Parliament approves amendment to conduct no-confidence votes through secret ballot
03 Dec 2012, 2:13 PM
Parliament voted today 41-34 to approve amendments to the parliamentary rules of procedure to conduct no-confidence votes to impeach the President and remove cabinet members through secret ballot.
Today’s vote passed after a similar proposition was narrowly defeated 39-34 in November.
In October, the ousted Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) submitted a no-confidence motion to impeach President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik.
The no-confidence motion has however yet to be tabled in the Majlis agenda. Under the rules or standing orders, the President must be given a 14-day notice ahead of the vote.
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