MDP Opts Out of Fielding Candidates in Four Constituencies in Parliamentary Elections

The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has announced it will not field candidates in four constituencies for the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled after Ramadan: Felidhoo, Nilandhoo, North Fuvahmulah, and Guraidhoo in Thaa Atoll. MDP Deputy Chairperson Ibrahim Waheed confirmed the decision and stated that the party may endorse other candidates in these constituencies. The MDP submitted nomination papers for only 89 candidates to the Elections Commission of Maldives, contrary to an earlier plan to contest all 93 seats. The party did not hold primaries in 14 constituencies but later awarded tickets to 10 of them. In the 2019 parliamentary elections, MDP won a supermajority with 65 out of 87 seats, a record for the highest number of seats won by a single party.

The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has announced it will not field candidates in four constituencies for the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled after Ramadan: Felidhoo, Nilandhoo, North Fuvahmulah, and Guraidhoo in Thaa Atoll. MDP Deputy Chairperson Ibrahim Waheed confirmed the decision and stated that the party may endorse other candidates in these constituencies. The MDP submitted nomination papers for only 89 candidates to the Elections Commission of Maldives, contrary to an earlier plan to contest all 93 seats. The party did not hold primaries in 14 constituencies but later awarded tickets to 10 of them. In the 2019 parliamentary elections, MDP won a supermajority with 65 out of 87 seats, a record for the highest number of seats won by a single party.

The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has announced it will not field candidates in four constituencies for the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled after Ramadan: Felidhoo, Nilandhoo, North Fuvahmulah, and Guraidhoo in Thaa Atoll. MDP Deputy Chairperson Ibrahim Waheed confirmed the decision and stated that the party may endorse other candidates in these constituencies. The MDP submitted nomination papers for only 89 candidates to the Elections Commission of Maldives, contrary to an earlier plan to contest all 93 seats. The party did not hold primaries in 14 constituencies but later awarded tickets to 10 of them. In the 2019 parliamentary elections, MDP won a supermajority with 65 out of 87 seats, a record for the highest number of seats won by a single party.

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