The Maldives Supreme Court has postponed the second round of the presidential election due to have taken place on Saturday. Charles Haviland reports.

The run-off was to have featured Mohammed Nasheed, the Maldives first democratically elected president, against the half-brother of his own direct predecessor. They scored 45 and 25 per cent respectively in the first round. But the second round has now been delayed because the party that came third has initiated a court case alleging there were irregularities in the voters’ register. The Supreme Court has now delayed the next round until it has reached conclusions on this case.

The internet company Google has launched an online archive of the world’s constitutions. Google says the initiative was designed to help nations draft better constitutions by using its powerful search tools to extract and compare elements which best suit their own circumstances. It said this applied especially to countries emerging conflict or political crises. The Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, who was present at the New York launch, said the new site would be an invaluable resource.

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