Masha Midhath   23 November 2023 - 12:48 AM
MDP elects Parliament member for Alifushi Constituency Mohamed Rasheed Hussain as MDP Parliamentary group leader.

Mohamed Rasheed received 28 votes in the election held to elect the leader of the MDP Parliamentary group. His closest rival, Kaashidhoo Constituency MP Abdullah Jabir, got 20 votes. The next contestant, Abdul Ghani Abdul Hakeem, received four votes.

Parliament member for Hithadhoo North Constituency Mohammed Aslam, who was appointed as the Leader of the MDP Parliamentary Group on February 18 last year, resigned from the post after being appointed as the Speaker of Parliament.

The term of office of the MDP Parliamentary Group Leader is two years and six months.