Politics

Maldives parliament goes into recess

Parliamentarians are paid a total of MVR82,500 (US$5,265) a month.

29 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives parliament has gone into recess for a month after just 13 sittings and two special parliamentary sessions.
Parliament speaker Abdulla Maseeh did not announce the recess but Ahmed Nihan MP, from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives, did. He said in a tweet “the last sitting of majlis (parliament) for this term is in progress.”
Parliament has work on evidence, the Maldives Media Commission and education pending while additional bills are yet to be evaluated and processed.
Parliamentarians are paid a total of MVR82,500 (US$5,265) a month.

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