Former President Mohamed Nasheed
Priorities, parliamentary system and judicial reform: Nasheed on state media
The presumptive majority leader deferred to President Solih on changing the form of government.
10 Apr 2019, 9:00 AM
MDP accused of offering flats to voters
The party has denied the allegations after reports of phone calls from campaign offices.
21 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM
Ex-president Nasheed launches campaign for parliament seat
The 51-year-old is running for the newly-formed mid-Machanghoalhi constituency in the capital Malé.
05 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
China hopes Maldives will make ‘right choice’ on free trade deal
Former president Nasheed told Reuters the new government would scrap the “one-way treaty.”
21 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
Supreme Court concludes review of Nasheed terrorism conviction
A 13-year jail sentence handed to the former opposition leader was suspended for review.
19 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
Nasheed to represent Maldives at climate change conference
The former president will be the envoy of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
15 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
Resolution passed for review of Nasheed’s conviction
The resolution was passed with 57 votes in favour from the 85-member parliament.
13 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
Nasheed’s Addu office to promote low-carbon development
The former president was warmly welcomed in the southern MDP stronghold.
07 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
After backlash, Nasheed assures primaries for MDP ticket
There was a backlash to awarding tickets to a dozen unseated lawmakers.
06 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
Nasheed welcomed back by jubilant supporters
The opposition leader returned after nearly three years in exile.
01 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives top court clears way for Nasheed’s return
The court halted enforcement of Nasheed’s jail sentence pending a review of his terrorism conviction.
30 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Nasheed announces return to Maldives ‘come what may’
The exiled opposition leader ruled out a deal with “the now defunct Maldives Supreme Court.”
04 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Indian MP provokes outrage with call to invade Maldives
Subramanian Swamy was rebuked by both government and opposition supporters.
25 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Nasheed vilified at PPM Victory Day rally
Speakers at the rally sought to tie the opposition leader with the failed coup attempt by a group of Maldivians and Tamil mercenaries to overthrow former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in November 1988.
10 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM
‘No chance’ for Nasheed in 2018 election
Ruling party lawmakers Wednesday rushed to declare that former President Mohamed Nasheed cannot contest in the 2018 presidential election after he asserted that foreign pressure would secure his candidacy.
09 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM
India visit a signal from Delhi to Maldives, says Nasheed
“I’m a convict and I was sentenced to 13 years in jail for terrorism. And yet, I’ve been invited to India. There is a message here, you have to be blind if you don’t see it,” Nasheed said during an interactive session with the media at Brookings India.
30 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
PPM backs barring soldiers from voting
Majority Leader Ahmed Nihan contended that the changes are necessary to ensure public confidence in the military, insisting that the party is working “genuinely with honest intentions” for the good of the military.
04 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
Saudi embassy stirs controversy with cash handout to journalists
The Saudi Arabian embassy in Malé has stirred controversy after handing out envelopes with MVR500 (US$32) in cash to journalists who were invited to cover an event on Sunday.
21 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Yameen dismisses Nasheed’s presidential ambitions as futile
Nasheed hit back today at Yameen’s criticism of MDP members revolving around the opposition leader, saying his popularity is not his fault and declaring his intention to seek the opposition party’s presidential ticket.
09 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Nasheed calls for opposition to field single candidate in 2018
“I don’t think we will have a free and fair election as things stand now. So we will have to have the whole opposition together and come out with a single candidate,” the opposition leader told AFP.
22 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
