The Democrats' spokesperson Imthiyaz Fahumy said constitutional amendments passed on the 20th of the month concentrate power in President Mohamed Muizzu and make a no-confidence vote against him impossible. Former MP Ali Hussain has filed a Supreme Court petition seeking to quash the changes, with the MDP and The Democrats seeking to join the action.
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Former MP and spokesperson for The Democrats, Imthiyaz Fahumy, speaks at a party rally in Malé on Wednesday night, 27 November 2024.
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The Constitution is being turned inside out. There is no way to take a no-confidence vote on the President [now]. The [proper] process, and the Constitution, is being obliterated
He has broken that [tenet] with the [most recent] amendment to the Constitution. This is not something we the Democrats nor the citizens of the Maldives will accept
Hopefully, the power of the people of the Maldives will be restored to them
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Around 10 MPs who, while contesting as independents, won seats in the 20th Session of Parliament signed up to the President's PNC party even before being sworn in.
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While the amendments which were passed on the 20th of this month were undertaken within an extremely truncated timeline, former MP Ali Hussain filed a petition at the Supreme Court seeking to quash the changes
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former MP Ali Hussain filed a petition at the Supreme Court seeking to quash the changes — the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and the Democrats are seeking to join the action that is set to be adjudicated by the apex court.
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