Maldives ex-president urges incumbent to accept defeat
The president was advised not to plunge the nation into chaos and unrest.
02 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on Tuesday urged the incumbent to accept the people’s verdict and gracefully step aside.
A week after conceding defeat, President Abdulla Yameen urged supporters on Monday night to protest until the Elections Commission addresses unspecified allegations of vote rigging.
“The candidate who lost must accept it with honour, dignity and humility, and pave the way,” Gayoom told the press after meeting president-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
The former strongman – who was released on bail Sunday night after seven months in prison – urged his estranged half-brother to follow the example he showed in 2008. Gayoom was widely praised for the smooth of transfer of power after ruling for 30 years.
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