A day after the Maldivian Supreme Court indefinitely postponed the second round of presidential elections scheduled for 28 September, former President Mohammed Nasheed-led Maldivian Democratic Party on Tuesday slammed the decision as ‘unconstitutional’.
The Supreme Court deferred the second round indefinitely on Monday on the plea of Jumhooree Party (JP) which stood third and missed the chance of a run-off with Nasheed in the second round by a whisker.
The orders came within hours of Majlis, Maldives’ Parliament, passing a resolution in which it called upon all the state institutions to ensure that the second round takes place, as scheduled, on 28 September.
The decision resulted in scattered protests here by MDP supporters even as the situation was calm.