Adhaalath Party to field parliamentary candidates in constituencies reserved for JP
02 Feb 2014, 5:52 PM
The religious conservative Adhaalath Party has decided to field parliamentary candidates in 28 constituencies reserved by the governing coalition for the Jumhooree Party (JP), following a breakdown in talks between the parties.
In a press statement today, Adhaalath accused the JP of offering seats with the intention of “exploiting the trust and support of the public for Adhaalath to win as many seats as possible in the election for the Jumhooree Party.”
“The party does not believe now that [fielding candidates for] the 28 seats the Jumhooree Party will be contesting through the Progressive Coalition falls outside the party’s ethical responsibility,” the statement read.
Adhaalath assured its members that it would compete “to the best of our competence and ability” in constituencies the party believes it could win.
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