Elections Commission ordered to recognise PPM leadership
Former president Yameen was elected as the PPM’s leader at an extraordinary congress.
22 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
The High Court on Thursday overruled the Elections Commission’s decision not to recognise the congress of the Progressive Party of Maldives in September.
The extraordinary congress was held days after former president Abdulla Yameen’s election defeat.
He was elected as the PPM’s president along with four deputies but the electoral body refused to endorse the decisions, prompting the PPM to seek a court order to compel the EC to recognise its new leadership as duly elected.
The High Court ordered the EC to list the new leaders in the political party registry within 24 hours and to register amendments brought to the PPM’s charter or governing statutes.
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