A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
MDP PG’s leader (R) Ibu and JP’s Deputy Leader Riyaz in Monday’s new conference Main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party’s (MDP) parliamentary group leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih declared that there were no proposals from the joint opposition parties yet that they could not agree on, in a press conference held at Jumhoory Party’s main hub late Monday. […]
Maradhoo MP Ibrahim Shareef of MDP speaks at the parliamentary budget review committee meeting. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Opposition lawmakers boycotted the parliamentary budget review committee’s meeting on Monday after their allocated debate times were curtailed by parliamentarians of the ruling party. The agenda for Monday’s meeting of the budget review committee was to debate on […]
Maamigili MP Qasim Ibrahim carried out from the Criminal Court on a stretcher to the ambulance after he fainted during his hearing. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The Maldives’ ever-so-controversial political arena saw an exceptionally ‘dramatic’ two days this past weekend. Thursday evening, opposition Jumhoory Party (JP) leader and former Maamigili MP Qasim Ibrahim collapsed in the […]
MDP PG leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (L) and Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon at an opposition press conference. Main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)’s parliamentary group leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon will take the helm of the parliament as the speaker and deputy speaker respectively after the joint opposition succeeds in impeaching […]
Composite image of the opposition lawmakers currently facing criminal trials. IMAGE/MIHAARU The Criminal Court on Thursday commenced trial proceedings of 12 opposition lawmakers over trespassing on parliament premises, issuing the official notice of the trial to the MPs. The opposition lawmakers are being charged with obstructing law enforcement officers for pushing past security barricades and […]
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 […]