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MDP to Establish Think Tank, Academy and Commercial Venture to Strengthen Party

The Maldivian Democratic Party's National Council decided at a meeting on Wednesday to establish a think tank and an academy to train politicians, and to look at incorporating a business to raise funds for party activities. MDP Chairperson Fayyaz Ismail said the think tank will conduct technical research to shape party policies, and the party will hold conferences across the country starting with one at Kulhudhuffushi City.

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  1. Thu 12 Sep
    The MDP will hold its first of several conferences across the country, hosting council members from Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu and Shaviyani ato…Kulhudhuffushi on 12 September only Maldives Republic The MDP will also hold several conferences across the country, with the first to be held on 12 September at Kulhudhuffushi City, the party said — the Kulhudhuffushi conference will host council members representing Haa Alifu (HA.), Haa Dhaalu (HDh.), and Shaviyani (Sh.) atolls.

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  • Our [party] constitution mentions a think tank within the standing committees. However, we are now choosing to form a think tank as a separate entity registered by the MDP

    Fayyaz Ismail Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

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