Former Dhiggaru MP Ahmed Nazim and several MPs from the 17th and 18th Parliaments have secured the ticket of the ruling Progressive Congress Coalition.
The primary elections of the Progressive Party of Maldives-People's National Congress (PPM-PNC) took place from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday. Voting for some ballot boxes continued until sunset and disturbances occurred at some polling stations in Male' over alleged irregularities in the voters' list.
The number of eligible voters was 71,597 and a total of 283 candidates contested in 73 constituencies.
Some notable winners of government coalition tickets:
- Dhiggaru constituency - Ahmed Nazim (PNC)
- Villimale' - Mohamed Ismail (PPM)
- Maafannu Medhu - Asma Rasheed (PPM)
- Thinadhoo Uthuru - Saudhullah Hilmy
- Dhidhdhoo - Abdul Latheef Mohamed (PPM)
- Inguraidhoo - Mohamed Falah (PPM)
- Maafannu Dhekunu - Abdulla Rifau (Bochey) (PPM)
- Thulusdhoo - Ahmed Naseem (PNC)
- Milandhoo - Hassan Mufeed (PPM)
- Velidhoo - Mohamed Naweez (PNC)
- Madduvari - Ahmed Zahir (PNC)
- Fuvahmulah Uthuru - Hamad Abdulla
- Fuvahmulah Dhekunu - Ibrahim Hussain
- Henveiru Uthuru - Ahmed Aifan (PPM)
- Machchangoalhi Uthuru - Ibrahim Mohamed (PNC)
- Dhuvaafaru - Mohamed Ali (PPM)
- Feydhoo - Ibrahim Didi (IB) (PPM)
Progressive Congress Coalition primaries were not held for the constituencies of 13 candidates who won tickets unopposed and for Jumhooree Party Leader Qasim Ibrahim’s Maamigili constituency, Maldives National Party President Mohamed Nazim’s Maafannu Uthuru constituency and Maldives Development Alliance President Ahmed Siyam’s Meedhoo constituency, all of whom are working with the government.
The government’s target is winning at least 62 seats from the 93 constituencies in the March 17 parliamentary elections, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu said yesterday.
