MDP decides to join all-party talks
The MDP’s national council decided to heed the Commonwealth’s call for time-bound dialogue without preconditions “to achieve national agreement on institutional reform, and to ensure a conducive environment for credible and inclusive presidential elections in 2018.”
27 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party’s national council decided Monday night to heed the Commonwealth’s call to engage in dialogue with the government to resolve a protracted political crisis.
A resolution proposed by MDP Vice President Mohamed Shifaz for the party’s leadership to assign representatives for the talks was passed with the support of 37 out of 39 council members in attendance.
The party previously refused to join talks before the release of its jailed leader, former President Mohamed Nasheed, citing the government refusal to honour commitments made during negotiations in July last year.
“This is not a step backwards,” said Shifaz. The MDP will seek the release of Nasheed and other jailed politicians during the talks, which he said should proceed with international mediators.
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