The inaugural assembly of former President Abdulla Yameen’s People’s National Congress (PNC) has been scheduled for Sunday night, reveals Fonadhoo constituency MP Abdul Raheem Abdulla who was one of the leading figures in forming the party.
The meeting is set to kick off at 8:30 in Dharubaaruge “Rannabandeyri Maalan” and MP Raheem asks all invitees to attend the gathering.
Elections Commission had given the party the go ahead to hold its inaugural gathering on Thursday, hours after Parliament Speaker and coalition leader Qasim Ibrahim announced that he will do what is required to make sure PNC is registered.
The approval comes at a time EC members have been warned of a summon to the Parliament.
While a total of 3,000 membership forms are required to register a new political party, PNC had in early January, submitted 4,000 forms out of which 1,945 were valid. Later, the party submitted 1,100 forms out of which 300 were valid.
RaajjeMV understands that PNC will be registered after the inaugural assembly is held with the attendance of at least 300 members.
With the exclusion of PNC, Maldives now has eight registered parties:
- Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP),
- Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM),
- Adhaalath Party (AP),
- Jumhooree Party (JP),
- Maldives Development Alliance (MDA),
- Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP),
- Maldives Third Way Democratc (MTD) and
- Maldives Labour and Social Democratic Party (MLSDP).
