Opposition MP proposes 65-year age limit for political party leaders
An opposition MP has proposed setting an age limit of 65 years for leaders of political parties, a move that would strip former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom of the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives’ (PPM) leadership.
27 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
An opposition MP has proposed setting an age limit of 65 years for leaders of political parties, a move that would strip former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom of the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives’ (PPM) leadership.
Ali Azim of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) proposed amending the Political Parties Act to stipulate that elected or appointed leaders must be below 65 years of age. The amendment bill was introduced at today’s sitting of parliament and will be up for debate when parliament returns from recess in October.
Gayoom is 77 years old, according to his Facebook profile. Azim’s bill states that individuals over the age limit will lose their posts once the law comes into effect.
The relationship between Gayoom and his half-brother President Abdulla Yameen is rumoured to be under strain with the former president opposed to controversial constitutional amendments authorising foreign freeholds in the Maldives.
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