Emerging from a closed-door meeting with the three candidates, including former president Mohamed Nasheed, Waheed said, "They have reached a consensus on the issue (of holding presidential elections on November 9)," according to the President's Press Secretary Masood Imad.
The President later met with the Election Commission seeking its opinion on the poll date, after which the Commission agreed to hold the exercise on November 9 and to conduct a run-off, if required, on either November 10 or 11.
As per the Maldivian Constitution, the election process should be completed in such a manner that a new President takes office by the deadline of November 11.
During the polls held on September 7, Nasheed got 45.45 per cent of the votes, leading to a run-off because he did not get the mandatory 50 per cent of the votes.
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However, the run-off was cancelled by the Supreme Court which then ordered fresh polls but police blocked a presidential re-vote on October 19, plunging the country into a fresh crisis.
The Maldives has been in political turmoil ever since Nasheed's removal.
Waheed's term ends on November 11 and if no new candidate is elected, it might spark a constitutional crisis in the nascent democracy.