Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), and Maldives National Party (MNP) have announced their candidates for the by-election of the parliamentary seat for Komandoo constituency.
Elections Commission of the Maldives (ECM) opened candidacy for the by-election of Komandoo constituency following the passing of the late Parliamentarian Hussain Waheed on December 13. The late parliamentarian had been representing the constituency in the parliament from MDP.
Earlier this week, MDP revealed only one candidate, Mohamed Rashid, had applied to contest in the party's primary for the by-election. As a result, MDP announced Rashid has secured the party's ticket for the by-election.
Meanwhile, PPM announced Moosa Fathuhee Adam will contest for the seat from the opposition party. Fathuhee had also secured the ticket after being the only candidate for PPM's primary.
MNP also announced only one candidate, Abdul Hannan Idris, applied to contest for the party's primary. As a result, he has been announced as MNP's candidate for the Komandoo seat in the parliament.
ECM announced the by-election for the Komandoo seat will be held on February 5, 2022. The candidacy for the seat has been opened until December 30, 2021.