Elections Commission threatens to dissolve MDP
The main opposition party was warned not to conduct its presidential primary as planned on May 30 with former president Mohamed Nasheed as the sole candidate.
22 May 2018, 9:00 AM
The Elections Commission has threatened to dissolve the Maldivian Democratic Party if its presidential primary is conducted with former president Mohamed Nasheed as a candidate.
The exiled opposition leader is ineligible to contest due to a 13-year prison sentence, EC president Ahmed Shareef told the main opposition party in a letter Tuesday.
Branding a primary with Nasheed as unlawful, the EC threatened to take action against the MDP under the Political Party Act, which authorises it to impose fines or seek a High Court order to disband the party.
“As Mohamed Nasheed is serving a jail sentence under the anti-terrorism law, he has lost the right to participate in political activity for that period. We inform you that the commission will not accept a presidential primary with a such a person,” reads the letter.
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