Foreign Minister Abdulla Khaleel has been appointed Vice President and Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) CEO Ibrahim Abdul Razzaq Haleem has been appointed Secretary General of the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM).
They were appointed during an emergency Senate meeting of the PPM today. The meeting was chaired by Khaleel, Haleem and Defence Minister Ghassan Maumoon, who is also a Vice President of the party.
Some senators told Adhadhu that the decision to dissolve the party was on the agenda. They said they were told by a senior official of the government to vote to dissolve PPM.
"Otherwise, we would lose jobs," they said.
Adhadhu reported on July 31 that the efforts were underway to dissolve PPM.
Members of the PPM-PNC coalition earlier told Adhadhu that the efforts to dissolve PPM were launched following a decision from President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu and PNC Chairman and Parliament Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla.
According to the PPM's Rules of Procedure, the party may be dissolved if the party's financial condition deteriorates to such an extent that it becomes difficult to operate and the party leadership proposes to the party senate that it should be dissolved after consideration by a 3/4 majority of the Senate.
"In case of dissolution of the party, the money and assets of the party shall be used to pay the debt and the remainder shall be donated to a charity fund established by the Senate registered in Maldives," the rules stipulate.
