Elections Commission silent on by-election delay
The Maldives constitution says by-elections for vacant parliamentary seats must be held within 60 days of the vacancy, but this time period has passed.
02 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
The Elections Commission has not explained the delay in holding by-elections for 12 constituencies that have lacked parliamentary representation for months.
The affected constituencies are those where lawmakers were stripped of their seats after being expelled from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM).
The EC announced last August there would be by-elections for the vacant seats. The Maldives constitution says by-elections for vacant parliamentary seats must be held within 60 days of the vacancy.
The legally mandated period to hold the elections has expired, with more than 160 days passing since the EC’s initial decision last July to punish some of the lawmakers.
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