Deputy Speaker Eva still on leave, sitting on no-confidence motion cancelled again

Parliament has once again cancelled the sitting on the no-confidence motion submitted against Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed, owing to Deputy Speaker Eva Abdulla still remaining on sick leave.

MDP submitted a no-confidence motion against Nasheed with 49 signatures. Upon the completion of the 14 day notice period, the matter was placed on agenda for Sunday's session as required by the Parliament regulations. However, that sitting was also cancelled as Deputy Speaker Eva has been unable to attend parliament since the past week due to suffering from flu-like symptoms. Mihaaru News has since reported that Eva has tested positive for dengue.