Opposition leader and MDP Chairperson Fayyaz Ismail criticised the government's push for electoral reform, warning against using it to limit voters' voices and opposing the merger of presidential and parliamentary polls. The remarks come as President Mohamed Muizzu begins efforts to seek a constitutional amendment introducing a single presidential election round, though no amendment has yet been formally tabled.
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where votes are tallied in a day, the President-elect should be sworn in with a clear mandate from the majority of the voting population.
The staggering of presidential and parliamentary elections are a necessary feature of our constitution; to merge the two will limit the parliament's ability to serve as a check to the administration
merit in merging the presidential and local council elections.
allowing for better execution of developmental agendas.
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The remarks come as President Mohamed Muizzu begins efforts to seek a constitutional amendment to cancel the second round of the presidential election and implement a single round to elect the president, with the government citing economic considerations as the justification for the changes.
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