Opposition candidate wins presidency

MALE, Maldives - Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen on Monday conceded defeat at the presidential polls, hours after the Elections Commission declared that opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih had secured victory.

In an address to the nation from the President's Office, Yameen congratulated Solih and his party members and said he had accepted the result.

"The Maldivian people have decided what they want. I have accepted the results from yesterday," Yameen said in a televised speech.