The elections were held after the controversial
presidential elections in which
Abdulla Yameen defeated
Mohamed Nasheed of the
Maldivian Democratic Party. Following the elections the
Supreme Court dismissed the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Election Commission for contempt of court. The MDP protested, but did not boycott the parliamentary elections. One the day before the elections
Qasim Ibrahim of the
Jumhooree Party requested that the Supreme Court to delay the elections due to the Election Commission not having a full complement of members. However, his request was rejected. ==Electoral system==