Parliament rejects amendment to limit MPs

4 months ago

The Parliament, on Monday, rejected a constitutional amendment submitted by Hulhudhoo MP Ilyas Labeeb to cap the number of MPs at the legislative body at 76. The amendment was called to vote on Monday. However, it failed to pass, with a majority vote of 38-12 against it. The Democrats, the party to which Ilyas belongs to, had wanted the number of Parliament seats