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MDP Gears Up for Parliamentary Primaries, Intends to Contest All 93 Seats in Parliamentary Polls

The Maldivian Democratic Party is in the final stages of preparing for its parliamentary primaries on Saturday, with 149 candidates competing across 40 constituencies. The party reaffirmed its intention to field candidates for all 93 seats in the parliamentary election scheduled for 17 March, with 48 candidates already holding uncontested party tickets.

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    Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held. 17 March only Maldives Republic To date, 48 candidates have secured uncontested party tickets for the parliamentary elections scheduled for 17 March.

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  • 149 candidates candidates competing in primaries Maldives Republic The primaries will see 149 candidates competing for votes across 40 constituencies.

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  • 93 seats seats MDP intends to contest Maldives Republic The MDP reaffirmed its intention to field candidates for all 93 seats in the upcoming parliamentary election.

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  • 48 candidates candidates with uncontested party tickets Maldives Republic To date, 48 candidates have secured uncontested party tickets for the parliamentary elections scheduled for 17 March.

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  • 27 ballot boxes ballot boxes in Malé City Maldives Republic voting will take place across 95 islands and Malé City, where 27 ballot boxes will be placed

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  • 122 ballot boxes ballot boxes nationwide Maldives Republic In total, 122 ballot boxes will be placed nationwide.

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  • 25,325 party members eligible party members to vote in primaries Maldives Republic According to the party, 25,325 party members are eligible to cast their votes in the primaries for the 40 open constituencies.

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