Sri Lanka, April 23 -- Maldivian voters gave President Mohamed Muizzu's alliance, principally comprising the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) and the People's National Congress (PNC), a super majority in the Parliamentary elections held on April 21.

As per the interim results, the PPM/PNC alliance secured 70 seats in the Majlis (as the Maldivian Parliament is called) comprising 93 seats.

With three fourths of the entire Parliament in his hands, the President gets the power to amend the Constitution. He can also chalk out and implement policies without being hamstrung by a hostile Parliament.

The other parties in the coalition such as the Maldives National Party (MNP) and Maldives Development Alliance (MDA) also won seats with the MN...