Parliament Allocates Two Hours for Motion to Oust Nasheed as Speaker

Parliament allocated two hours for a no-confidence motion against Speaker Mohamed Nasheed, with 30 minutes for his response. The proposal by MP Mohamed Shahid passed the General Purpose Committee 4-2, opposed by The Democrats. This is the MDP's second attempt to remove Nasheed; the first was withdrawn when President Solih sought support from The Democrats for the presidential runoff. Nasheed argued the motion cannot be reintroduced under Article 89(c), but experts said no-confidence motions differ from bills, and the secretariat accepted the motion.

Parliament allocated two hours for a no-confidence motion against Speaker Mohamed Nasheed, with 30 minutes for his response. The proposal by MP Mohamed Shahid passed the General Purpose Committee 4-2, opposed by The Democrats. This is the MDP's second attempt to remove Nasheed; the first was withdrawn when President Solih sought support from The Democrats for the presidential runoff. Nasheed argued the motion cannot be reintroduced under Article 89(c), but experts said no-confidence motions differ from bills, and the secretariat accepted the motion.

Parliament allocated two hours for a no-confidence motion against Speaker Mohamed Nasheed, with 30 minutes for his response. The proposal by MP Mohamed Shahid passed the General Purpose Committee 4-2, opposed by The Democrats. This is the MDP's second attempt to remove Nasheed; the first was withdrawn when President Solih sought support from The Democrats for the presidential runoff. Nasheed argued the motion cannot be reintroduced under Article 89(c), but experts said no-confidence motions differ from bills, and the secretariat accepted the motion.

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