The Maldives\u2019 Parliament has overwhelmingly voted the country\u2019s first democratically elected President as the Speaker of the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Speaker also has a role in the Judicial Services Commission that regulates the Supreme Court, and is third in line should the positions of the President and Vice-President become vacant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The elections paved the way for Nasheed\u2019s return home after years in exile. Nasheed, a former pro-democracy activist was elected President of the Indian Ocean archipelago in 2008, ending a 30-year autocratic government. He resigned in 2012 amid public upheaval over his decision to arrest a senior judge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih\u2019s Maldivian Democratic Party has swept the parliamentary elections, winning 65 out of 87 seats. Last year, Solih defeated strongman Yameen Abdul Gayoom in the presidential vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He lost the 2013 presidential election to Yameen, and was later jailed over the judge\u2019s arrest following a trial criticised for due process violations. He was granted asylum in Britain when he travelled there for medical treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nasheed had planned to campaign from neighbouring Sri Lanka but gave up plans to contest the 2018 election because his candidacy could have become invalid as he was still serving his sentence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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