Who will be the next Vice President?
With the impeachment of Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, the choice of a replacement weights heavier on President Abdulla Yameen’s shoulders every day, writes S. Visham
21 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
By S. Visham
With the impeachment of Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, the choice of a replacement weights heavier on President Abdulla Yameen’s shoulders every day.
Yameen, half-brother to Maldives autocrat of 30 years Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, relied on Adeeb’s influence and support within the youth demographic to carve out a sphere of influence within the Progressive Party of the Maldives independent of Gayoom.
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