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Govt wishes to hold referendum vote along with Local Council Election to combine two elections
The Maldives government says it wants the referendum on merging the presidential and parliamentary elections to be held alongside the Local Council Election, which the Elections Commission has set for 4 April, to cut costs. A bill to amend the Constitution and hold both elections simultaneously was put on Parliament's agenda during an extraordinary session, though a decision may only come when Parliament reconvenes in February.
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Sun 4 JanFormer President Abdulla Yameen and former MDP Chairperson Fayyaz Ismail expressed that they are against the merging.4 Janonly The EditionFormer President Abdulla Yameen and former MDP Chairperson Fayyaz Ismail, who is working to win the MDP ticket for the Presidential Election, have expressed that they are against the merging last night.
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Mon 5 JanThe bill seeking to merge the two elections was put on the agenda of Parliament during an extraordinary session held while Parliament was i…5 Janonly The EditionCriticism has been floating around with the bill to Parliament seeking to merge the two elections having been put on the agenda today after an extraordinary session was held while Parliament was in recess.
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Sat 4 AprThe Election's Commission decided that the Local Council Election will be held.4th Aprilonly The EditionnewestThe Election's Commission (EC) has decided that the Local Council Election will be held on 4th April.
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Who said what
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And so, the government wishes to hold the referendum vote along with the Local Council Election. This will lighten the expenditure on the referendum vote substantially
What is important to the government is to decrease expenditure. Next is the timeframe of the act of the referendum vote. If that timeframe cannot be reached, then the process needs to start now. The priority is to reduce expenditure
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MVR 120 millionclaimed savings from holding two elections togetherThe EditionSpeaking at a PNC meeting, he said the move would save MVR 120 million from the national budget.
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at least 45 daysminimum period between referendum request and voteThe EditionThe act states that there should be at least 45 days and 90 days at the most between the request to hold a referendum vote and the vote itself.
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90 days at the mostmaximum period between referendum request and voteThe EditionThe act states that there should be at least 45 days and 90 days at the most between the request to hold a referendum vote and the vote itself.
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The timeframe of the referendum vote began being observed.last SeptemberThe EditionThe official went on to say that the next legal obstacle is the timeframe of the referendum vote which began being observed last September.
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Parliament reconvenes, when a decision on the bill may be made.FebruaryThe EditionThe Attorney General's office official said that even though the merging of elections was put on the agenda during today's Parliamentary hearing, a decision may only be made when Parliament reconvenes in February.
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