News

74 parliamentarian seats endorsed by President secured

The preliminary results indicate the administration has secured 74 seats in the Parliament, including candidates endorsed by President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu.

The ruling party, People's National Congress (PNC) remarkably attained 66 seats in the incoming parliament, with it being the super majority. A total of 63 seats are required to secure a super majority in the parliament.

Furthermore, PNC successfully secured the majority of seats in highly populated atolls, encompassing constituencies that were not previously led by its coalition with Progress Party of Maldives (PPM). Therefore, constituencies previously led by Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) in Addu City and Male' City have been secured by PNC. All seats in Fuvahmulah City and Kulhudhuffushi constituencies were also secured by PNC, along with one seat in Thinadhoo City.

In addition to the 66 candidates who won under the Congress Party ticket, five independent candidates, endorsed by President Muizzu, also secured seats in the incoming parliament. With the inclusion of these five candidates, the total number of candidates backed by the President reaches 71.

In the parliamentary elections, members were elected for a total of 93 constituencies. PNC decided to support the leaders of the coalition parties by not contesting in their constituencies, including Jumhooree Party, Maldives National Party (MNP) and Maldives Development Alliance (MDA). Leaders endorsed by President Muizzu also successfully secured their seats.

According to the preliminary results, MDP, which holds the majority of seats in the 19th Parliament, has only won 12 seats.

The preliminary results show that 11 independent candidates have secured seats during the parliamentary elections, while the Adhaalath Party and The Democrats have not attained any seats.