Ministers on media offensive as defecting lawmakers declare stand
“The opposition has mounted several such political challenges in the past, which the administration is confident of weathering once again,” the president’s spokesman Ibrahim Hussain Shihab told Reuters.
05 Jul 2017, 9:00 AM
Ministers went on a media offensive Tuesday night in the face of the apparent collapse of the pro-government parliamentary majority with the defection of ten ruling party lawmakers.
Ten MPs of the Progressive Party of Maldives joined the opposition alliance Monday to move a no-confidence motion against the speaker with 45 signatures, potentially reshaping the political landscape if the opposition is able to command a clear majority in the 85-member house.
But the government refuses to concede the loss of Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed, a key ally who has pushed through its legislative agenda over the minority’s protests for due process.
“The opposition has mounted several such political challenges in the past, which the administration is confident of weathering once again,” the president’s spokesman Ibrahim Hussain Shihab told Reuters.
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