President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has asked the 20th Parliament, which was sworn in today with 93 parliamentarians, to be the most responsible Parliament in the history of the Maldives' democracy.
The President made the request in a post on the social media platform X following the swearing-in of 93 members of the 20th Parliament while he was in Antigua for the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) conference.
Congratulating the newly sworn-in members, President Muizzu expressed his hope that this Parliament would become the most responsible and trustworthy Parliament ever seen.
— Dr Mohamed Muizzu (@MMuizzu) May 28, 2024
The President also expressed his hope that the Parliament would make many decisions that would benefit the people.
The new term of the Parliament was sworn in at 09:00 hrs this morning. The ceremony was officiated by Chief Justice Ahmed Muthasim Adnan.
Fonadhoo constituency MP Abdul Raheem Abdulla was elected as the Speaker of Parliament while Dhiggaru constituency MP Ahmed Nazim was elected as Deputy Speaker.
During April’s Parliamentary Election, People's National Congress (PNC), alone secured 66 seats. Since then, in the interim period between elections and the start of the new parliamentary term, nine candidates who got elected as independents have signed up to join the ruling party.
Counting in affiliated parties, the ruling party’s supermajority in parliament is 79 seats strong.
The composition of the 20th People's Majlis is:
People’s National Congress (PNC) – 75 members
Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) – 12 members
Maldives Development Alliance (MDA) – 2 members
Jumhooree Party (JP) – 1 member
Maldives National Party (MNP) – 1 member
Independent – 2 members
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