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In a major blow to President Mohamed Waheed ahead of the Presidential election in September, the Maldivian Parliament today overruled his veto on a crucial political bill requiring minimum membership of 10,000 people for recognition and participation in polls.

India's Elections Commission (ECI) and parliament are hosting respective delegations from the Maldives Elections Commission (ECM) and Majlis in an effort to ensure September's presidential elections are conducted in a free, fair and credible manner.

Ahmed Naif, Haveeru Online Ibrahim 'Ibra' Ismail (C) pictured during the ceremony to launch "Parliament Watch Report 2012" by Maldivian Democracy Network on Sunday. PHOTO/ MOHAMED WAHEED Maldives will never see stability until the day Parliament ...

Ahmed Abdullah Saeed, Haveeru Online Maafannu-north constituency MP Imthiyaz Fahmy pictured during a parliament session: The emergency motion over the presence of the Artur brothers was submitted to the Parliament by him. FILE PHOTO The infamous ...

Parliamentary Speaker Abdulla Shahid has today joined the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) days afterresigningfrom the government-aligned Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP). Followingongoingmedia speculation over the last week that the ...

The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has withdrawn no-confidence motions in parliament against Home Minister Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed and Defence Minister Colonel (Retired) Mohamed Nazim as well as a motion to remove MP Gasim Ibrahim from ...

The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)'s National Council has passed a motion calling on its parliamentary group to seek to abolish the existing Supreme Court bench and replace it with a new panel of judges, including foreign judges. The call was made ...

The head of the Maldives central bank, Fazeel Najeeb, has warned parliament that the country's gross state reserves will drop to US$310 million in two months due to outstanding debts. The statement by the governor of the Maldives Monetary Authority ...

A proposed blanket ban on the import of pork and alcohol would destroy the tourism industry of the Maldives beyond repair, Tourism Minister Ahmed Adheeb has told parliament's National Security Committee. Local media reports said Addeeb told the ...