Two Malé City Council members, Mariyam Reehan Nazim and Aishath Nizlee Rasheed, declared allegiance to the ruling PNC at the mayoral candidate's manifesto launch, bringing the ruling coalition's council seats to ten. The defections follow thirteen parliamentarians leaving the MDP for the PNC a week earlier, raising PNC's parliament representation to 15 and cutting MDP's from 56 to 43.
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elevating them to the status of the minority party with a total representation of 15 MPs
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concurrently reducing the MDP’s representation from 56 to 43 members
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concurrently reducing the MDP’s representation from 56 to 43 members
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Nazim and Rasheed submitted their membership forms to the party leader, President Mohamed Muizzu, thereby formalising their transition to the ruling party.
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