Adhaalath disapproves of female running mate
Religious scholars are opposed to a female vice presidential candidate for the coalition’s joint ticket.
07 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
The Adhaalath Party would “find it hard to accept” a female vice presidential candidate for the opposition coalition’s joint ticket.
A majority of scholars have advised that a woman could not become head of state in an Islamic nation, the religious conservative party’s spokesman Ali Zahir told reporters Friday night.
He was speaking at a press conference after a meeting between the Adhaalath leadership and coalition presidential candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih ‘Ibu.’
The Jumhooree Party is due to announce the coalition running mate on Tuesday amid speculation that it would propose exiled leader Gasim Ibrahim’s wife Aishath Nahula, a possibility that has divided opinion among supporters.
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