Shiyam express confidence to run MDA as professional political party
Interm Leader of the Maldives Development Alliance (MDA), MP Ahmed Shiyam Mohamed has expressed confidence to run the political party professionally.
MP Shiyam made this remark speaking to the press following the official registration of his political party in the Elections Commission. He said that if the party takes financial assistance from the state budget then all the details will be made public and nothing will be kept hidden from the general public.
Shiyam said that it is a matter of concern if political parties do not disclose how the budget allocated for them has been used. He assured that MDA will hold on to democratic values and transparency.
In addition to this Shiyam said that MDA will be a party more attuned to the needs of the society and will work for rectification.
“I believe that all people should be granted the right to benefit from the political parties. Political parties should make strong efforts to strengthen the democracy of this nation. Our political arena and economy needs reform,” he said.
In view of the Bill on Political Parties in the Peoples’ Majlis, Shiyam said that if the article that political parties with less than 6000 members will be diluted is passed then the infant democracy in the Maldives will be padlocked. He said that it is not possible for every person to gain 10000 members for their parties in order for the party to be registered officially at the Elections Commission.