Ruling People's National Congress (PNC) and Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) coalition has announced that it will be placing a total of 227 vote boxes in Male' and different islands for the parliamentary primaries.
The coalition's primaries are scheduled to be held tomorrow, January 27, from 10:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs.
PPM said today that voting will be conducted for 73 constituencies with 283 candidates competing. Eligible voters come up to a total of 71,597.
Vote boxes for those voting in Male' City for island constituencies will be placed at the Henveiru Stadium, PPM said.
For Male' persons voting in these primaries, the party said vote boxes will be located at Kalaafaanu School, Jamaluddeen School, Thaajuddeen School, Villimale' Youth Centre, Kamil Didi School and Rehendhi School.
Thirteen candidates have already had their tickets confirmed without a need to participate in the primaries as they were the sole contestants in their respective constituencies.