Campaign for council elections enters final stretch
After multiple delays, campaigning for the May 6 local council elections has entered the final stretch with both the ruling and opposition parties walking door to door and holding rallies across the country.
01 May 2017, 9:00 AM
After multiple delays, campaigning for the May 6 local council elections has entered the final stretch with both the ruling and opposition parties walking door to door and holding rallies across the country.
Ahead of next year’s presidential election, the outcome of Saturday’s polls will be a crucial gauge of backing for President Abdulla Yameen’s three-year administration, which has been beset by multiple political crises, a corruption scandal of historic proportions, and a bitter leadership dispute that split the ruling party.
With Yameen battling a newly formed opposition alliance bolstered by the weight of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, voter preference and turnout in the Maldives’ third local council election will put claims of overwhelming public support to the test.
The united opposition is urging voters to say no to alleged corruption and tyranny whilst the government’s pitch stresses the need for cooperation at the local government level to ensure infrastructure development and economic progress.
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