MDP elects candidates for local council elections
The MDP is the only party to have conducted primaries so far ahead of the local council elections scheduled for January 14. The elections commission today extended the deadline for accepting candidacy papers from November 15 to December 1.
06 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party conducted primaries across the country on Friday to select candidates for the local council elections due to take place on January 14.
MDP Deputy Chairperson Ali Niyaz said voting took place from 2:30pm to 9pm on 51 islands, including Malé, where ballot boxes for other constituencies were also placed for members residing in the capital.
Niyaz said voting proceeded smoothly but the party faced difficulties in Malé due to the lack of space. Polling stations were set up at the party’s office and meeting hall in the capital.
“People from all over the country had to go there as 51 ballot boxes for the 51 islands were kept there. We were unable to get another place,” he said.
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