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Waheed Secures MDP Interim Chair as Fayyaz Bloc Tops Three Rival Factions

A Maldivian Democratic Party report shows former Dhidhdhoo MP Abdulla Waheed secured the interim chairperson position with 49 supporting votes against a 48-vote minimum threshold, with the Fayyaz Ismail-aligned group outperforming factions linked to Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Abdulla Shahid and the Parliamentary Group. The National Assembly meeting collapsed during the vote count after members of the opposing factions walked out.

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What happened

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  1. Fri 28 Nov
    The National Assembly meeting collapsed during the vote count as members of the opposing factions began walking out. Friday night's National Assembly meeting only Maldives Republic Vice-chairperson Ibrahim Waheed sent the report to Shahid after Friday night's National Assembly meeting collapsed. Order broke down during the vote count, and members from the opposing factions began walking out.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

How the reporting differs

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Figures in these reports

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  • 97 members members who attended the session Maldives Republic According to the report, 97 members attended the session.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  • 95 voters eligible voters after one member left before the vote Maldives Republic One member left before the vote, and Waheed chaired the meeting. This left 95 eligible voters.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  • 48 votes minimum threshold for approval Maldives Republic With 95 eligible voters, 48 meets the minimum threshold for approval.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  • 15 to 20 votes votes expected for the Fayyaz-aligned group Maldives Republic They had expected the Fayyaz-aligned group to hold about 15 to 20 votes.

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  • Abdulla Waheed was confirmed as MDP interim chairperson with the minimum number of required votes. Maldives Republic A detailed Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) report shows that former Dhidhdhoo MP Abdulla Waheed secured the interim chairperson position with the minimum number of required votes.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  • Fayyaz Ismail resigned as MDP chair about a week before the vote. about a week after Fayyaz Ismail resigned as MDP chair Maldives Republic The vote took place about a week after Fayyaz Ismail resigned as MDP chair.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

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