EC promises to release political party funds ahead of January’s polls
“We are trying to distribute the funds as soon as possible. It will be given before the preparations for local council elections begin for sure,” EC member Ahmed Akram told The Maldives Independent today. “All that’s remaining now is the administrative procedures to distribute the money.”
27 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
The elections commission has promised to release long-overdue state funding for political parties ahead of the local council elections in January.
“We are trying to distribute the funds as soon as possible. It will be given before the preparations for local council elections begin for sure,” EC member Ahmed Akram told The Maldives Independent today.
“All that’s remaining now is the administrative procedures to distribute the money.”
None of the six registered political parties – including the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives and main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party – have received the funds despite a legal requirement for the EC to hand it over during the first three months of the year.
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