By Mohamed Junayd
MALE (Reuters) - Voters lined up at hundreds of polling stations in the&nbsp;Maldives&nbsp;on Saturday in a&nbsp;run-off&nbsp;election for president of the&nbsp;Indian Ocean archipelago that&nbsp;pits&nbsp;the incumbent&nbsp;India-leaning leader against a strong&nbsp;pro-China&nbsp;contender.
Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu led President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in the first round three weeks ago by 6 percentage points. A poll last week by the local Baani Center think tank showed the incumbent ahead with 30% and Muizzu at 24% but with 36% of voters undecided.
Thousands turned out early at over 586 polling stations across 187 islands known for their sun-kissed beaches and resorts. Maldivians were also voting at polling stations in&nbsp;India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Britain and Abu Dhabi.
"Everything is going on as scheduled. There are no issues yet," Fuwad Thowfeek, the president of the Elections Commission, told Reuters.
Solih, seeking a second five-year term, has championed an "India&nbsp;first" policy. The coalition backing Muizzu has launched an "India&nbsp;out" campaign,&nbsp;promising to remove a small&nbsp;Indian military presence of several surveillance aircraft and some 75 personnel.
Muizzu entered the fray with support from&nbsp;pro-China&nbsp;former President Abdulla Yameen, who was banned from contesting the election by the Supreme Court in August following a conviction for corruption and money laundering.
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(Reporting by Mohamed Junayd in Male and Uditha Jayasinghe; Editing by William Mallard)

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