The presidential candidacy form for The Democrats' candidate, Ilyas Labeeb, was not approved last night.
Speculations suggest that the dismissal of Ilyas's form may have been linked to his election agent, Fathmath Niuma, who allegedly lacked proof of settling a debt.
The Election Commission (EC) has reportedly requested the submission of the required documents. However, both the commission and The Democrats have not provided any comments regarding the matter.
Election Commission (EC), Vice Chief Ismail Habeeb, has confirmed the acceptance of the candidacy forms for Maldivian Democratic Party's (MDP) candidate, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and Maldives National Party's (MNP) leader, Mohamed Nazim.
While the application portal for the presidential election is set to close at 2 pm on Monday, August 7, some individuals who have expressed their intention to contest the elections have not yet submitted their candidacy forms.
Among those who have yet to submit their candidacy forms are Jumhooree Party leader Qasim Ibrahim, Maldives Reform Movement (MRM) leader Faris Maumoon, former Home Minister Umar Naseer, and Dr. Mohamed Munavvaru.
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