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PNC secures significant victory in LGA board election
The People's National Congress (PNC) won two seats on the Local Government Authority (LGA) board, with candidate Ali Ahmed taking the councils' seat 314 votes to 227 over MDP's Ali Zafir, and Mariyam Zeena winning the Women's Development Committee presidents' contest 93 votes to 67 against MDP's Mariyam Neena. The result gives the party a greater role in island administration and decentralised governance.
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LGA opens complaints submission ahead of board elections
The Local Government Authority has set up an online complaints mechanism ahead of its board elections on Saturday, 31 October, with 807 eligible voters choosing representatives for two of three board seats. Kulhudhuffushi City Mayor Mohamed Athif has already won the city council seat unopposed, while voting will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with 19 ballot boxes across designated locations.
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Shifaz calls on Maldivians to prepare for the removal of this "treacherous" government
Opposition MDP former vice president Mohamed Shifaz, speaking at the party's Haruge rally, accused President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu's government of wasteful and unbudgeted spending, citing drones, the Ras Male' reclamation project and dollar reserves. He urged Maldivians to ready themselves for a change of government ahead of the Local Government Authority board election set for Saturday, October 31, 2026.
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MDP and PNC only parties contesting Thinadhoo by-election
The Elections Commission announced that the Maldivian Democratic Party and the People's National Congress are the only parties contesting the Thinadhoo Council president by-election, set for 28 November. The poll was triggered after the Local Government Authority declared former council president Shujau Ali's seat vacant following his switch of political party.
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