Siyam to Chair Parliamentary Sitting for Speaker Appointment

Meedhoo MP-elect Ahmed Siyam Mohamed is set to preside over the upcoming parliamentary sitting tomorrow, overseeing the appointment of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament following the swearing-in of members for the 20th parliamentary assembly.

Scheduled for 10:15hrs tomorrow morning, the session will witness the election of both the Speaker and Vice Speaker subsequent to the oath-taking ceremony of elected parliamentarians, which is slated for 09:00hrs the same morning.

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Siyam’s designation as the chair of the session for electing the Speaker and Vice Speaker marks his fifth term within the legislative body. Notably, he had previously chaired a similar session during the 19th parliamentary assembly.

The 20th assembly will be represented by a total of 93 members, with over 70 belonging to the ruling People’s National Congress (PNC). 

The party has previously declared its nominees for the positions, with Fonadhoo MP-elect Abdulraheem Abdulla put forward for the Speaker’s role, and Dhangethi MP-elect Ahmed Nazim nominated for Vice Speaker.