Nasheed's proposed parliamentary system: recall vote for MPs, floor crossing ban
In a parliamentary system, if the people of the constituency see fit to remove an elected member of parliament, they can do so.
A member of parliament can be removed from office by a recall vote if the people of his constituency see fit to remove him from office, according to the governance system paper proposed by speaker Mohamed Nasheed.
Parliament on Thursday sent to the Elections Commission a resolution passed at Wednesday's sitting seeking a referendum on the system of governance in Maldives by October 30.
The Elections Commission (EC) has since requested the parliament to determine and provide the question to be asked of the people in the public referendum seeking views on changing the country's governance system.
Nasheed was set to submit a proposal to the parliament on Monday to determine the wording on the ballot paper to be used in the referendum on the governance system in Maldives, as well as a paper on the proposed system of governance.
However, the sitting was called off after the parliament failed to meet the quorum.
According to the paper, in a parliamentary system, if the people of the constituency see fit to remove an elected member of parliament, they can do so. According to the proposal:
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In a parliamentary system, if the people of his constituency wish to remove an elected member of parliament during the term of office, they can do so by secret ballot
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If the member does not receive 50% in the recall vote, they must resign
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In such a case, there will be a by-election to elect a new member
In addition, an MP elected on a party ticket will be automatically removed if they cross their party during their parliamentary term. An MP elected as an independent candidate who later joins a party and cross from their party will also be removed, according to the paper.
According to the existing presidential system in Maldives, an MP will be disqualified if he:
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has a decreed debt which is not being paid as provided in the judgement
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has been convicted of a criminal offence and is serving a sentence of more than twelve months
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has been convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to a term of more than twelve months, unless a period of three years has elapsed since his release, or pardon for the offence for which he was sentenced
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is a member of the judiciary
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