Former President Gayoom warns against divisions within PPM
09 Apr 2013, 5:26 PM
Neil Merrett
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has called for supporters of the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) to unite behind presidential candidate Abdulla Yameen, claiming there was no room for division among its members.
Gayoom’s comments were published in local media yesterday (April 8 ) after he officially presented the PPM presidential ticket to his half-brother Yameen.
Yameen last month secured his spot in presidential elections scheduled for September this year, winning the PPM primary with 63 percent of the vote in a two-way contest against the party’s Deputy Leader Umar Naseer.
Following the primary, Naseer alleged that the PPM primary had been rigged in favour of Yameen. Naseer’s comments, as well as a subsequent refusal to retract them, have since resulted in the PPM’s disciplinary committee accepting a case against him.
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