Maldives leader seeks allies as polls head for second round.

Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said he was seeking allies Sunday in his bid for re-election, a day after trailing in a first round of polls without an outright winner.

Solih's attempt for a second term has been turned into a referendum on his pursuit of renewed ties with India, the archipelago nation's traditional benefactor.

Preliminary results from the election on Saturday showed Solih took 39 percent of the vote, behind his key rival...