Adhaalath Party now eligible for state funding
The religious conservative Adhaalath Party has increased its membership to 10,000, defusing fears that it may not receive funds from the state budget next year.
22 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
The religious conservative Adhaalath Party has increased its membership to 10,000, defusing fears that it may not receive funds from the state budget next year.
The parliament in August amended the Political Parties Act to set a threshold of 10,000 registered members for parties to be eligible for state funding. The amount depends on the size of the party membership.
The Adhaalath Party, which has 9009 members, had proposed decreasing the threshold to 7,000 members, but the bill was rejected last week.
Ali Zahir, the AP’s spokesman, said that the party had submitted an additional 1000 membership forms with fingerprints to the Elections Commission. The threshold was too high for the Maldives because of its population, he contended.
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