Gasim elected speaker of parliament
The Jumhooree Party leader was elected with the votes of 62 MPs from the 85-member house.
02 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim was elected Thursday night as the new speaker of parliament with the support of 62 MPs in the 85-member house.
The vote took place in a secret ballot among 80 MPs.
The other contender, MP Abdul Raheem Abdulla from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives, was backed by 16 MPs. The PPM and coalition partner Maldives Development Alliance, however, have 40 MPs.
Two votes were declared invalid.
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