Majlis throws out no-confidence motion
Without four disqualified MPs, the number of signatures on the opposition-led motion falls below 42, the minimum required to submit a no-confidence motion, Deputy Speaker ‘Reeko’ Moosa Manik informed lawmakers.
20 Jul 2017, 9:00 AM
The July 24 no-confidence vote against the speaker has been cancelled after four MPs were stripped of their seats, Deputy Speaker ‘Reeko’ Moosa Manik informed lawmakers Thursday morning.
Without the disqualified MPs, the number of signatures on the opposition-led motion falls below 42, the minimum required to submit a no-confidence motion, the deputy speaker said.
The Elections Commission contentiously decided yesterday that MPs Mohamed Waheed Ibrahim, Mohamed Ameeth, Saud Hussain, and Abdul Latheef Mohamed have lost their seats as a consequence of the Supreme Court’s anti-defection ruling, which says that MPs who were elected on political party tickets will lose their seats once the electoral body notifies parliament that they have either left their party, been expelled, or switched parties.
The EC informed parliament on Tuesday that the four lawmakers have been expelled from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives. The commission also announced that by-elections will take place for the vacant seats.
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