Ibu goes door-to-door in Malé

Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the opposition coalition’s presidential candidate, launched Saturday morning a door-to-door campaign in the capital.

Prior to beginning active campaigning, Ibu met with the party’s campaign agents and volunteers from across the country over the past week.

“What we should do is work with courage over the next two or three months,” he said at a brief ceremony at the opposition meeting hall before heading out.

The veteran lawmaker was awarded the Maldivian Democratic Party ticket last week, becoming its “alternative” candidate after former president Mohamed Nasheed dropped out. The government welcomed the decision and renewed invitations for all-party talks.