MDP Hits Another Roadblock in Removing Nasheed as Speaker
The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) faces another setback in removing Speaker Mohamed Nasheed after cancellation of a parliamentary sitting for the no-confidence motion due to the illness of Deputy Speaker Eva Abdulla. MDP MPs expressed frustration and are considering taking the matter to the Supreme Court. The MDP contends that parliamentary rules limit constitutional rights and that the procedural rules allow an alternate to preside. Both Speaker and Deputy Speaker belong to The Democrats. MDP says no other parliamentary business, including the presidential inauguration, will proceed until the no-confidence motion is addressed.
The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) faces another setback in removing Speaker Mohamed Nasheed after cancellation of a parliamentary sitting for the no-confidence motion due to the illness of Deputy Speaker Eva Abdulla. MDP MPs expressed frustration and are considering taking the matter to the Supreme Court. The MDP contends that parliamentary rules limit constitutional rights and that the procedural rules allow an alternate to preside. Both Speaker and Deputy Speaker belong to The Democrats. MDP says no other parliamentary business, including the presidential inauguration, will proceed until the no-confidence motion is addressed.
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The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) faces another setback in removing Speaker Mohamed Nasheed after cancellation of a parliamentary sitting for the no-confidence motion due to the illness of Deputy Speaker Eva Abdulla. MDP MPs expressed frustration and are considering taking the matter to the Supreme Court. The MDP contends that parliamentary rules limit constitutional rights and that the procedural rules allow an alternate to preside. Both Speaker and Deputy Speaker belong to The Democrats. MDP says no other parliamentary business, including the presidential inauguration, will proceed until the no-confidence motion is addressed.
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