]] in September 1973. The election took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of incumbent President [[Ibrahim Nasir]], who was re-elected.<ref name=CS/>
[[Maldivian presidential elections|Presidential elections]] were held in the [[Maldives]] in September 1973. The elections took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of incumbent president [[Ibrahim Nasir]], who was re-elected.<ref name=CS/>


==Background==
==Background==
Nasir had originally [[1968 Maldivian presidential election|been elected]] for a four-year term in 1968. However, in 1972 a constitutional amendment was passed by the [[Majlis of the Maldives|Majlis]] to extend the presidential term to five years.<ref name=CS>[http://countrystudies.us/maldives/1.htm History] [[Library of Congress Country Studies]]</ref>
Nasir had originally [[1968 Maldivian presidential election|been elected]] for a four-year term in 1968. However, in 1972 a constitutional amendment was passed by the [[Majlis of the Maldives|Majlis]] to extend the presidential term to five years.<ref name="CS">{{Cite web |title=Maldives – History |url=https://countrystudies.us/maldives/1.htm |access-date=23 April 2024 |website=[[Library of Congress Country Studies|Country Studies]] |publisher=[[Library of Congress]]}}</ref>


The constitution required that the President be selected by the Majlis and then their candidacy confirmed through a referendum.
The constitution required that the President be selected by the Majlis and then their candidacy confirmed through a referendum.
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[[Category:1973 elections in Asia|Maldives]]
[[Category:1973 elections in Asia|Maldives]]
[[Category:1973 in the Maldives|Presidential election]]
[[Category:1973 in the Maldives|Presidential]]
[[Category:Presidential elections in the Maldives]]
[[Category:Presidential elections in the Maldives]]
[[Category:Referendums in the Maldives]]
[[Category:Referendums in the Maldives]]
[[Category:1973 referendums|Maldives]]
[[Category:1973 referendums|Maldives]]
[[Category:Single-candidate elections]]
[[Category:Single-candidate elections]]
[[Category:September 1973 events in Asia|Maldivian presidential election]]
[[Category:September 1973 events in Asia|Maldives]]
[[Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results]]
[[Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results]]

Latest revision as of 12:47, 20 December 2024

1973 Maldivian presidential election

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Candidate Ibrahim Nasir

President before election

Ibrahim Nasir

Elected President

Ibrahim Nasir

Presidential elections were held in the Maldives in September 1973. The elections took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of incumbent president Ibrahim Nasir, who was re-elected.[1]

Background

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Nasir had originally been elected for a four-year term in 1968. However, in 1972 a constitutional amendment was passed by the Majlis to extend the presidential term to five years.[1]

The constitution required that the President be selected by the Majlis and then their candidacy confirmed through a referendum.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Maldives – History". Country Studies. Library of Congress. Retrieved 23 April 2024.