Parliament greenlights PNC’s Shakeel for EC

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The Parliament on Tuesday approved Mohamed Shakeel, the managing director of Maldives Hajj Corporation and member of the ruling People’s National Congress (PNC)’s senate, for appointment as a member of the Elections Commission (EC). Shakeel secured the backing of the Parliament with a majority vote of 51-7 on Tuesday morning. A seat at the EC got vacated after the commission’s chairperson Mohamed