Preparations underway for presidential elections

Office of the Commissioner of Election has revealed that a lot of preparations are ongoing in order to get ready for the forthcoming presidential elections.

Mohamed Tholal Assistant Director General at Elections Commissioners Office said currently they are engaged in verifying the list of eligible voters and in this regard they have received listing from 3 atolls. He said these atolls are Laamu Atoll, Vaavu Atoll and Shaviani Atoll.

Tholaal revealed that Department of National Registration (DNR) is rendering a lot of support towards making of the list and that DNR is also preparing such a list.

“We are not trying to make the listing on our own, DNR is providing a lot of assistance, DNR is making every effort to make the listing as accurate as possible; however we are a getting a listing from each inhabited island and we are keeping them in our database, but these will be double checked with the listings from the DNR, so the work is going on at a fact pace” said Tholal.

Tholal has said that in addition to verifying the eligible voters listing, work is also under way to bring the some required amendments to the existing constitution and all necessary work will be completed prior to the elections date stipulated in the constitution.

Government offices, private offices political parties will take part in the elections scheduled for the October and that political parties will even position their own observers said Tholal. He said every effort would be made to make the elections as transparent and open as possible.