Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Aslam said in an interview with local media outlet Adhadhu that President Mohamed Muizzu lacks political experience in his administration's first four months, citing appointments and People's National Congress ticket decisions. Aslam also said vote buying and selling has become so common that it no longer feels like a crime, with no candidate charged.
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Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Aslam said in an interview with local media outlet Adhadhu on Friday.
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I would describe President Muizzu as having a little less political experience. He will start getting that experience. I hope it will be better. However, some things are being done in ways that should not be done.
For example, things are going on within the party, tickets are given, tickets are taken away, and support for the person who is not given the ticket. Many things like that.
Now it’s more open, just [saying] ID cards are here. We have X number of votes at home. It’s okay with the children, it’s okay with the parents, I am not talking about one instance mind you, even though it might seem rare, you see it.
A school principal will say we can vote if you give us something, a teacher may say we can vote if we do something for the school.
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