Elections Commission of Maldives (ECM) has revealed only 4 political parties submitted audit reports before the deadline. The deadline to submit the audit report was May 9.
ECM stated action will be taken against political parties who failed to submit the audit reports. Only Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Jumhooree Party (JP), Maldives Development Alliance (MDA) and Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) submitted the audit reports, while Adaalath Party (AP) and Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) failed to submit the reports.
The audit reports must be submitted within 90 days from the end of a calendar year, with parties failing to submit the reports to be fined, according to Political Parties Act. Failure to submit the audit reports are subjected to a fine.