Applications open for EC membership with tenure of sitting member set to expire

The President’s Office, on Wednesday, has opened applications to fill one vacant membership post on the Elections Commission as the term of a sitting member is due to expire.

The member, whose five-year term is expiring, is Dr. Mohamed Zahir.

The President’s Office said interested individuals can apply for EC membership before 12:00pm on January 1^st.

The application form is available for collection from the President’s Office on working days between 8:30am and 12:00pm and is also available for download on the President’s Office’s website.

Notably, Zahir survived a no-confidence motion initiated against him by the PNC-dominated Parliament, while then-vice president Ali Nashath and member Mohamed Asif were dismissed based on serious allegations of misconduct, including creating and selling fake membership applications to political parties.