MDP denies electoral body funding snub
The state budget for 2018 allocates MVR 24 million for political parties.
24 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldivian Democratic Party Tuesday denied it suffering a funding snub from the electoral body because it has yet to submit an audit report for last year.
Elections Commission member Ahmed Akram was reported as saying the finance ministry would be asked to provide funds for the MDP if the party submits the report before a May 8 deadline.
But MDP deputy chair Ahmed Abdulla said this was not the case.
He told the Maldives Independent: “EC did not say that they will give funds to all parties excluding MDP. They said MDP will also be given the funds when we submit the audit report. We are confident that the audit report can be submitted before the deadline.
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