An amendment has been submitted to Parliament seeking to extend the registration fee of lawmaker under the Parliamentary Elections Act.

Faresmaathodhaa constituency MP Hussain Mohamed Latheef proposed the amendment at a parliament sitting held on Wednesday night. The amendment states that members must pay a registration fee of MVR 15,000 to bid for their seats.

The current fee for registration is MVR 5,000.

While an amendment has been proposed to increase the fee for lawmakers, a separate amendment was proposed to the Presidential Elections Act, to increase the deposit fee presidential candidates

Under the amendment, those who submit their bids for candidacy for a presidential election must pay a registration fee of MVR 100,000. The current fee is MVR 40,000.