MDP proposes bill allowing Speaker of Parliament to take charge after expiry of presidential term
24 Oct 2013, 4:10 PM
Mohamed Naahee
The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) yesterday (October 23) proposed a bill to parliament, which if passed would allow the Speaker to take charge of the government should no president-elect be determined by November 11.
The constitution only provides for a similar transition within the limits of the presidential term. The current Speaker of the House is MDP member Abdulla Shahid.
The bill (Dhivehi) sponsored by MDP MP Hamid Abdul Ghafoor – who is today seeking refuge from arrest in the Majlis chambers – coincided with the party’s presidential candidate and former President Mohamed Nasheed’s contention that incumbent Dr Mohamed Waheed could not remain in power after November 11.
Meanwhile President Waheed himself has maintained that he does “not want to stay in this position even a day beyond November 11”.
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