People’s National Congress (PNC) – spearheaded by former Maldivian President and Leader of Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom – has received permission from the Elections Commission (EC) to form as a political party.
Application to form PNC was filed by former Deputy Leader of PPM, Abdul Raheem Abdulla (Adhurey). 
The original application filed on December 23 was rejected by EC as Adhurey was still a member of PPM when he filed the application. Adhurey later left PPM and re-filed the application on December 25.
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