Male/New Delhi, Set 24 (UNI) Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Monday conceded defeat in Sunday's presidential election that was widely seen as a referendum on the island nation’s young democracy.
"I accept the defeat," Yameen said in a televised address to the nation, and that there would be a smooth transition for his opposition rival, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, popularly known as Ibu.
"I will enable a smooth transition," he said.