Special Majlis decides to lower voting age to 18 for the upcoming referendum.

A majority of the Special Majlis has today voted in favour of lowering the voting age to 18 for the upcoming referendum on the system of government. 57 members voted in favour whilst most of Dictator's members abstained, in addition to former speaker Abbas. Despite claims by the Dictator that he was now in favour of lowering the voting age, it is apparent that his own unelected MPs were not in agreement with him. Political analysts think that this historical development will further strengthen the stand of the opposition who are in favour of parliamentary system of government.
These are the Golharist members who did not vote:
1) Abbas Ibrahim (Gdh),
2) Mariyam Afeefa (Male Atoll)
3) Aneesa Ahmed (Meemu)
4) Abdulla Kamaluddin (Min)
5) Aishath Mohamed Didi (Min)
6) Hamdhoon Hameedh (Min)
7) Ibrahim Rafeeq (Min)
8) Ismail Shafeeu (Min)
9) Mahumoodhu Shaugy (Min)
10) Mauroof Jameel (Min)
11) Mohamed Nasheed (Min)
12) Mohamed Saeedh (Min)
13) A Rasheedh Hussain (Pres)
14) Ahmed Shareef (Pres)
15) Ahmed Zahir (Pres)
16) Aishath Azima Shakoor (Pres)
17) F Dhiyana Saeedh (Pres)
18) Fathin Hameedh (Pres)
19) Ibrahim Saleem (Pres)
20) Ibrahim Shafiu (Pres)
21) Mazeena Jameel (Pres)
22) Mohamed Aboobakuru (Pres)
23) Rashida Yuoosuf (Pres)
24) Zahiya Zareer (Pres)
25) Shahin Hameedh (Raa)
26) Moosa Rameez (Shaviyani)
27) Yuoosuf Naeem (Vaavu)