Politics

Campaign trail: president on the offensive

Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.

23 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
A daily roundup of headlines made by the candidates, running mates and their surrogates on the campaign trail.
August 22

President Yameen officially opens Nolhivaranfaru harbour (PSM)

A warm welcome, president opens Nolhivaranfaru harbour (Avas)

“MDP candidate should tell the truth about 400 islands illegally leased under party’s government” (PSM)

Abdul Raheem to Ibu: tell us what happened to 400 islands handed out by MDP (Avas)

We will lay tar on Nolhivaranfaru roads in second term: president (PSM)

You can’t rule by listening to what many leaders say: President Yameen (Mihaaru)

Ibu is someone who will be ordered about, he can’t rule: president (Avas)

Former auditor general Niyaz didn’t come to talk about resort leases: President Yameen (Mihaaru)

Former auditor general didn’t talk about leasing islands to develop resorts: president (Sun)

A state can be run when all the powers reside with the ruler: president (Raajje)

I need all the powers in my hands to run state: president (VFP)

President Yameen says projects don’t go ahead because of councils (Vnews)

President Yameen’s government has built 70 harbours, MDP government’s number was 24: Muizz (Mihaaru)

Valuing what President Yameen did means giving him another term: Muizz (Sun)

Completion of Kulhudhuffushi roads and shore protection marked (Avas)

My dream is being realised: President Yameen (Mihaaru)

You can call a thief a thief but you must prove the theft: President Yameen (Raajje)

You must only call someone a thief after proving it: President Yameen (Mihaaru)

President Yameen’s pledge: allowance for disabled children will be increased to MVR5,000 (Avas)

Instead of being political, Kulhudhuffushi people chose President Yameen’s development: Nasheed (Sun)

Kulhudhuffushi people are with development: Nasheed (PSM)

President Yameen has developed Maldives to an extent that no other ruler has: Thoriq (PSM)

President Abdulla Yameen returned to campaigning with visits to two northern islands, marking the completion of infrastructure projects, the cornerstone of his re-election bid. On each of his island stops, the president has been sharing metrics of government spending and contrasting the figures unfavourably with the ousted Maldivian Democratic Party government.

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