Voting got under way in the Maldives Sunday in a parliamentary election likely to test President Mohamed Muizzu’s tilt towards China and away from India, the luxury tourism hotspot’s traditional benefactor. Among the first to vote was Muizzu, 45, who cast his ballot at the Tajuddin school in the capital Male. Election chief Fuad Thaufeeq urged the 284,663 eligible voters to cast their ballots early. Primarily known as one of the most expensive holiday destinations in South Asia, with pristine white beaches and secluded resorts, the atoll nation has also become a geopolitical hotspot in the Indian Ocean.