Parliament rejects secret voting on no-confidence motions

The parliament has rejected the amendment proposed to the parliament procedures, to conduct secret voting on no-confidence motions submitted to the parliament against the president, vice president and ministers.

The report on the decision made by the relevant parliamentary committee to reject secret voting was passed at the parliament sitting held today with 42 votes in favour, five votes against, and one abstention.

The amendment to the parliament procedures to facilitate secret voting on no-confidence motions was earlier declared void by the Supreme Court. Subsequently, the relevant committee rejected the same amendment proposed by MDP member Nazim Rashad, and decided to reject secret voting.

The Supreme Court said in its ruling in relation to this matter, given on 14 June, that the amendment to the parliament procedures, to conduct secret voting on no-confidence motions submitted to the parliament against the president, vice president and ministers, was against the Constitution; and thereby declared it void.