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28-558: In early 2023, the Elections Commission (EC) issued a decision to dissolve the DRP, as the party failed to maintain a minimum of 3,000 members as mandated by law. On 2 June 2005, the nation's 50-member parliament voted unanimously to allow and operate political parties in the Maldives. DRP subsequently submitted its registration on 21 July 2005 and was the second registered political party in

56-540: A determined leader, announced a logo contest open for all, to change the logo of the party. It was part of the re-branding and reforming of DRP. The logo to win the 1st place was “Rising Star” designed by Modern Arts. The logo was inspired from a verse of a poem by Muhammad Jameel Didi who was a famous poet and a political figure of the Maldives. According to the party's literature, the objectives of DRP are: Elections Commission (Maldives) The Elections Commission ( Dhivehi : އިލެކްޝަންސް ކޮމިޝަން , EC or ECM )

84-416: A five-year term. Before the ending of the duration for the existing Majlis, a general election is held to elect a new Majlis. Usually a new Majlis is elected thirty days prior to the expiration of the existing Majlis. Once elected, members begin their parliamentary responsibilities after taking the oath of office, stipulated in article 67 of the constitution. Members are guaranteed parliamentary immunity under

112-460: A year. The speaker has the authority to assign the dates for the commencing and closing of the Majlis sessions. For a Majlis session to commence, the meeting should be presided by the speaker or the deputy speaker. The quorum of the Majlis is 26 and this number is required to begin a session of the Majlis. If the quorum is not present, the speaker has to adjourn the session. Most Majlis meetings are open to

140-476: Is a commission set up to conduct, manage, supervise, and facilitate all elections and public referendums, to ensure the proper exercise of the right to vote , and to ensure that all elections and public referendums are conducted freely and fairly, without intimidation, aggression, undue influence or corruption and to prepare, maintain, and update electoral rolls, and to make all arrangements for holding elections and public referendums . The Elections Commission

168-560: Is decided here. Its working language is Dhivehi . Majlis is the Arabic word for a sitting room. It can also refer to a legislature , and is used in the names of legislative councils and assemblies in some states of the Islamic world . A council was set up by Sultan Muhammad Shamsuddeen III to draft the Constitution of the Maldives on 9 March 1931. The council completed and implemented

196-414: Is proposed to the bill, the members votes for the amendment first. When the amendments are passed the members vote on to decide the fate of the bill. Once the bill is passed, it is sent to the president within seven days for presidential assent. The president should give his decree on the bill within thirty days or return it to the Majlis for further consideration or consideration of any amendments proposed by

224-498: Is the unicameral legislative body of Maldives . It has the authority to enact, amend and revise laws, as outlined in the Constitution of the Maldives . It is composed of 93 members as of 2024. Each year on the first Monday or Thursday of February, the Majlis is opened by the President of the Maldives . During the opening ceremony, the president outlines his policies and achievements in his presidential term. The annual state budget

252-831: The 2008 presidential elections , the parliamentary elections of 2009 and the local council elections of 2011 which had the largest number of candidates taking part to date. The election processes were carried out according to the international standard accepted by the international community. People%E2%80%99s Majlis Minority (12) Others (6) Vice President of the Maldives Hussain Mohamed Latheef People's Majlis Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla Deputy Speaker Ahmed Nazim Presidential elections Parliamentary Elections Referendums Others Minister Moosa Zameer The People's Majlis ( Dhivehi : ރައްޔިތުންގެ މަޖިލިސް , romanized :  Rayyithunge Majilis )

280-544: The Second Republic of Maldives . At the first multi-party parliamentary elections in the Maldives on 9 May 2009, the DRP won 36% of the seats (28 out of 77 seats) in the parliament, becoming the party to win the most seats. However, DRP gained the second most votes with 27.5% of the votes (39,399 votes) compared with the 35.3% of votes (50,562 votes) gained by the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). In 2011,

308-464: The constitution and it was publicly torn up. Since then the constitution of the Maldives has been revised a number of times. During the era of First Republic of the Maldives from 1953 to 1954, there was a bicameral legislature which included Senate of the Maldives . The Republican constitution was abolished in January 1954 and unicameral legislature was restored. The present parliamentary building of

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336-465: The Majlis. The speaker is next in line to be the acting president in case of a vacancy in the president's position, until a new council to govern the state is elected. A deputy speaker is also chosen to assist the speaker of the Majlis and to run the Majlis, when the Speaker is absent or is not fit to fulfill the responsibilities of the Speaker. The sittings of the Majlis are divided into three sessions

364-572: The People's Majlis was inaugurated on 1 August 1998, with the presence of Pakistan's then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif . The building was built with the assistance of the Pakistani government , who provided a grant of Rs. 45 million ($ 4.25 million) for its construction. In 2003 after the death of a prison inmate, some rioters set fire to the Parliament building. In 2024, a group of politicians, including

392-433: The bill during the debate. The members also have the right to send the bill to any of the related committee for further research and deliberation. If the bill is sent to the committees then there won't be any further debate or voting on the bill, until the committee presents its final findings about the bill. Once the committee stage is over, members cast their votes to decide whether the bill will pass or not. If an amendment

420-429: The constitution on 22 December 1932. This constitution was the basis for the formation, of the first ever Majlis of the Maldives. The meetings of this Majlis were held in the “Hakura Ganduvaru”. The first president or the speaker of the Majlis was Al Ameer Mohammed Farid Didi . Maldives was then ruled by a sultan and the advent of the new constitution was seen as a threat to the sultanate. Thus, mobs were instigated against

448-520: The constitution. Before the 2019 elections , the seat count was increased by two (to 87) after two districts in Male’ were split. In the 2024 parliamentary election which was conducted on 21 April 2024 included 93 constituencies: A speaker is elected among the Members. The speaker chairs the meetings of the Majlis, is responsible for maintaining order in the chamber and supervises the administrative affairs of

476-483: The deputy speaker or a person appointed by the speaker. The Majlis decides the number of members to assign to each committee. The secretariat of the Majlis was established in 1971. Since then it has been the responsibility of the Secretariat to oversee and facilitate the smooth running of the Majlis. Secretariat supports the Majlis with legislative works, manages the administrative affairs and provides technical support to

504-686: The establishment of the Elections Commission, all elections were conducted by the Commissioner of Elections office which functioned under the Ministry of Home Affairs , and later under The President's Office and the Commissioner was appointed by the President. Since its inception, the Elections Commission of Maldives has successfully carried out an independent, transparent, free and fair elections devoid of outside influences with multiple candidates with

532-505: The first leader of the party, former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom removed himself from the party amid contentious conflicts of interest within the party and political competitiveness. He formed a new political party called the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) . It was a point where DRP had a huge debt following the defeat in the 2008 Presidential Elections with Ahmed Thasmeen Ali as the running mate of Gayyoom. Once Gayyoom left,

560-433: The members of the Majlis. A secretary general is appointed to run the Majlis secretariat. The general supervises the Majlis secretariat. Legislative proposals are introduced to the Majlis as bills. The government or the members present the bills to the Majlis floor. Once the bill is presented, the committee stage begins and the members debate on the provisions of the bill. Members may also propose amendments or propose to pass

588-449: The parliament in other liberal democracies. Two members are elected from each administrative atoll under the present constitution. Another two members are elected from the capital Malé . The president appoints 8 members to the Majlis. In the past the Majlis was fully controlled by the ruling regime but it has changed since the adoption of constitutional reforms in 2008 and the first multi party election in 2009. The members are elected for

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616-524: The party was in ICU at the moment, as audited and unaudited debt of the party would round up to a figure as big as 10 Million Rufiyaa. The then leader of DRP was Abdulla Jabir. He became the leader of the Party on 18 November 2013, after receiving a majority of the votes at the 142nd council meeting. After Jabir was elected leader, Nasheed became the deputy leader. Soon after taking up the leadership, Mohamed Nasheed, as

644-410: The party was led by Ahmed Thasmeen Ali who had to face the inherited debt of Rf.  32,000,000. This was the biggest challenge for him as the leader of the party. Following the defeat in the first round of Presidential Elections 2013 , Thasmeen Ali being the running mate of former president Dr. Waheed , DRP decided to support MDP in the second round of the elections, disappointing a lot of members of

672-453: The party. MDP was defeated in the second round by PPM. Ahmed Thasmeen Ali then decided to join MDP, leaving DRP in the hands of the current leader Mohamed Nasheed (Colonel) , who courageously took up the place of duty, when two leaders on two occasions, had left the party to perish. Taking up the leadership, Mohamed Nasheed promised reform and recovery in many aspects of the party. He had stated that

700-448: The president, started a fight. The president was later taken to hospital. The constitution of the Maldives was re-written in 2008, and the composition, electorates and powers of the Majlis changed drastically. For example, after the change, Majlis had 85 seats, one from each electorate, has an elected speaker from among members, has substantially expanded powers, has been elected in multi-party elections since 2009 and generally resembles

728-400: The public. There are two types of committees in the Majlis. They are the standing committees and the selected committees. There are eleven standing committees in the Majlis, which is responsible for proposing amendments to bills or matters presented to Majlis floor, researching of the proposed bills or matters presented to the Majlis. Members are elected for a period of two and a half years for

756-402: The standing committees. The responsibility of the standing committees varies, depending on its purpose. Unlike the standing committees, the selected committees are temporary and it's dissolved, once the selected purpose is over. Usually selected committees are made to investigate or research matters related to a present circumstance or an incident. All the committees are chaired by the speaker or

784-516: Was established on 7 August 2008 in accordance with the Constitution of the Maldives as an independent and impartial institution to conduct and supervise all state elections and public referendums as well as to monitor the regulatory framework pertaining to the functioning of political parties . Under the Elections Commission Act (2008) 5 members are appointed by the president for a 5-year term with approval by People’s Majlis . Prior to

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