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IPU interview with Reeko Moosa speaks about fallout with MDP

IPU interview: Reeko Moosa speaks about fallout with MDP

9 min read

The following is a transcript of the video: IPU TV: So very warm welcome to IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union) TV exclusively, I mean, IPU TV is going to launch from today and this is the first time on 136 assembly from Bangladesh. We are going to launch this IPU TV. So we have a very special […]

chaos in the Parliament

Vote unfair, government defeated

5 min read

The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 28th March 2017. By Fazeena Ahmed The following is a loose translation: When the time came to cast the vote of no confidence against Speaker of the Majlis Abdulla Maseeh, an issue emerged with the electronic voting system. Parliament majority PPM members felt the solution […]

Speaker of the Parliament Maseeh

March 27 2017: Prepping for the biggest ever political test

7 min read

The original Dhivehi article was published on the Mihaaru.com website on 24th March 2017. by Mohamed Yameen The following is a loose translation: The political sphere of the Maldives now lies upon the vote on one person. The motion to be tabled next Monday could be a vote that will change the Maldives’ entire political […]

Abdullah Maseeh Mohamed

Ousting Maseeh, what is the underlying plan?

6 min read

The original Dhivehi article was published on the avas.mv website on14th March 2017. by Moosa Rasheed. The following is a loose translation: To make Parliament Volatile There is no formula to winning the vote against Maseeh One reason is to make investors lose confidence Since the beginning of the first term of the Parliament this […]