‘I will not support Yameen for re-election,’ insists Gayoom
Gayoom spoke to newspaper Mihaaru about the acrimonious split within the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives and his decision to withdraw support for his half-brother President Abdulla Yameen’s embattled administration.
15 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
Below are excerpts from an interview former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom gave to newspaper Mihaaru about the acrimonious split within the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives and his decision to withdraw support for his half-brother President Abdulla Yameen’s embattled administration.
On the source of the dispute
The current president is not someone who won individually through his own efforts and represents himself. He represents the PPM’s ideology and principles.
To put it briefly, what is happening now is that even though the president represents the PPM, he is acting against the PPM’s ideology and principles. It has been going on for a long time. This has caused a lot of disquiet within the party as well. And the PPM is being brought into disrepute.
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