In the Maldives, parliament advances public referendum bill

The Parliament on Wednesday voted unanimously to advance the Public Referendum Bill to the Committee on Independent Institutions, initiating formal legislative review of a measure that seeks to codify the nation's referendum procedures. [ . . . ] Introduced by Inguraidhoo MP and Parliamentary Majority Leader Ibrahim Falah, the legislation addresses longstanding procedural ambiguity surrounding the national referendum process. Although referendums are acknowledged in the Constitution, there exists no statutory framework outlining how such votes are to be authorised, conducted, or overseen. To fill that legislative void, the bill defines a formal legal structure for convening referendums on constitutional amendments and issues of public concern. It assigns operational responsibility to the Elections Commission while delineating the procedural roles of both Parliament and the President in initiating referendum proceedings.
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