Elections Commission chief resigns
Ahmed Sulaiman told the Maldives Independent that he had sent in his resignation Wednesday but refused to comment on why he was quitting.
31 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
The chair of the Elections Commission has resigned, amid an ongoing dispute over the controversial removal of 12 parliamentarians and the failure to hold by-elections within the legally mandated time frame.
Ahmed Sulaiman told the Maldives Independent that he had sent in his resignation Wednesday but refused to comment on why he was quitting.
Sulaiman resigned at the behest of President Abdulla Yameen and is expected to be appointed to another independent institution soon, according to RaajjeTV.
Sulaiman was part of the governing council of Yameen’s breakaway party called the People’s Alliance, which was formed when Yameen fell out with his half-brother and former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom before the 2008 presidential polls.
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