Politics

Campaign trail: turnout taunts

Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.

09 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
A daily roundup of headlines made by the candidates, running mates and their surrogates on the campaign trail.
September 8

PPM says 30,000, opposition saw 3,000 people! (Mihaaru)

President departs for some islands of Laamu (Avas)

President Yameen officially opens L. Hithadhoo harbour (PSM)

President Yameen officially begins L. Maamendhoo sewage service (PSM)

President’s retort: I haven’t done any wrong to warrant foreigners imposing sanctions (Avas)

If we stay idle we could see 2008’s daydream: president (Mihaaru)

President Yameen officially opens L. Maabaidhoo harbour (PSM)

President inaugurates L. Gan Thudi ward’s harbour (PSM)

There is no one to choose except me: president (Mihaaru)

Second chance need not be given to those calling for loss of independence: president (PSM)

President pledges to expand Kadhdhoo airport (Mihaaru)

Kadhdhoo will be developed for large planes to land: president (Avas)

Kadhdhoo airport will be changed to an international airport: President Yameen (PSM)

I won’t be scared of a time bomb: President Yameen (Mihaaru)

I’m not scared of audit “time bomb”: president (Avas)

I took nothing from the state treasury: president (PSM)

There’s no government land I got I took nothing from the state treasury: president (Mihaaru)

400 plots will be awarded from L. Gan in coming week: President Yameen (PSM)

President officially starts Fonadhoo water system service (PSM)

People were brought over from islands because people wouldn’t go to opposition rally: president (Raajje)

Youth didn’t go to opposition rally, people were brought from islands: president (Mihaaru)

President welcomes Ibu saying he won’t give space for other religions! (Avas)

We see country developing when opportunities are given to youth: president (PSM)

We have to buckle our belts to give 2018 to the president: Nihan (Mihaaru)

Participation in opposition rallies is same as PPM’s neighbourhood corner gatherings: Nihan (PSM)

Marking the completion of infrastructure projects, President Abdulla Yameen campaigned on several islands in the southern Laamu atoll. He repeated the key messages of his re-election bid: transformational change with mega-projects, details of government spending on each island, and a claim that an opposition victory would spell the end for “our religion, our independence, our nationhood.”

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