Maldives parliament endorses decision to rejoin Commonwealth
The cabinet’s decision was approved unanimously with 62 votes.
05 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
Parliament endorsed Wednesday a cabinet decision to rejoin the Commonwealth as pledged by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih during his campaign.
A recommendation by parliament’s national security committee was approved unanimously with 62 votes.
Some opposition lawmakers who voted in favour were among the 39 MPs who supported former president Abdulla Yameen’s decision to take the Maldives out of the Commonwealth in October 2016.
The Maldives’ 34-year membership of the intergovernmental organisation was ended over alleged unfair treatment, interference in domestic affairs, and threats to sovereignty and independence. It came after the Commonwealth’s democracy watchdog placed the Maldives on its formal agenda over the jailing of opposition leaders.
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