Local Council Elections??? May Not be a very good news.
Everyone is talking about the local council elections that we will face as early as November or a bit later than that. All the leading political parties of the country are getting ready for the race. The supporters of the parties are trying their best to make sure their party wins most of the seats. The local councils mainly consists of Island Councils and Atoll Councils. For the capital Male' there will be a City Council. Here I present some facts and predictions that comes to my mind. The Cost: Lets make some simple calculations. There are 200 inhabited islands in the country, which means 200 island councils. Each island council have a minimum 5 members. So a total of at least 1000island councilors. Lets say the salary of a councilors is MRF12000. [1000×12,000=12000000] That was a MRF12million per month. There are 20 atolls in the country, which means 20 atoll councils. Each atoll council have a minimum 5 members. So a total of at least 100atoll councilors. Lets say the salary