Debate on new Elections Commission nominations disrupts Majlis
07 Jul 2014, 3:08 PM
Mariyath Mohamed
Monday’s general parliament session has been disrupted after opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) members raised procedural issues regarding the election of new members to the Elections Commission (EC).
Opposition members voiced their objections when the new names submitted by President Abdulla Yameen were presented to the Majlis.
Two seats on the five-member commission has been vacant since the Supreme Court stripped former EC President Fuwad Thowfeek and Vice President Ahmed Fayaz Hassan of their membership in March.
In parliament today, MDP members maintained that the Supreme Court is not authorized to strip independent commission members of their membership, arguing the function falls within the parliament’s mandate.
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