“Do we really need political parties?”: Dr Mausoom
15 Apr 2010, 6:11 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
A bill on political parties presented to the parliament by the government yesterday triggered debate over the merits of the political system in the Maldives.
Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MP Ahmed Abdulla presented the bill to the parliament on behalf of the government, with the stated aim of strengthen the democracy of the country and to provide a peaceful way to participate in political activities.
The bill contained aspects such as what a political party should and should not do and how members should be disciplined, how political parties can legally earn money and how a person can resign and join another political party.
Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) MP Abdulla Mausoom said that the country was “now in chaos because of the invention of political parties.”
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