<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Maldives Parliament will vote today on the request by President Abdulla Yameen to extend the ongoing emergency in the country for an additional 30 days. A Presidential spokesman confirmed that the voting will take place but added that timing for it has not been scheduled.&nbsp;</span></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">President office said in a statement that the extension is warranted by National Security Council as the threat to national security has not diminished and the Constitutional crisis has not been resolved. MPs loyal to President had voted yesterday to send the proposal to the national security committee for debate.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The committee has recommended for the extension which has to be ratified by Parliament vote. All opposition MPs boycotted the session in a bid to prevent the ruling party from having the numbers needed for the crucial vote.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">According to the constitution, any vote that requires compliance by the people has to be taken with the presence of more than half of all MPs in 85 member house.&nbsp; Opposition MP Ahmed Mahloof said, ruling side has only 40 MPs and so they can't take the vote.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The Government said that the disengagement of the opposition MPs on deciding the issue of the state of emergency will cripple the Parliament's ability to decide this issue. Earlier, the Supreme Court has put a stay on its earlier ruling of February 1 to reinstate 12 parliamentarians who have lost their seats.</div>''<div class="yj6qo" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></div>