Ruling party, People's National Congress (PNC), secured five out of the six local council seats in the by-elections held on Saturday. PNC won all seats except for Rasmaadhoo.
The ruling party, People's National Congress (PNC), secured five seats in the by-elections held on Saturday for the six local council seats, clinching a major victory.
Although the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) also contested for these seats, they did not manage to win any due to limited campaign efforts. The seat for the female councilor for Raa atoll Rasmaadhoo Council was won by an independent candidate.
Elections Commission (EC) held the election yesterday for the following positions:
- Faafu Atoll Bileddhoo Council President
- Kulhudhuffushi City Council, North Kulhudhuffushi Constituency Member
- Male' City Council, Hulhumale' Constituency Member
- Male' City Council, Central Machangolhi Constituency Member
- Male' City Council, West Henveiru Constituency Member
- Female Members for Raa Atoll Rasmaadhoo Council
PNC had secured all seats besides Rasmaadhoo from these six constituencies.
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West Henveiru seat of Malé City Council was won by Fathimath Shaufa Saleem, while the Hulhumalé seat was secured by Ali Aiman. Fathimath Ishan Ali won the Central Mahchangolhi Constituency seat, and Ibrahim Ahmed claimed the North Kulhudhuffushi seat of Kulhudhuffushi City Council. The Faafu atoll Bileddhoo Council President's seat was secured by Areeh Ismail, also a PNC member.
A total of nine local council seats were up for by-elections on Saturday; however, the remaining three seats were uncontested due to a lack of opposing candidates. The ruling party, PNC, claimed these three seats without a poll.
- Lhaviyani atoll Council President: Mohamed Sanee
- Raa atoll Hulhudhuffaaru Councilor: Abdulla Saamih
- Lhaviyani atoll Hinnavaru WDC Councilor: Fathimath Moosa
PNC and its coalition partner, the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), have won the majority of seats on Malé City Council, maintaining a large majority. The by-elections held on Saturday filled three council seats that were left vacant by members who now serve in Parliament.
Although PNC claimed most of the seats in the by-elections, the voter turnout was notably low.
Out of the 13,112 eligible voters for the six constituencies, only 3,528 turned up at the voting stations, marking a turnout of 27 percent.
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