Parliamentary elections in the Maldives
The Maldivian parliamentary elections determine the composition of the People's Majlis for the next five years.[1] EligibilityThe Parliamentary Elections Act lays out the requirements for parliament candidates:[2][3]
They'll be disqualified if they:[2][3]
Runoff electionsDuring the parliamentary elections, if an electoral constituency has more than one candidate that got majority votes, a runoff election is held within fifteen days the official results of the election has been announced by the Elections Commission (EC). ProcedureNomination of candidatesCandidates can either choose to run as independent or be nominated by a political party. Political parties hold primaries in each constituency and whoever gets the popular vote of that primary represents the party for that constituency in the election. Candidates for the parliamentary elections must pay a deposit of Rf. 5,000, and if they're independent, along with the deposit they have to submit a statement signed by fifty adults who are above 18 from the constituency they're running for to show they support the candidate. The statement must have their full name, identity card number, permanent address must be included. See alsoReferences
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