Sinan drops out of race to reclaim lost Parliament seat despite winning PNC ticket

Mohamed Sinan has decided to drop out of the race to reclaim the Parliament seat he lost earlier in April, despite winning the ruling People’s National Congress (PNC)’s primary by a landslide.

Sinan was elected to the North Hithadhoo seat in 2024, after beating Mohamed Aslam – a politician from the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) who had held the seat for 20 years.

But he lost the seat on April 5, after losing a Supreme Court case filed over a declared debt.

He successfully contested the PNC primary to enter by-election on behalf of the ruling party and reclaim the seat.

But in a post on X on Wednesday, Sinan announced that he has decided against contesting the by-election.

Sinan said that he had engaged in extensive discussions with a large number constituents over the last three days, and decided that the best chance for PNC to win the by-election is for him to step back and make way for a fresh face.

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ނިމިދިޔަ ޕާޓީގެ އެތެރޭގެ ޕްރައިމަރީގައި އަޅުގަނޑަށް ތާއީދުކޮށް ވޯޓްދެއްވި ޕާޓީގެ ލޮބުވެތި މެމްބަރުންނަށް ނުހަނު ލޯތްބާއެކު ޝުކުރުދަންނަވަމެވެ.އަދި ޕާޓީގެ ޕްރައިމަރީ އިންސާފުވެރިކަމާއެކު އޮމާންކަންމަތީ ނިމިގެންގޮސް އަޅުގަނޑުގެ ކާމިޔާބަށް ޕާޓީގެ ރައީސާއި ލީޑަރޝިޕުން ވިދާޅުވި… pic.twitter.com/sQkxoqi2sX

— Mohamed Sinan (@deepsinaa) April 29, 2026

He said that despite the decision to bow out of the race, he will be providing his full support to the party’s candidate in the by-election.

Sinan had won the PNC primary on Saturday by beating his rival, Ahmed Saeed (Soda), with a vote of 226-187.

Sinan included a photo of himself shaking hands with Ahmed Saeed in his X post.

The by-election is scheduled for June 6.