Opposition wins Kamadhoo by-election
Backed by the four-party opposition coalition, the Maldivian Democratic Party’s candidate for a vacant seat on the Baa atoll Kamadhoo island council won Saturday’s by-election against the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives candidate.
20 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
Backed by the four-party opposition coalition, the Maldivian Democratic Party’s candidate for a vacant seat on the Baa atoll Kamadhoo island council won Saturday’s by-election against the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives candidate.
Ahmed Sajid won with 170 votes to pro-government candidate Ali Nazim’s 142 votes, according to the Elections Commission. The turnout was 93 percent.
The by-election was called after an MDP councillor Al Mausoom resigned from the three-member island council shortly after the May 6 local council elections.
The MDP won back its two-seat majority with Saturday’s victory.
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