Adhaalath to boycott local council elections
Participating in the vote would legitimise an election that has been “unlawfully stolen” from the people, the religious conservative party said.
10 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
The Adhaalath Party has said it will boycott the upcoming local council elections, condemning the elections commission’s decision to postpone the vote as “an excuse to handover seats to specific individuals”.
The religious conservative party had planned to contest 50 of the 653 posts up for election.
It accused the elections commission of manipulating the elections and of depriving the Maldivian public of the right to elect their representatives.
Participating in the vote would legitimise an election that has been “unlawfully stolen” from the people, the party said.
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