4 contest MDP primary for Guraidhoo by-election
Ibrahim Riza, who held the parliament seat for Guraidhoo constituency for the last three terms, passed away late last month.
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Mohamed Muzayyin Nazim
Four candidates have filed their nominations for the ruling MDP's primary to elect the party's candidate for the upcoming by-election for the vacant Guraidhoo constituency seat in parliament.
Guraidhoo seat fell vacant after Ibrahim Riza, who held the post for the last three terms, passed away late last month while undergoing treatment for cancer. With this, the Election Commission has decided to hold by-elections for the constituency on April 15.
MDP opened its nomination papers for the primary in the constituency on Monday. The last date to apply ended at 4 pm on Thursday.
Candidates who applied for the primary are:
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Mohamed Mustafa. Vivid/K. Maafushi
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Salman Rasheed, Maafarivaage/K. Maafushi
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Ibrahim Shaz, H. Thaalhafilige/Male
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Abdulla Saeed, Veli/K. Guraidhoo
MDP has so far announced the primary in this constituency, which has the support of the opposition party. No other party has yet announced its candidature for the seat.
