MPs allege politicised MMA; warns over fiscal system errors

Hulhumale South Constituency MP Shamheed expressed concern that relatively few places in Maldives are running properly free from political influence.

19 August 2024

MDP calls for political employees cut to 700

Fayyaz's comments were sparked by the government's recent decision to implement a series of austerity measures aimed at reducing expenditure.

24 October 2024

Political appointees sacked after joining Nasheed's new party

It was not immediately clear how many people were dismissed.

28 May 2023

Saeed hits back at Muizzu office: 'You don't run govt'

“The system where the chieftain sat on his swing and ran the powerplant is behind us", he said.

8 November 2023

Home Ministry spends over a million a month on 43 political staff

President Mohammed Muizzu's pledge is to keep the number of political positions at 700.

25 April 2024

Govt has no plans to sack MRM political appointees

Members who have left the main ruling MDP and joined speaker Mohamed Nasheed's breakaway The Democrats party are being terminated.

29 May 2023

Govt blames undisclosed political appointments on technical issue

Some of the unsuccessful candidates from PNC parliamentary primaries have recently been appointed as deputy ministers and ministers of state.

17 March 2024

Opposition motion to disclose political staff numbers thrown out

Meekail said the President has used his constitutional authority to appoint people to political positions to an unlimited extent beyond what the agencies need.

3 July 2024