Male' City Council member Mohamed Areesh was elected as the new Deputy Mayor on Sunday. | Image courtesy of the Male' City Council
Male’ City Council on Sunday elected council member Mohamed Areesh as its new deputy Mayor.
Areesh was elected Male’s new deputy Mayor by a majority of 16 members of the Male’ City Council.
As Areesh was the sole candidate, he was elected through a referendum of the council members.
Areesh replaces Ahmed Nareesh who resigned as deputy Mayor on 12 March.
Nareesh announced his resignation on social media, stating his intention to serve the country and its people in a different capacity.
Nareesh has congratulated his successor and urged Areesh to work diligently for the people of Male’ and help the ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) win the upcoming local council elections.