Maldives ruling party denies plans to delay election
The opposition accused President Abdulla Yameen of ‘running scared’ of the election.
06 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
The ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives dismissed speculation the government will seek to delay the September 23 presidential election.
“We want to hold the election as soon as possible. And it will happen on the date the Elections Commission has set,” MP Abdul Raheem Abdulla told the press Sunday evening.
The PPM will not seek to postpone the polls “under any circumstances” or support delays, the party’s deputy leader insisted.
The press briefing was called after the Maldivian Democratic Party said President Abdulla Yameen was “inventing cowardly excuses to cancel or delay the election,” referring to an astonishing Facebook post from the defence minister about a plot to destabilise the Maldives in the coming days.
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