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People\'s Majlis Election 2019
Deadline for candidature withdrawal passes
The deadline to withdraw candidacies expired on Tuesday, 19th March
Shan Anees, Raajje.mv | 20 މާރިޗު 2019 | ބުދަ 10:25
Ballot papers used in the 2018 presidential elections
The deadline given to candidates contesting the upcoming parliamentary election to withdraw their candidacies has expired.
The Elections Commission of the Maldives (ECM) announced through a tweet that the deadline to withdraw candidacies expired on Tuesday, 19th March.
The deadline for submitting candidatures expired on 21st February, although as per a Supreme Court ruling in late February, individuals who lost party primaries were given a later deadline.
Over 300 candidates are contesting in the election, slated for April 6th.
