Politics

Campaign trail: water colour welcome

Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.

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

Join us, we will form a national government: Ibu (Raajje)

Faisal returns to Malé after Fuvahmulah trip (Vnews)

No interest in participating in presidential debate as the whole state is on one side: Mariya (Raajje)

Ibu decides not participate in MNU debate (Mihaaru)

Ibu retracts interest to participate in presidential debate (Sun)

Coalition will remain in my government: Ibu (Mihaaru)

Majlis and council elections will also be contested as coalition: Ibu (Sun)

Colour on Ibu face as well today, islands gave an Eid welcome (Mihaaru)

Ibu too couldn’t escape Eid water fight (Avas)

Maldives has been indebted beyond escape: Ibu (Vnews)

Development could be brought threefold by stopping government’s wasteful expenditure: Ibu (Raajje)

We will provide water and sewerage to all islands within five years: Ibu (Sun)

We will establish transitional justice within first 18 months of government: Ibu (Vnews)

Infrastructure work should be done with the share of a Maldivian company: Ibu (Raajje)

We will involve Maldivian companies in infrastructure work: Ibu (Avas)

We will not award infrastructure projects without Maldivian share: Ibu (Mihaaru)

Jumhooree Party campaign team visits four islands in Dhaal atoll (Vnews)

Opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih ‘Ibu’ began the Raa atoll leg of his northern tour, assuring voters on Hulhudhuffaaru that the opposition coalition would stay together in a national unity government. The allied parties would also contest the upcoming parliamentary and municipal elections as a coalition, he said.

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