The People’s Majlis is to extend its ongoing session till December 28.

This was decided during Monday’s parliament sitting, where 64 lawmakers present had voted in favor of extended the third session of the ongoing year.

Speaker of People’s Majlis Mohamed Aslam proposed to extend the session, and this marks the third time the third session of the year has been extended.

The first time round, it was extended up to December 7, at a time there are several pending tasks at the parliament, including approving the state budget for 2024.

The second time round it was extended up to December 18.

It has been extended for a third time as approval for the incumbent administration’s appointments to the Cabinet of Ministers is pending. However, the motion was sent back to the committee as the report was incomplete.

A majority of the third session of the concluding year was wasted, due to a delay in carrying out the no-confidence motion against former speaker and former president Mohamed Nasheed.

This resulted in a major delay in important work such as the appointment of employees to independent institutions, as well as the appointment of ambassadors.

The parliament reconvened after the no-confidence motion against Nasheed was passed and Mohamed Aslam was appointed as the new Speaker of Parliament.