Opposition MPs withdraw no-confidence motion against speaker
Opposition MPs have withdrawn a no-confidence motion submitted against Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed, two days before the motion was up for debate at the People’s Majlis.
27 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Opposition MPs have withdrawn a no-confidence motion submitted against Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed, two days before the motion was up for debate at the People’s Majlis.
Confirming the move to The Maldives Independent, MP Mohamed Rasheed Hussain ‘Bigey’ from the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party said: “The decision was taken by the parliamentary group as we found the current political atmosphere and conditions to be inappropriate for such a proceeding.”
The MDP’s parliamentary group will discuss the issue further in its next meeting, he added.
The motion was tabled for debate and voting at Tuesday’s sitting of parliament. Maseeh, a ruling party MP, was assigned 30 minutes to respond after a debate of one and a half hours.
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