Over 900 candidates apply for Council Election

Elections Commission has announced that more than 900 candidates applied for the Local Council Election by the deadline on December 1.

Member of EC, Ahmed Akram spoke to “Sun” this Tuesday and said that the commission was in the process of reviewing the over 900 applications submitted to EC by December 1.

Akram also said that the commission had not decided on re-opening the application process.

Civil Court has ordered that the Local Council Election – scheduled to be held on January 14 – be postponed two more months. A decision that EC has appealed with the High Court.

The postponement came after ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) requested that the election be postponed as loss of important documents rendered them unable to hold a primary to select candidates for the election.