Comment: Maldivian Democracy – Where to from here?
10 Oct 2013, 1:20 PM
Jeehan Golhu
“We will not hand over [power] through an election, [we] will not hand over even if he gets elected”
“Election fraud should be investigated and the election commissioner should resign”
– Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) vice presidential candidate Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed
These are not political statements. This is not political discourse. This is not democratic discourse. We call ourselves a democracy – a young democracy. But these statements are the symptoms and early warning signals of a failing democracy.
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