Better late than never? Maldives ruling party launches manifesto
The manifesto is around four months late.
19 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives ruling party Tuesday night launched its election manifesto, days before voting is due to take place and months after it was promised by President Abdulla Yameen.
Yameen, who is seeking a second term in office, launched the Shared Progress manifesto at a rally in the capital, where supporters gathered to show the “real size” of the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM).
The manifesto makes a number of eye-catching projections, including the increase of GDP from MVR70 billion in 2018 to MVR175 billion in 2023 and boosting jobs from 250,000 in 2018 to 663,000 in 2023.
“Tonight we have unveiled a manifesto that will double our income. That means this manifesto will raise our income to USD$20,000 if we currently get USD$10,000,” Yameen told the crowd.
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