MDP and JP announce national congress meetings
Leaders of the Maldivian Democratic Party and Jumhooree Party have been exchanging recriminations after disagreements about fielding a single candidate broke out into the open last week.
02 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
The allied opposition Maldivian Democratic Party and Jumhooree Party have announced dates for their respective national congress meetings in late June.
The MDP’s national council decided Thursday to hold an extraordinary congress on June 29 and 30. The agenda and venue are yet to be determined but the party is expected to elect leaders and discuss a new policy platform.
The JP’s executive committee meanwhile decided to bring forward its congress dates to June 21 and 22. According to secretary-general Ahmed Sameer, the congress will take place at the Paradise Island Resort owned by the party’s exiled leader Gasim Ibrahim.
Both parties are engaged in talks within the opposition coalition about fielding a unity candidate in September’s presidential election. Both MDP and JP’s exiled leaders remain barred from contesting due to prison terms.
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