Member of Parliament for Maduvvari constituency Mohamed Ameeth has claimed that the only way Maldives will see a free and fair presidential election is if incumbent President Yameen Abdul Gayoom's name is stricken out of the ballots.

MP Ameeth took to twitter in the on Friday, to express his belief that the only way to hold unbiased and justified elections is if President Yameen's name is crossed off the ballots and adding that that's the only way to pave way for an unprejudiced election.

The MP's tweet is in response to recently elected president of the Elections Commission (EC) Ahmed Shareef saying in a press conference held this Thursday morning that current condtions in the country are condusive to free and fair elections. 

In a press conference held by the EC in the early hours of Thursday evening, Shareef had said that selection of eligible candidates for the ballots will be carried out under legal ambit and highlighted that stalling the election is not an option.