Democrats Party opens opportunity to contest in Council Elections

The opportunity has been opened for candidates wishing to contest the upcoming Local Council Elections on behalf of The Democrats.

In an announcement made today, the Democrats Party stated that its interim committee has met with the Elections Commission (EC) regarding participation in the council elections.

The party further noted that it has gathered the necessary information to provide to members wishing to contest under its banner, as well as details regarding the administrative support the party must provide, and is now fully prepared for the process.

The announcement specified that individuals wishing to contest on a Democrats ticket must submit their candidacy through the Elections Commission’s official portal and select the party's name, after which the party will provide its endorsement.

While the opportunity to contest on the party's ticket has been opened, many prominent members who were active in the party returned to join the MDP last year. Some of those members even participated in the MDP primary held recently.

The Elections Commission opened the window for candidate names to be submitted for the elections, scheduled for April 4, just yesterday.

The opportunity to submit names will remain open until 3:30 PM on the first of next month. In this election, presidents, vice presidents, and councilors for island councils will be elected, as well as mayors and councilors for cities. Additionally, members will be elected to the Women’s Development Committees.

The voters' list for these two elections was publicized on the 8th of this month. According to the list, 294,937 people are eligible to vote.

In this edition of the Local Council and Women’s Development Committee elections, representatives will be elected for 225 constituencies.