Maldives’ main Opposition party to file impeachment motion against President Muizzu: Report
The main opposition party of Maldives Maldivian Democratic Party, which holds a majority in the Parliament, is set to file an impeachment motion against President Mohamed Muizzu, local media reported on Monday.
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu (AP/File)
An MDP MP told Sun.mv on Monday afternoon that the MDP along with Democrats have garnered enough signatures to file for an impeachment motion. The Opposition party is yet to submit it in the Parliament.
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This comes a day after violence erupted in the Maldives Parliament as government MPs from the pro-government parties People’s National Congress (PNC) and Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) disrupted proceedings and confronted the Speakers.
The clash broke out during a special session which was convened to seek parliamentary approval for the ministers in President Mohamed Muizzu’s cabinet. These included — Ahmed Usham, the attorney general; Mohamed Saeed, the economic minister; Dr. Ali Haidar, the housing minister; and Dr. Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed, the Islamic minister.
As per Sun.mv, the Maldives Parliament recently amended its standing orders in order to make it easier for MPs to submit an impeachment motion. The MDP and Democrats have a total of 56 MPs — 43 of the MDP and 13 of the Democrats.
Maldives’ Constitution and Parliament standing orders state that the President can be impeached with 56 votes.
On Sunday. PNC and PPM submitted a no-confidence motion against Speaker Mohamed Aslam and Deputy Speaker Ahmed Saleem — both of whom belong to MDP. A total of 23 lawmakers endorsed the motions.
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