President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has submitted two nominees to the Parliament to replace former Vice President of the Election Commission (EC) Ali Nashat and EC member Mohamed Asif.

In his letter to the Parliament, President Dr Muizzu outlined that the two nominees, who previously applied for EC membership - Mohamed Zahid and Abdul Rahman Salah Rasheed

The President also included a list of other candidates who applied for EC membership, forwarding all names for Parliament's consideration.

The matter has been referred to the Parliament's Committee on Independent Institutions for further review and examination.