Elections Commission (EC) has said that they support to have certain quota for female MPs at the parliament.

Speaking to the press after the 18th International Electoral Affairs Symposium organized by the International Center for Parliamentary Studies (ICPS), the President of the Elections Commission Ahmed Shareef said that the commission supports the move however it is not a decision that needs to be made by the Elections Commission.

Shareef said that it is a decision that needs to be made politically and the commission has always been advocating for it.

Currently, there are only four female MPs in the parliament. They are, the MP for North Galolhu constituency, Eva Abdulla, the MP for Addu-Meedhoo constituency, Rozaina Adam, the MP for Hinnavaru constituency, Jeehan Mahmood and the MP for Thulhaadhoo constituency, Hisaan Hussain.