MDP sets date for presidential primary
Former president Mohamed Nasheed, who has already announced his intention to stand in the party primary, is in exile after fleeing from a 13-year prison term.
04 May 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives’ largest opposition party said Thursday it will hold its presidential primary on May 30.
The Maldivian Democratic Party’s (MDP) National Committee met Wednesday night to vote on a resolution submitted by the party’s leader, former president Mohamed Nasheed.
Nominations to stand will be open May 15 and voting will take place on May 30 on a “one-member-one-vote” basis, according to a brief party statement.
The resolution also talked about the possibility that the candidate fielded by the party might not be able to contest the 2018 presidential polls, due to be held in early September.
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