No-confidence motion against Maseeh

MPs claim that voting system had been rigged with and that absent MPs, such as MP Mahloof, had voted in favor of the roll call motion.

MPs calim that voting system had been rigged with and that absent MPs, such as MP Mahloof, had voted in favor of the roll call motion.

Parliament session has been halted, after protests had failed to quell.

Chaos has erupted in Parliament, with most of the Opposition MPs convened near Speaker's desk, protesting the Deputy Speaker's decision.

Clauses 164 and 165 states that roll call votes can only be taken if and when the electronic voting system has an error and MPs raise objections over it.  Otherwise vote must be taken using the electronic voting system.

In spite of these Clauses, the Parliament Deputy Speaker has passed to take the vote by using the roll call method. 45 MPs had voted in favor of using this method, while the rest had risen up in protest.

Voting on the no confidence motion has begun.

Shortly after Deputy Speaker Moosa Manik called on all Parliamentarians to convene, a protest had broken out on Parliament floor.

President Nasheed's tweet reads as follows: "President Yameen is now sure that he has failed in the vote, as they have retreated, claiming system errors,"

A meeting of the joint Parliamentary Groups of the Parties whose MPs that had proposed the no confidence motion on Parliament Speaker is now underway in Parliament. Maduvvaaree Constituency MP Mohamed Ameeth, a member of PPM Parliamentary Group, is also in attendance.

MP Ahmed Nihan's tweet reads as follows: "Opposition is now devastated after they had failed in their attempt to "hack" the Parliament's Electronic voting system".

Hassan Siraj, of Baa Atoll Council, was arrested outside of MDP offices, while he was wearing a t-shirt calling out against the proposed sale of Faafu Atoll.

Eye witnesses report just prior to arrest, a Member of Parliament was passing by the office and had made a gesture towards the people gathered there. The crowd had expressed their general discontent. Then Police went ahead arrested Siraj, the eyewitness reported.

An individual was arrested outside of MDP offices. The arrestee is Baa Atoll Council Member Hassan Siraj.

Galolhu-North MP Eva Abdulla tweets out why the opposition is saying "no to Maseeh".

Officers of Maldives Police Service (MPS) have instructed Raajje TV journalists to remain inside RaajjeTV premises, stating that the area was a closed off one.

There willl be a day when the Speaker has to be accountable for everything he had done. They have to know that what they had done will come back to haunt them. I am very concerned over today's proceedings.

Former President Nasheed called on President Yameen to "stop this heavy handedness", as the media, NGOs and public was prevented from entering parliament gallery today.

From today's proceedings we can see that the Parliament is not proceeding according to rules. MP Moosa filling as Speaker is not exempt. Parliament is supposed to champion the rights of citizens. We cannot question the Ministers, make the Govenrment accountable. All this happens in the Parliament. I do not believe what the Speaker says. Whatever he's saying is to maintain his position. Today, the public must be allowed to witness the proceedings. They cannot be sent off like that.

MDP Parliamentary Group Leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (Ibu) says the session is progressing illegally. He said they were now deliberating on whether to participate in the vote.

He had questioned the voting system in the Parliament, adding that his computer system was not functioning. He added that there were specific voting methods in the Constitution.

ވޯޓު ނަގަންޖެހޭނެ އިލެކްޓްރޯނިކް ވޯޓިންއެއް ކަމަށް ގާނޫނުގައި ބުނެފައި ވަނީ، އެނޫން ގޮތަކަށް ނެގޭނީ ވޯޓިން ސިސްޓަމްގައި މައްސަލަ ޖެހިއްޖެ ނަމަ، ޤާނޫނުގައި ވަރަށް ސާފުކޮށް ބުނެފައިވޭ، އެކަމަކު މިއަދު މަޖްލިސްއަށް ވަނުމާއެކު މި ފެންނަނީ މަޖްލީހުގެ ޤަވައިދާ ޚިލާފަށް ކުރިއަށް ގެންދާތަން، އަޅުގަނޑު މަޖްލިސްއަށް ވަނީއްސުރެ އަޅުގަނޑުގެ މޭޒުގައި އިންނަ ސިސްޓަމް އެވަނީ މައްސަލަ ޖެހިފަ، އެއްވެސް މެންބަރެއްގެ ސިސްޓަމް ރަނގަޅުވާނެ ކަމަކަށް ނުބެލެވޭ

Debate on Parliament floor over the no confidence motion Parliament Speaker Abdullah Maseeh has concluded. Members only utilized around 43 minutes of the 90 minutes granted for debate. Voting will be held on the motion at 1330 hrs.

Support the motion. Today we hear of intimidation, but we are not afraid.

MP Anara Naeem's tweet reads as follows:  "delighted with the opportunity today to remedy the issues"

No facts to claims against Maseeh. Opposition will fall to a more desperate state after the vote.

MP Abdu Raheem: Support roll call. Have not seen a Speaker of such stature as that of Maseeh in the nation's history.

Will defeat Qasim even if he came to [my] Constituency. Maldivians want to keep Maseeh as Speaker.