Membership of PPM increases to 17,533, other parties face decreases
27 Sep 2012, 6:20 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The statistics revealed by the Elections Commission (EC) show that the number of members registered for all major political parties have decreased apart from the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) headed by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, which has increased its membership base to 17,533.
The Elections Commission reported political party membership fluctuations over a two week period from September 9.
During this period, 130 new members joined PPM within the 14 days, while the largest party – the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) – lost 49 members.
The MDP had 48,516 members at the start of the period, decreasing to 48,483 on September 16, and to 48,467 by Sunday.
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