Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) has announced that Hussain Riza, the younger brother of late Guraidhoo MP Ibrahim Riza will receive the party's ticket for the by-election of the Guraidhoo constituency.

When MP Ibrahim Riza passed away on February 23, the Guraidhoo seat became vacant. He died in Malaysia at the age of 55 after a two-year battle with cancer.

Election Commission (EC) had earlier announced that the by-election will be held on April 15th.

PPM’s Spokesperson Heena Waleed, on Thursday, said only Hussain Riza filed his candidacy during the application period. Hussain Riza is a long-serving official of the judiciary – with most of his time being spent at the Criminal Court. He holds a masters in law.