Nobody believes the Elections Commission and nobody respects it, says its former chief.
The Election Commission chief could not take sides, the newspaper editor said.
The head of the electoral body is a loyalist of President Abdulla Yameen.
With only ruling coalition lawmakers present, President Abdulla Yameen's nominee to the five-member electoral body was approved with 33 votes from the 85-member house.
The dismissal of Fenaka Corporation's Managing Director Mohamed Nimal comes weeks after a US$1 million corruption scandal surfaced in local media. The state utility company has...