The country's largest opposition political party, the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), has introduced major amendments to its basic constitution, and those amendments have been passed by the party's Congress.
At the evening session of the ongoing Congress, all amendments submitted to the basic constitution were put to a vote and passed by a majority of the more than 500 members present.
The amendments bring major changes to the party's governance structure. The post of party president has been abolished and replaced with chairperson as the party's most senior office. In addition, the number of deputy presidents has been increased to three, with at least one of those posts reserved for a woman member.
Among reforms aimed at clarifying the relationship between government and the party, if an MDP member is elected President of the Republic, it becomes mandatory to seek the advice of the party's national council when setting important state policies. In such a case, the party chairperson must also be appointed as a special adviser to the President of the Republic.
To strengthen the integrity of internal elections and primaries, only members who have been officially registered in the party membership register for at least three months will have the right to vote in party primaries.
Together with these amendments, the final vote to pass the entire basic constitution will be held at the Congress closing ceremony scheduled for tomorrow.
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