Some 52 percent of eligible voters have cast their ballots so far in Saturday's runoff election, according to the Elections Commission (EC) figures.
According to figures,149,524 people have voted which is 52.87 percent of the eligible voters. Of these, 25.90 percent were women and 26.98 percent were men.
Some 282,803 people are eligible to vote in the presidential election, including 403 first time voters, according to the EC.
The latest figures show that 133,280 people or 47.13 percent have not voted by 1:00 pm. Voting is scheduled to close at 5:00 pm.
EC Vice President Ismail Habeeb said in a social media post that the hours will not be extended even if voting is delayed or interrupted for any reason.
He reminded everyone to exercise their right to vote as soon as possible.
A total of 586 polling stations have been set up with 187 in Male' region, 319 in the atolls, 65 in resorts, nine in different countries, five in prisons and one in industrial islands.
The runoff round is between the two candidates that got the most votes during the first round of the election on September 9.
Opposition candidate Dr. Mohamed Muizzu is the front-runner while President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih hopes to secure a second term.
