Speaker faces no-confidence vote after realignment in Majlis
The no-confidence vote will be the first challenge to President Abdulla Yameen’s majority in parliament since the split within the PPM saw eight MPs loyal to the party’s deposed leader, former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, form a rival bloc to work with the opposition.
31 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
Bolstered by a breakaway faction of the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives’ parliamentary group, opposition MPs are preparing to submit a motion of no-confidence against Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed.
The vote will be the first challenge to President Abdulla Yameen’s majority in parliament since the split within the PPM saw eight MPs loyal to the party’s deposed leader, former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, form a rival bloc to work with the opposition.
Briefing the press on behalf of the PPM’s Gayoom faction Sunday afternoon, MP Mohamed Musthafa said the bid to remove Maseeh is backed by MPs of all parties who oppose his alleged flouting of parliamentary rules to rubber stamp government-sponsored bills.
“Considering the support and spirit of MPs at present, Maseeh will be removed as speaker of the Majlis,” he said.
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