Comment: Challenges to an infant democracy
06 Aug 2012, 10:14 AM
Ahmed Thasmeen Ali
The following speech was delivered to India-based think tank, the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) on August 3, 2012. The original transcript can be read here.
It’s an honour and a great pleasure for me to speak to you at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), this morning.
As many of you would know the Maldives has recently experienced significant political change. In 2008, we ratified a new constitution, based on the principles of a modern democracy and had the first multi-party election.
This election resulted in a historic change of a 30-year regime. However, despite the change, the aspirations of the people for a more democratic future did not materialize. On top of that just after 3 years into his presidency the new President Mr Nasheed resigned. And now he is challenging the circumstances that led to his resignation and this has created further political disharmony and tensions.
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