Majlis elections: Gasim reveals decision to stand as speaker of the Majlis
25 Mar 2014, 1:46 PM
Daniel Bosley
Jumhooree Party (JP) leader Gasim Ibrahim has reportedly decided to stand as speaker of the People’s Majlis following the Progressive Coalition’s success in Saturday’s elections.
Despite telling media that he had no plans to stand for the position on Tuesday, Gasim confirmed to Haveeru today that he will put his name forward, with the full backing of his coalition partners.
While the EC has yet to officially announce all the results, the governing coalition – which includes Gasim’s JP alongside the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), and the Maldives Development Alliance – looks set to win a comfortable 53 seat majority, including 15 seats for the JP.
Despite expressing his satisfaction with Saturday’s results – which included re-election to his own Maamigili constituency seat – Gasim earlier this week accused coalition party members costing his party almost a third of the seats in which they contested.
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