MDP to go it alone in parliamentary elections
The four-party coalition failed to agree on a formula for jointly contesting the elections in March.
02 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldivian Democratic Party has decided to field candidates in all 87 constituencies after the four-party coalition failed to compromise on jointly contesting the upcoming parliamentary elections.
A resolution proposed by former president Mohamed Nasheed to go it alone was approved by 79 out of 80 members at a meeting of the MDP’s national council Saturday night.
The MDP could not accept 35 seats and relinquish the rest as expected by the three coalition partners, said Nasheed, who led the negotiations on behalf of the largest party in the coalition.
It was in the best interest of the party to contest nationwide, the MDP’s de facto leader said. A decision needed to be made as time was needed to organise primaries and prepare for the campaign, he noted.
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