Local council elections rescheduled for April
The elections commission has assured political parties that the postponed local council elections will be rescheduled for early April with a new date to be announced next week.
04 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
The elections commission has assured political parties that the local council elections, which were postponed on the civil court’s orders, will be held in the first week of April.
An exact date will be announced next week, the commission said.
The decision was relayed Wednesday during an emergency meeting between members of the commission and representatives of opposition parties.
The ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives and its ally, the Maldives Development Alliance, did not attend the meeting of the National Advisory Committee.
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