Mind the gap: Opposition manifesto launched with key details missing
The Maldives president has labelled the opposition a ‘cocktail coalition.’
17 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Pledges and policies from the Maldives joint opposition were published Sunday in an election manifesto, although key details are missing from it.
Four opposition parties are challenging President Abdulla Yameen’s rule on a coalition ticket in an election scheduled for September 23.
The coalition comprises the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party, the religious conservative Adhaalath Party, the Jumhooree Party and the Maumoon Reform Movement, a breakaway faction of the ruling party.
All four opposition leaders are either in prison or in exile. They are Mohamed Nasheed (MDP), Sheikh Imran Abdulla (AP), Gasim Ibrahim (JP) and Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
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