MDP members in bid to form new Maldives political party
A decision about the new party will be announced next week, the electoral body said.
15 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
Members of the Maldives’ main opposition have applied to form a new political party, local media reported Sunday, months before a presidential election is due to take place.
Vnews, citing a confidential source, said the application was submitted by a group that includes several former senior members of the Maldivian Democratic Party.
Sun Online reported the group was led by a lawyer who is a leading member of the MDP.
But the MDP’s secretary general, Anas Abdul Sattar, told the Maldives Independent that the party was unaware some of its members were trying to break away.
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