Thursday, March 20, 2008

Special Majlis To Reconvene On Sunday

The Special Majlis (constitutional assembly) will meet on Sunday March 23rd even if the constitutional drafting panel and committee have failed to agree draft material on transitional arrangements to implement the constitution, Speaker of the Special Majlis Gasim Ibrahim has ruled.

The committee has found itself in deadlock over two different drafts proposed by the panel, as the ruling Dhivehi Raiyyithunge Party and largest opposition Maldivian Democratic Party have widely differing demands.

If no draft is forthcoming from the committee, parliamentarians must try to construct one themselves, Gasim has said.

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