Majlis to reconvene amidst ongoing stand-off
19 Mar 2012, 9:38 AM
Minivan News
Parliament is scheduled to reconvene today for the first time since MDP members obstructed President Mohamed Waheed Hassan from opening the Majlis with his constitutionally-mandated state of the nation address earlier this month.
However, a resolution to the current political stand-off that has so far prevented parliament from functioning since President Waheed came to power appears unlikely .
Amidst calls from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for all parties to ensure that the Majlis is not impeded upon opening today, President Waheed is scheduled to try and give his speech despite pledges by Mohamed Nasheed and the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) to continue block him until a date for early elections is set.
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