[03:53.11]The Maldives Supreme Court has postponed the second round of the presidential election due to have taken place on Saturday.

[03:59.89]Charles Haviland reports.

[04:01.02]The run-off was to have featured Mohammed Nasheed, the Maldives first democratically elected president, against the half-brother of his own direct predecessor.

[04:10.53]They scored 45 and 25 per cent respectively in the first round.

[04:15.19]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.

[04:24.61]The Supreme Court has now delayed the next round until it has reached conclusions on this case.

[04:30.21]The internet company Google has launched an online archive of the world’s constitutions.

[04:35.57]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.

[04:45.63]It said this applied especially to countries emerging conflict or political crises.

[04:50.51]The Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, who was present at the New York launch, said the new site would be an invaluable resource.

[04:57.95]BBC News

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