Opposition candidate Mohamed Muiz won the Maldives presidential runoff on Saturday.
Solih conceded defeat after an official count showed his pro-China rival Mohamed Muizzu in an unassailable lead.
He also promised to remove Indian troops from the Maldives and rebalance the country’s trade, which he said favored India.
His mentor, former President Abdulla Yameen, borrowed heavily from China for construction projects and spurned India.
Solih was elected in 2018 on a wave of discontent with Yameen’s increasingly autocratic rule, accusing him of pushing the country into a Chinese debt trap.
The Maldives is strategically vital in the middle of the Indian Ocean, astride one of the busiest east-west shipping lanes in the world.
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Opposition candidate Mohamed Muiz won the Maldives presidential runoff on Saturday.
Solih conceded defeat after an official count showed his pro-China rival Mohamed Muizzu in an unassailable lead.
He also promised to remove Indian troops from the Maldives and rebalance the country’s trade, which he said favored India.
His mentor, former President Abdulla Yameen, borrowed heavily from China for construction projects and spurned India.
Solih was elected in 2018 on a wave of discontent with Yameen’s increasingly autocratic rule, accusing him of pushing the country into a Chinese debt trap.
The Maldives is strategically vital in the middle of the Indian Ocean, astride one of the busiest east-west shipping lanes in the world.
The original article contains 223 words, the summary contains 112 words. Saved 50%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!