Politics

Campaign trail: cocktail coalition

Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.

28 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
daily roundup of headlines made by the candidates, running mates and their surrogates on the campaign trail.
August 27

President officially inaugurates sewerage service established in Raa Alifushi by the government (PSM)

Entire Maavah comes out to give warm welcome to Dr Shaheem (PSM)

If the system is changed to parliamentary it will all be chaos: Dr Shaheem (Sun)

This government has not let anyone go who broke the law: attorney general (PSM)

MDP people will protest even in their graves: president (Raajje)

GMR wasn’t shortlisted for leasing airport, that was a big fraud: president (PSM)

A parliamentary system would have unrest: Shaheem (Mihaaru)

Talk about economics is in my shadow: president (Mihaaru)

President says a resort will be developed on Ehthigili (Sun)

President’s pledge: threefold increase to Get Set loans, soft loans for boat building (Avas)

Highest priority in second term would be fisheries sector: president (Vnews)

Low-interest loans will be introduced for boat builders: president (PSM)

I can’t think of any reason why MDP should be given another chance: president (Sun)

Homeownership and jobs for youth will be facilitated in next term: President Yameen (PSM)

A man has to go to jail because of a man’s actions: Shaheem (VFP)

President Yameen to opposition: you are a cocktail coalition that can’t agree (Mihaaru)

50 percent of company boards will be given to women: president (Sun)

Hundreds come out to give warm welcome to President Yameen on Dhuvaafaru (Mihaaru)

I will establish a hospital for women and children: president (VFP)

Number of women on boards of government-owned companies will be increased to 50%: president (PSM)

A special letter from first lady appealing to vote for President Yameen (Mihaaru)

Don’t think of rigging the vote: President Yameen (Mihaaru)

If you have a manifesto that can compete with President Yameen’s development, join the debate: Thoriq (PSM)

Hulhumalé residents show support for President Yameen (PSM)

Public doesn’t want to join opposition and go into political turmoil: Dr Shaheem (PSM)

President Yameen appeals against belittling President Maumoon’s service (Sun)

President Yameen displeased about Thoriq’s remarks about Maumoon (Mihaaru)

Tar laying will begin on Dhuvaafaru roads next month: housing minister (PSM)

This government had to renew the unravelling national fabric: president (PSM)

I am a very nationalist person: President Yameen (Mihaaru)

The transaction that was the biggest trick pulled on Maldivians was giving the airport to GMR: President Yameen (Mihaaru)

Stealing in advance is fine: President Yameen (Raajje)

President to Ibu: Don’t talk about development, you don’t have the competence for it (Avas)

President Yameen to Ibu: transitional justice is a temporary cure (Sun)

Visiting four islands in Raa atoll as the campaign enters its final weeks, President Abdulla Yameen made numerous pledges and dialled up attacks on the opposition, who were “two or three miles behind” his economic development agenda.

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