Elections Commission member Mohamed Shakeel was appointed state minister of economic development shortly after his resignation from the five-member electoral body.
A dozen lawmakers lost their seats in 2017 when they left the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives. The Supreme Court issued an anti-defection order unseating those...
The state budget for 2018 allocates MVR 24 million for political parties.
The head of the electoral body said there was nothing to indicate that the election might get delayed, adding the Elections Commission would become more involved...
The Political Parties Act requires the Elections Commission to distribute some 0.2 percent of the annual state budget within the first three months of the year.
The snub came as the opposition alliance said there had been progress in the talks to field a single candidate against the ruling party.
The elections chief has insisted he can be non-partisan, despite a political background as a loyalist of President Abdulla Yameen.
The Elections Commission expected a first round to be held in early September and a second round, should it be necessary, would be held within 21...
The constituencies are those where lawmakers lost their seats after being expelled from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM).
Ahmed Sulaiman told the Maldives Independent that he had sent in his resignation Wednesday but refused to comment on why he was quitting.
Under the proposed changes the Elections Commission would have to get candidates or their representatives to approve and verify the voter list, which is currently illegal.
The Maldives constitution says by-elections for vacant parliamentary seats must be held within 60 days of the vacancy, but this time period has passed.
“We are trying to distribute the funds as soon as possible. It will be given before the preparations for local council elections begin for sure,” EC...
