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Mariya Didi Calls for Staggered Parliamentary Elections to Restore Checks on Presidency
Former defence minister Mariya Ahmed Didi called for a constitutional amendment to stagger parliamentary elections, arguing that the current synchronized cycle lets a sitting president concentrate power and weakens Parliament's oversight. She proposed electing half the seats for two-and-a-half-year terms mid-way through a presidential term, with the other half elected alongside the presidential election for full five-year terms.
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Despite this regularity, we now find ourselves in an unprecedented situation where Parliament is effectively paralyzed, its oversight role weakened by constitutional amendments introduced by the Muizzu administration
At the heart of the problem is the complete synchronization of parliamentary and presidential elections, which allows a sitting president—once elected—to consolidate power and neutralise parliamentary oversight for the duration of their te…
This model introduces continuous democratic accountability and ensures that no president governs with an unchecked Parliament for five uninterrupted years
I hope we can begin lobbying around this proposal, build public consensus, and work collectively to ensure that our constitutional system truly serves the nation and its people
