Gasim Ibrahim endorsed as next speaker
PPM MP Abdul Raheem Abdulla has also thrown his name into the hat.
25 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
The joint opposition parliamentary group Wednesday approved Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim as its candidate for speaker of parliament.
Opposition lawmakers, including president-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, voted to endorse Gasim hours after a no-confidence motion was submitted to oust Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed.
“The best way would be for Maseeh to step aside. Otherwise, we would go for a no-confidence vote,” Solih told reporters after the parliamentary group meeting.
The vote has been scheduled for November 8.
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