EC commissioner Nashath's term ends
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has nominated Nashath for a second term and sent his name to the parliament for approval on May 29.
Elections Commission (EC) member Ali Nashath's five-year term ended on Tuesday.
Nashath was appointed to the Election Commission in July 2018.
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has nominated Nashath for a second term and sent his name to the parliament for approval on May 29.
The matter is pending as the parliament reached a prolonged deadlock before the parliament went into recess on June 29.
Disputes among EC members first came to light after two commissioners sought to do further checks on the membership forms submitted by The Democrats before granting the permission to form the breakaway party led by parliament speaker Mohamed Nasheed.
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Commissioner Ali Nashath accused Fuad of trying to give permission to Democrats in haste, but Fuad denied it
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Granting permission to The Democrats was delayed by a month; the party was allowed to register on July 2
Three out of the four members who attended the commission's meeting after the registration of Democrats passed a no-confidence motion against Fuad. The three members are:
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Ali Nashath
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Dr Mohamed Zahir
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Mohamed Asif
Section 10 of the Elections Commission Act lays down two circumstances under which the post of president of the commission would fall vacant.
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if the commissioner loses his commission post
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by resigning on his own
