There will be no by-elections for the three constituencies whose representatives had their memberships revoked last week, Parliament Speaker Ahmed Al Musallam confirmed today during an annual press conference to highlight the legislature’s performance.
He said Parliament would continue its legislative work in line with the Constitution and internal regulations despite the vacancies, adding that there are currently no plans to hold by-elections to fill the seats.
The Speaker noted that the Constitution permits vacancies of up to 13 seats, a threshold that has not been reached.
On May 7, Parliament voted to revoke the memberships of Abdulnabi Salman, Mamdooh Al Saleh and Dr Mahdi Al Shuwaikh following a formal process that found they had breached their parliamentary duties and lost the trust and
standing expected of MPs.
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