Nasheed’s no-confidence motion scheduled for Sunday, following SC verdict

The no-confidence motion against Speaker Nasheed has been put on the parliament’s agenda for Sunday, after the Supreme Court ruled there was no obstacle to go ahead with the motion.

The motion, which had been put on the agenda five different occasions in the past, had not been able to proceed since Deputy Speaker Eva Abdulla had been on leave. The Parliament Secretariat maintained that as per regulations, the Deputy Speaker has to oversee a no-confidence motion against the Speaker. Therefore, Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) had filed a case with the Supreme Court, requesting they rule that in the event the Deputy Speaker is absent, one of the five longest serving parliamentarians should preside over the session.