Eight new seats to be added to parliament for next general election: Elections Commission
09 Jun 2013, 7:26 PM
Mohamed Naahee
Elections Commission (EC) President Fuad Thaufeeg has said parliament will be increased by an additional eight constituencies for the next election.
As a result, the country’s 18th parliament elected in 2014 will have 85 parliament members.
The Maldives currently has a unicameral parliament consisting of 77 members who were elected in May 2009, replacing the previous 50 member parliament following the ratification of the new constitution in August 2008.
In an interview given to local media outlet Sun Online, Thaufeeg said that based on population statisticss received by the commission, the capital Male’ and seven other atolls will have new seats in parliament.
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