The former Maldives president on Sunday vowed sweeping reforms and an end to government corruption after leading his party to a record landslide victory just five months since returning from exile.

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed makes comeback with landslide win for party

The exiled former leader of the Maldives has led his party to a landslide victory only five months after returning to the country, preliminary results showed Sunday.

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed makes comeback with landslide win

The Maldives heads for a parliamentary election on Saturday with President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih seeking a majority for his party to investigate debts to China, which it fears could run as high as $3 billion and risk sinking the economy.

As Maldives heads for polls today President Solih hopes for majority to probe China deals