Campaigning underway for April’s local council elections
Both the PPM and MDP have been gearing up for the campaign in recent days. The stakes in the Maldives’ third local council election are higher than the previous polls as it will put claims of overwhelming public support to the test.
20 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Campaigning by both the ruling and opposition parties for the April 15 local council elections is underway across the country following multiple delays to the polls.
On Thursday night, the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives held a rally in Malé dubbed ‘Heyvalla’ (Raring to go) to hand over tickets to the party’s candidates, launching a campaign platform that stresses the importance of cooperation at the local government level to ensure economic development.
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party, which conducted internal primaries in November, has meanwhile been holding street corner campaign rallies on several islands. Following the uncontested election of Hassan Latheef as the party’s new chairperson, the MDP also conducted a campaign workshop for district teams in Malé last week to prepare for door-to-door visits in the capital.
The stakes in the Maldives’ third local council election are higher for both sides than the previous polls as it will put claims of overwhelming public support to the test.
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