Two key outcomes of the summit were a joint decision to support the call for a comprehensive reform of the United Nations, including its Security Council, and the decision to expand the membership of BRICS to include Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. [...] China also released the 2023 edition of its ‘standard map,’ showing Arunachal Pradesh, the Aksai Chin region, Taiwan, and the exclusive maritime zones of countries such as Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam as its own, which has caused agitation in the region falsifying the claim. [...] Currently, the incumbent President, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, and the main opposition candidate, Mohamed Muiz, the mayor of the capital city, Male, are leading the race. [...] The power of the military was furthered by the passing of two bills that gave the authorities more power to prosecute people for acts against the state and the army. [...] The rise of a new political force in Nepal in the last elections resulted from the distrust people had over the mainstream political parties.
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