Ex-president Nasheed launches campaign for parliament seat
The 51-year-old is running for the newly-formed mid-Machanghoalhi constituency in the capital Malé.
05 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
Former president Mohamed Nasheed announced Tuesday night his intention to contest in the upcoming parliamentary elections in March.
The 51-year-old is running for the newly-formed mid-Machchangoalhi constituency in Malé.
“The Maldivian people will no longer elect thieves to the People’s Majlis,” he declared at the campaign launching event in Kaaminee Magu, referring to a former ruling coalition lawmaker’s admission of distributing “sacks of cash.”
The main purpose of his election bid is to protect President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s administration, Nasheed said, adding that the four-party coalition that brought Solih to power must also be maintained.
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