Yameen asks EC to delay parliamentary polls to post Ramadan

Former President Abdulla Yameen asked the Election Commission (EC) to postpone the March 17 parliamentary elections, which fall on the seventh day of Ramadan, to after Ramadan, citing concerns about low voter turnout. Yameen's team, including former Technology Minister Maleeh Jamal, met with the EC to request the delay. The MDP had previously made a similar request. The EC cited administrative obstacles to holding elections after Ramadan, including school examination periods and public holidays in the last ten days of Ramadan. Yameen also requested that his newly formed People's National Front (PNF) be allowed to contest the elections despite delays in membership form submission due to his ongoing trial.

Former President Abdulla Yameen asked the Election Commission (EC) to postpone the March 17 parliamentary elections, which fall on the seventh day of Ramadan, to after Ramadan, citing concerns about low voter turnout. Yameen's team, including former Technology Minister Maleeh Jamal, met with the EC to request the delay. The MDP had previously made a similar request. The EC cited administrative obstacles to holding elections after Ramadan, including school examination periods and public holidays in the last ten days of Ramadan. Yameen also requested that his newly formed People's National Front (PNF) be allowed to contest the elections despite delays in membership form submission due to his ongoing trial.

Former President Abdulla Yameen asked the Election Commission (EC) to postpone the March 17 parliamentary elections, which fall on the seventh day of Ramadan, to after Ramadan, citing concerns about low voter turnout. Yameen's team, including former Technology Minister Maleeh Jamal, met with the EC to request the delay. The MDP had previously made a similar request. The EC cited administrative obstacles to holding elections after Ramadan, including school examination periods and public holidays in the last ten days of Ramadan. Yameen also requested that his newly formed People's National Front (PNF) be allowed to contest the elections despite delays in membership form submission due to his ongoing trial.

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