Social Contract With Public Frowns on MP Defections: President Muizzu

President Mohamed Muizzu stated in a televised interview that he supports the anti-defection bill proposed by the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), even though 13 MDP MPs defected to his People's National Congress (PNC). He emphasized that MPs should remain with the party that got them elected, calling it a social contract. Parliament has accepted the bill and sent it to a select committee for review. The bill would cause MPs to lose their seats if they resign from their party, register with another, or if independents affiliate with a party after election, and introduces a recall vote mechanism.

President Mohamed Muizzu stated in a televised interview that he supports the anti-defection bill proposed by the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), even though 13 MDP MPs defected to his People's National Congress (PNC). He emphasized that MPs should remain with the party that got them elected, calling it a social contract. Parliament has accepted the bill and sent it to a select committee for review. The bill would cause MPs to lose their seats if they resign from their party, register with another, or if independents affiliate with a party after election, and introduces a recall vote mechanism.

President Mohamed Muizzu stated in a televised interview that he supports the anti-defection bill proposed by the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), even though 13 MDP MPs defected to his People's National Congress (PNC). He emphasized that MPs should remain with the party that got them elected, calling it a social contract. Parliament has accepted the bill and sent it to a select committee for review. The bill would cause MPs to lose their seats if they resign from their party, register with another, or if independents affiliate with a party after election, and introduces a recall vote mechanism.

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