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| election_name = Maldivian presidential election, 2008 |
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| country = Maldives |
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| name = William Claxton |
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| previous_election = Maldivian presidential election, 2003 |
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| birthdate = 1927 |
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| location = [[Pasadena, California]], [[United States]] |
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| election_date = October 8 and October 29, 2008 |
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| deathdate = October 11, 2008 (aged 80) |
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| deathplace = [[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States]] |
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| image1 = [[Image:Gayoom1a.jpg|100px]] |
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| nationality = [[United States|American]] |
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| nominee1 = [[Maumoon Abdul Gayoom]] |
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| party1 = Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party |
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| running_mate1 = [[Ahmed Thasmeen Ali]] |
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| nominee2 = [[Mohamed Nasheed]] |
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| party2 = Maldivian Democratic Party |
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| running_mate2 = [[Mohammed Waheed Hassan]] |
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| title = President |
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| before_election = [[Maumoon Abdul Gayoom]] |
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{{Politics of the Maldives}} |
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'''Presidential elections''' were held in the [[Maldives]] on October 8, 2008;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINCOL19257120080917 |title=Maldives presidential poll now set for Oct. 8 |date=2008-09-17 |accessdate=2008-10-09 |publisher=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> it was initially planned to be held on October 4, 2008,<ref>{{cite web |title=Elections Slated For 4 October |url=http://www.minivannews.com/news/news.php?id=4950 |work=[[Minivan Daily]] |date=2008-09-08 |accessdate=2008-09-09}}</ref> but had to be delayed after the [[Majlis of the Maldives|Majlis]] (national assembly) did not pass necessary reforms on time.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7608614.stm |title=Maldives elections 'are delayed' |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=2008-09-10 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> Because no candidate gained more than 50% of the vote, there will be a [[Two-round system|runoff]] round on October 29, 2008 between [[Maumoon Abdul Gayoom]] and [[Mohamed Nasheed]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/10/200810919567428893.html |title=Maldives poll goes to second round |date=2008-10-09 |accessdate=2008-10-10 |publisher=[[Al Jazeera English]]}}</ref> The elections are the Maldives' first [[democracy|democratic elections]],<ref name="afp">{{cite news |url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jzn93B6k35o1gCMbKAeK6gr7Qk_Q |title=Vote count underway after landmark Maldives election |date=2008-10-08 |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |publisher=[[Google News]] |accessdate=2008-10-08}}</ref> and there are 396 [[polling station]]s throughout the islands.<ref name="daily">{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyindia.com/show/276348.php |title=Maldivian nationals in Kerala cast vote in their presidential elections |date=2008-10-08 |work=Daily India |accessdate=2008-10-08}}</ref> |
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'''William Claxton''' (1927 - October 11, 2008) was an [[United States|American]] [[photographer]] and [[author]]. |
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There are 208,252 eligible voters in the Maldives, which is roughly 60% of the population.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://miadhu.com.mv/news.php?id=8034 |title=Election Commission urges for a free and peaceful election |work=[[Miadhu Daily]] |date=2008-10-08 |accessdate=2008-10-08}}</ref> Registered Maldivians living in [[Colombo]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] and [[Singapore]] are permitted to vote in [[Diplomatic missions of the Maldives|Maldivian embassies and consulates]].<ref name=daily/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.miadhu.com.mv/news.php?id=8034 |title=Election Commission urges for a free and peaceful election |date=2008-10-08 |work=[[Miadhu Daily]] |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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===Career=== |
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The incumbent [[Maumoon Abdul Gayoom]], in power since 1978, will run again "for one more five-year term", despite the fact that he already served the maximum number of terms allowed; he argues that as the election will be held under a new constitution, the previous term limits do not apply. (The new constitution came into effect on August 7, 2008.)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7547725.stm |title=Maldives adopt new constitution |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=2008-08-07 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> Serving 30 years as [[President of the Maldives|President]], Gayoom has been Asia's longest serving leader.<ref name=afp/> The opposition stated it would take the case to court.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-33137820080420 |title=Maldives to hold multi-party polls before October |publisher=[[Reuters]] |date=2008-04-20 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> |
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Born in [[Pasadena, California]], Claxton's works included a book of photographs of [[Steve McQueen]], and ''[[Jazz Life]]'', a book of photographs depicting [[jazz]] artists in the 1960s. He was most noted for his photography of jazz musicians including [[Chet Baker]]. Claxton also photographed [[Celebrity|celebrities]] and [[Model (person)|models]].<ref name=suntimes>{{cite news|url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/obituaries/1217279,claxton-photographer-101208.article|title=Music photographer William Claxton dies at 80 |date=2008-10-12|publisher=''The Chicago Sun-Times}}</ref> |
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===Personal life and death=== |
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On August 25, 2008 the [[Maldives National Congress]] and the [[Justice Party (Maldives)|Justice Party]] announced that they would support [[Republican Party (Maldives)|Republican Party]] candidate [[Qasim Ibrahim]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Maldives National Congress and Adhaalath Decides to Support Republicans |url=http://realitymaldives.com/news/?p=480 |publisher=Raajje Khabaru |date=2008-08-25 |accessdate=2008-09-06}}</ref> |
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He married model [[Peggy Moffitt]] in 1960 and had one son, Christopher M. Claxton, born in 1973. |
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Claxton died on October 11, 2008 of complications from [[Heart failure|congestive heart failure]].<ref name=suntimes /> |
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On September 3, 2008 the six candidates participated in a televised debate.<ref>{{cite web |title=Country’s First Ever Presidential Debate Takes Place |url=http://realitymaldives.com/news/?p=666 |publisher=Raajje Khabaru |date=2008-09-04 |accessdate=2008-09-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Presidential Q&A: What The Candidates Said |url=http://www.minivannews.com/news/news.php?id=4939 |work=[[Minivan Daily]] |date=2008-09-04 |accessdate=2008-09-06}}</ref> |
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Voters went to the polls on October 8, 2008 starting at 09:00 [[UTC+5|local time]] (04:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]), and expecting to end at 20:00 (15:00 UTC)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE4973NB20081008 |title=Maldives hold historic presidential poll |last=Evans |first=Judith |date=2008-10-08 |publisher=[[Reuters]] |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> The elections were peaceful, though voting irregularities prevented some voters from voting.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-08-voa22.cfm |title=Maldives Holds Its First Democratic Presidential Election |last=Pasricha |first=Anjana |date=2008-10-08 |publisher=[[Voice of America]] |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> Lines to polling stations were long on some islands, with waits sometimes exceeding six hours.<ref name=ap>{{cite news|url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h2FRBL6uLk-ZP2WVB9ilkpLqz9UAD93MB3E80|title=Maldives votes in first democratic election |last=Nessman |first=Ravi |date=2008-10-08 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[Google News]] |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> A number of citizens, especially of the opposition to the ruling [[Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party]] and [[Maldivian Democratic Party]] (MDP), were found to be not on the voter list, even though they had [[Voter registration|registered]], and some islands did not even receive voter lists.<ref name=Taipei>{{cite news |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2008/10/09/2003425417|title=Maldives opposition says poll rigged |date=2008-10-09 |work=[[Taipei Times]] |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref><ref name=minivan>{{cite news |url=http://www.minivannews.com/news_detail.php?id=5107 |title=Elections May Be Called Off |last=Lang |first=Olivia |coauthors=Rasheed, Zaheena |date=2008-10-08 |work=[[Minivan Daily]] |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> Later, the election committee said that anyone could vote, as long as he or she showed an ID card that was valid.<ref name=ap/> A handful of [[Riot control|riot police]] were deployed after 300 protesters gathered around the central vote-counting location, Nasandhura Palace.<ref name=minivan/> |
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[[Ahmed Shaheed]], the [[Independent (politician)|independent]] vice-presidential nominee said, "It's a disaster... I think there is deliberate tampering."<ref name=ap/> MDP chairwoman Mariya Didi, who incidentally registered but was not on a voter list, echoed similar concerns: "We hoped that once in our lifetime we could vote freely, but today we are being denied our right to vote."<ref name=Taipei/> |
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*[http://www.williamclaxton.com/movie.html Official website] |
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*[http://www.digitaljournalist.org/issue0103/claxton_intro.htm Garrett White ''William Claxton- Photographic Memory''] |
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==Results== |
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Six candidates competed in the first multi party election ever held in the Maldives. It appears that there will be a runoff between Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and Mohamed Nasheed,<ref>{{cite news |first=Judith |last=Evans |url=http://www.minivannews.com/news_detail.php?id=5120 |title=Early Morning Unofficial Results Suggest Gayoom-Anni Runoff |work=[[Minivan Daily]] |date=2008-10-09 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> as early results from the morning of October 9, 2008 showed Gayoom ahead with 40.3% against Nasheed's 24.9%.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7660464.stm |title=Gayoom faces run-off in Maldives |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=2008-10-09 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> Those results stayed the same, and the four other candidates were eliminated, so a runoff between Gayoom and Nasheed will occur within the next ten days.<ref name="AP: 2008-10-09">{{cite news |url=http://kohd.com/news/international/story-53196 |title=Maldives leader faces runoff in 1st free election |last=Nessman |first=Ravi |date=2008-10-09 |accessdate=2008-10-09 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[KOHD]] |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> |
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Third-placed Hassan Saeed, a former attorney-general, threw his support to Nasheed for the second round.<ref name="AP: 2008-10-09"/> Ibrahim Ismail also backed Nasheed, and the other two candidates are expected to vouch for Nasheed as well.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.minivannews.com/news_detail.php?id=5132 |title=Anni Says Whole Opposition Is Behind Him |last=Rasheed |first=Zaheena |date=2008-10-10 |accessdate=2008-10-09 |work=[[Miadhu Daily]] |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> |
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! colspan="8" | Maldivian presidential election, 2008<ref>{{cite news |url=http://miadhu.com.mv/index.php |title=Presidential Election 2008 |work=[[Miadhu Daily]] |date=2008-10-10 |accessdate=2008-10-10}}</ref> |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Pasadena, California]], [[United States]] |
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! colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="width: 10em" |Party |
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|DATE OF DEATH= October 11, 2008 |
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! style="width: 15em" rowspan="2" |Candidate |
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|PLACE OF DEATH= [[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States]] |
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! style="width: 12em" colspan="2" |First round |
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! style="width: 12em" colspan="2" |Second round |
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! style="width: 5em" |Votes |
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! style="width: 7em" |Percentage |
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! style="width: 5em" |Votes |
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| style="width: 130px" | [[Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party|Dhivehi Rayyithunge]] |
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| [[Maumoon Abdul Gayoom]] ([[Incumbent|inc.]]) |
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| [[Ahmed Thasmeen Ali]] |
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| align="right" | 71,774 |
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| align="right" | 40.33% |
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| style="width: 130px" | [[Maldivian Democratic Party|Democratic]] |
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| [[Mohamed Nasheed]] |
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| Mohamed Hassan Manik |
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| align="right" | 44,315 |
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| align="right" | 24.90% |
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| style="width: 130px" | [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] |
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| [[Hassan Saeed]] |
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| [[Ahmed Shaheed]] |
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| align="right" | 29,656 |
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| align="right" | 16.66% |
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| style="width: 130px" | [[Republican Party (Maldives)|Republican]] |
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| [[Qasim Ibrahim]] |
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| Ahmed Ali Sawaad |
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| align="right" | 27,128 |
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| align="right" | 15.24% |
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| style="width: 130px" | [[Islamic Democratic Party (Maldives)|Islamic Democratic]] |
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| Umar Naseer |
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| Ahmed Rizwy |
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| align="right" | 2,472 |
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| align="right" | 1.39% |
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| style="width: 130px" | [[Social Liberal Party (Maldives)|Social Liberal]] |
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| [[Ibrahim Ismail (politician)|Ibrahim Ismail]] |
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| Fathimath Nahid Shakir |
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| align="right" | 1,382 |
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| align="right" | 0.78% |
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| colspan="4" align="right" | Invalid or blank votes |
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| align="right" | 1,232 |
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| align="right" | 0.69% |
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| colspan="4" align="right" | '''Totals''' |
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| align="right" | '''177,959''' |
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| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout |
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| colspan="2" align="right" | 85.45% |
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*[http://www.elections.gov.mv/dhivehi_version/ Elections Commission of the Maldives] {{dv icon}} |
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Revision as of 07:00, 13 October 2008
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William Claxton | |
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William Claxton (1927 - October 11, 2008) was an American photographer and author.
Biography
Career
Born in Pasadena, California, Claxton's works included a book of photographs of Steve McQueen, and Jazz Life, a book of photographs depicting jazz artists in the 1960s. He was most noted for his photography of jazz musicians including Chet Baker. Claxton also photographed celebrities and models.[1]
Personal life and death
He married model Peggy Moffitt in 1960 and had one son, Christopher M. Claxton, born in 1973.
Claxton died on October 11, 2008 of complications from congestive heart failure.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Music photographer William Claxton dies at 80". The Chicago Sun-Times. 2008-10-12.
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