Ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) has secured supermajority in the parliamentary election.
Over 200,000 people voted in the election held on Sunday to elect lawmakers for 93 constituencies.
PNC secures a supermajority in Parliamenthttps://t.co/tFMCGwIFcs
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PNC contested for 90 constituencies while main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) contested for 89 constituencies. There were 130 independent candidates, 10 candidates from Jumhoory Party (JP) and 39 candidates from The Democrats.
As per the preliminary results, PNC secured over 60 constituencies accounting for almost two-third of the parliament.