MDP gears up for Majlis primaries
23 Jan 2014, 7:12 PM
Primaries to select candidates of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) for the upcoming parliamentary elections are due to take place tomorrow in 133 islands across the country.
Some 176 candidates seeking the party ticket are contesting in 58 primary races.
According to the party, polls will open at 2.30pm and close at 8:00pm. Ballot boxes will be placed in the Dharubaaruge convention hall in Malé and MDP meeting halls (haruge) in other islands.
In addition to 10 ballot boxes for constituencies in the capital, 20 ballot boxes will be placed in Dharubaaruge for party members from the atolls residing in Male’.
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