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The election date was changed to April after President Mohamed Muizzu ratified election postponement bill by the People's Majlis passed on 28 February. [3] [4] Due to Grade 7, 8 and 9 exams scheduled for 16–27 April clashing with the parliamentary election date, the Ministry of Education decided to bring forward the tests to 27 March–25 ...
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The Parliamentary Elections Act lays out the requirements for parliament candidates: [2] [3] is a citizen of the Maldives; is not a citizen of another country; is a Muslim and a follower of a Sunni school of Islam; has attained the age of 18 (eighteen) years; and; is of sound mind. They'll be disqualified if they: [2] [3]
MALE (Reuters) -The Maldives' ruling party is set to win a two-thirds majority in Sunday's parliamentary election, local media said, a result likely to push the Indian Ocean island nation further ...
MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldivians voted in parliamentary elections Sunday, in a ballot crucial for President Mohamed Muizzu, whose policies are keenly watched by India and China as they vie for influence in the archipelago nation. Both countries are seeking a foothold in the Maldives, which has a strategic location in the Indian Ocean.
Political parties in the Maldives were legalized when the Maldivian parliament voted unanimously for the creation of a multi-party system on 2 June 2005. [1] This came after decades of authoritarian rule. Prior to this ruling, political parties had not been not allowed under the Maldivian legal system.
Maldives elects on national level a head of state, the president, and a legislature.The president is elected directly for a five-year term by the people. [1]The Assembly (Majlis) has 93 members.
In the 2019 parliamentary election, MDP won 65 seats in the 87 seat parliament. This was the first time a single party was able to get such a high number of seats in the parliament in Maldivian history. [21] In the 2024 parliamentary election, PNC won 66 seats in the 93 seat parliament, meanwhile MDP received 12. [16]