Former President Mohamed Nasheed has expressed support for the Government’s bill seeking to combine presidential and parliamentary elections.

Nasheed made the remarks in a post on X, saying he believes holding both elections at the same time would be beneficial. “I think it is a good idea to hold the presidential and parliamentary elections together,” he said.

An extraordinary sitting of Parliament is scheduled for Monday to consider several key bills, including the Bill on amendment to the Constitution introduced by Member of Parliament for the Inguraidhoo constituency, Ibrahim Falah, on behalf of the Government.

Under the proposed constitutional amendment, elections for Members of Parliament would be held concurrently with the presidential election, in accordance with Article 110 of the Constitution. The bill also proposes changes to how the parliamentary term is calculated, as part of efforts to align the two national elections.