The pro-China Maldivian president's statement came at a celebratory event on Monday, a day after the People's National Congress (PNC), led by him, won 68 out of 93 seats in Sunday's polls
The parliamentary election result was also to prove that the Maldivians want autonomy in choosing their future, without foreign coercion, President Muizzu said, without naming any country, according to the Sun.mv news portal.
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