Sodiq takes oath of office, bringing MDP’s parliamentary strength to 13!

Abdullah Sodiq, the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) candidate who won the North Hithadhoo constituency by-election, was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on Monday. Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla presided over the ceremony. Sodiq's victory increases MDP's parliamentary strength to 13. He secured 1,375 votes, defeating Ahmed Saeed (Soda) of the ruling People's National Congress (PNC), who received 1,313 votes. The seat became vacant after a Supreme Court ruling on April 12 declared former MP Mohamed Sinan ineligible due to an outstanding judgment debt of 5 million Rufiyaa from the Maldives Islamic Bank.

Abdullah Sodiq, the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) candidate who won the North Hithadhoo constituency by-election, was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on Monday. Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla presided over the ceremony. Sodiq's victory increases MDP's parliamentary strength to 13. He secured 1,375 votes, defeating Ahmed Saeed (Soda) of the ruling People's National Congress (PNC), who received 1,313 votes. The seat became vacant after a Supreme Court ruling on April 12 declared former MP Mohamed Sinan ineligible due to an outstanding judgment debt of 5 million Rufiyaa from the Maldives Islamic Bank.

Abdullah Sodiq, the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) candidate who won the North Hithadhoo constituency by-election, was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on Monday. Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla presided over the ceremony. Sodiq's victory increases MDP's parliamentary strength to 13. He secured 1,375 votes, defeating Ahmed Saeed (Soda) of the ruling People's National Congress (PNC), who received 1,313 votes. The seat became vacant after a Supreme Court ruling on April 12 declared former MP Mohamed Sinan ineligible due to an outstanding judgment debt of 5 million Rufiyaa from the Maldives Islamic Bank.

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