MDP National Council session abandoned after Nasheed leaves due to lack of quorum, but members proceed without him

The emergency session of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) National Council, which was to be held tonight regarding the issue of handing over 500 hectares of Rasmalé to UAE's Eagle Hills, could not proceed due to lack of quorum. Although party chairperson Mohamed Nasheed ended the session, members of the council decided to continue the council along with Deputy Chairperson Ibrahim Waheed.Party chairperson and former President Mohamed Nasheed announced that he ended the session without proceeding because the required number of members were not present for the national session to have a quorum. For the National Council session to proceed, 31 members must be present.After Nasheed decided not to proceed with the session scheduled to start at 9 pm tonight at the MDP office and ended it, he left. However, council members wanted to continue the session even without Nasheed.