Anti-defection
"A supermajority is not a blank cheque": is the Maldives anti-defection amendment unconstitutional?
Can a constitutional amendment be unconstitutional?
18 Mar, 16:00
Supreme Court proceeds with anti-defection constitutional challenge
A digest of yesterday's top story.
19 Feb 2025, 09:00
Supreme Court grills state attorneys over jurisdiction on constitutional challenge
A digest of yesterday's top story.
18 Feb 2025, 09:00
Maldives top court reinstates opposition lawmakers
The Supreme Court ruled that its anti-defection ruling was misapplied to unseat the ex-PPM MPs.
08 Oct 2018, 09:00
Supreme Court to rule on unseated lawmakers
A dozen lawmakers were deemed to have lost their seats for crossing the floor.
01 Oct 2018, 09:00
Ex-PPM MP stripped of seat
The former Jumhooree Party MP expressed defiance on social media and insisted that he “remain in the post [that I was] elected to by the people in accordance with the constitution”.
05 Sep 2017, 09:00
Supreme Court anti-defection ruling: roundup of reactions
The four-party opposition alliance called the ruling “a deliberate and politically motivated attempt by President [Abdulla] Yameen” to thwart the upcoming no-confidence vote against Speaker Maseeh.
16 Jul 2017, 09:00
MPs will forfeit seat for leaving party, Supreme Court rules
MPs will lose their seats if they either switch parties, leave or is expelled after winning on a political party ticket.
13 Jul 2017, 09:00
PPM backs anti-defection ruling from Supreme Court
Nine MPs have left the Progressive Party of Maldives after the Attorney General sought the anti-defection ruling, dramatically shifting the balance of power in the 85-member house ahead of the July 24 no-confidence vote against the speaker.
11 Jul 2017, 09:00