Vice president’s post ‘unsuited’ to Maldives
The Maldives’ recent history has shown that the post of the vice president is unsuited to the country, ruling party MP Ahmed Nihan has said, suggesting that political turmoil arising from the vice president’s ambition needs to be addressed through constitutional amendments.
29 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
The Maldives’ recent history has shown that the post of the vice president is unsuited to the country, ruling party MP Ahmed Nihan has said, suggesting that political turmoil arising from the vice president’s ambition needs to be addressed through a constitutional amendment.
The majority leader of parliament told The Maldives Independent that he is planning to hold discussions with other MPs, political parties, and the media before submitting amendments.
“One way is to abolish the post. The other is to limit the mandate, like appointments of cabinet ministers, and require the vice president to hold elections within 60 or 90 days after the president dies or resigns,” said the parliamentary group leader of the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM).
The constitution states that the vice president assume the presidency “if the office of the president becomes vacant for any reason” and serve for the remainder of the five-year term.
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