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Several Former Legislators Secure Nominations in Ruling Coalition Primaries

Voters in the PPM-PNC ruling coalition's parliamentary primaries on Saturday favoured experienced former legislators, with 283 candidates contesting 73 constituencies and 71,597 members eligible to vote. Several former MPs won party tickets while notable candidates including Dunya Maumoon, Anara Naeem and Mohamed Waheed Ibrahim lost, amid internal tensions over electoral roll discrepancies and candidate disqualifications.

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  1. Sat 27 Jan
    The PPM-PNC coalition held parliamentary primaries in which several former legislators secured party tickets. Saturday only Maldives Republic Voters from the ruling coalition of the People’s National Congress (PNC) and the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) favoured experience over youth in Saturday’s primaries, handing party tickets to several former legislators for the upcoming parliamentary elections.

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  • 283 candidates candidates contesting primaries Maldives Republic The PPM-PNC coalition’s parliamentary primaries witnessed the participation of 283 candidates contesting for 73 constituencies.

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    Earlier reports gave 283 candidates 27 Jan, 23:24 Maldives Republic

  • 73 constituencies constituencies contested Maldives Republic The PPM-PNC coalition’s parliamentary primaries witnessed the participation of 283 candidates contesting for 73 constituencies.

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  • 71,597 members members eligible to vote Maldives Republic The coalition reported that 71,597 members were eligible to vote in the primaries.

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