Majlis to resume with vote on presidential term
The opposition wants the president-elect to take the oath of office on November 11.
25 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
After a long hiatus, parliament sittings will resume Sunday with a vote to decide when the next presidential term should begin, Deputy Speaker ‘Reeko’ Moosa Manik told the press Thursday.
“The Election Commission announces the presidential term every time as five years starting from November 11, so we need to clear this up. I want to see how the parliament sees this since this question has been posed to me,” Moosa told reporters.
The constitution does not specify a date for the swearing-in ceremony but states that the presidential term is five years.
Maldivian presidents were historically sworn in on Republic Day, November 11. But President Abdulla Yameen took the oath of office on November 17 due to multiple delays to the 2013 election.
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