Only 13 MPs Show Up in Parliament, Sitting Cancelled
Monday's parliament sitting was cancelled due to low attendance, with only 13 MPs present out of 87, falling short of the quorum of 22. The final session of 2023 has been marred by no-confidence motions against the speaker and deputy speaker. The sitting was meant to realign committees and set debate times. Fourteen MPs have crossed party lines to join Speaker Mohamed Nasheed's newly formed The Democrats party, but only three applied to update affiliation, and two have officially re-joined the MDP. The parliamentary secretariat lodged complaints with police to investigate bribery allegations involving MPs crossing party lines.
Monday's parliament sitting was cancelled due to low attendance, with only 13 MPs present out of 87, falling short of the quorum of 22. The final session of 2023 has been marred by no-confidence motions against the speaker and deputy speaker. The sitting was meant to realign committees and set debate times. Fourteen MPs have crossed party lines to join Speaker Mohamed Nasheed's newly formed The Democrats party, but only three applied to update affiliation, and two have officially re-joined the MDP. The parliamentary secretariat lodged complaints with police to investigate bribery allegations involving MPs crossing party lines.
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Monday's parliament sitting was cancelled due to low attendance, with only 13 MPs present out of 87, falling short of the quorum of 22. The final session of 2023 has been marred by no-confidence motions against the speaker and deputy speaker. The sitting was meant to realign committees and set debate times. Fourteen MPs have crossed party lines to join Speaker Mohamed Nasheed's newly formed The Democrats party, but only three applied to update affiliation, and two have officially re-joined the MDP. The parliamentary secretariat lodged complaints with police to investigate bribery allegations involving MPs crossing party lines.
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