Court delays local council elections
The civil court ordered the elections commission to postpone January’s local council elections, citing the ruling party’s inability to prepare for polls in the wake of a bitter leadership dispute.
02 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
The civil court has ordered the elections commission to postpone January’s local council elections, citing the Progressive Party of the Maldives’ inability to prepare for polls in the wake of a bitter leadership dispute.
The election, scheduled for January 14, is to be delayed by two months.
The elections commission said it will challenge the ruling at the high court.
Judge Ali Abdulla ruled Thursday in favour of President Abdulla Yameen’s faction of the ruling party, which had said its database, membership registry, and other important documents were missing, and that it would face “irreparable damage” if the polls take place as scheduled.
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