EC opens opportunity for complaints over parliamentary elections
30 ޖެނުއަރީ 2019 | ބުދަ 06:10A national compliance bureau has been established
Sign at the entrance to the Elections Commission headquarters in Malé
The Elections Commission has established a national compliance bureau and is receiving complaints about the upcoming parliamentary elections.
The commission announced on Wednesday that a means for the public to submit and the commission to receive complaints has been established.
The commission on Monday announced that candidacy for the upcoming parliamentary elections are now open.
The commission’s deadline for parties to hold internal primary elections expired this week as well; the only parties that held primary votes were the Maldivian Democratic Party and their coalition partner, Adhaalath Party.
The Adhaalath Party is contesting for 13 seats while the Maldivian Democratic Party will be contesting for 86 seats.
Government coalition partners Jumhooree Party and the Maumoon Reform Movement, as well as former ruling party Progressive Party of Maldives and People’s National Congress are contesting in the upcoming ballots.
Newly established Maldives Labour and Social Democratic Party and the Maldives Third Way Democrats have also said they may field candidates for the elections.
The People’s Majlis elections are to be held on April 6th.
