MP Colonel Nasheed defects to DRP, claiming MDP “undisciplined”
21 Mar 2013, 5:49 PM
Mohamed Naahee
Opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MP for Nolhivarum constituency Mohamed ‘Colonel’ Nasheed has opted to join the government-aligned Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP).
The DRP was founded by former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and now led by his former vice presidential nominee, MP Ahmed Thasmeen Ali, after a split in 2011 that saw Gayoom and his supporters leave the party to form the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM).
During a small ceremony held at the DRP head office, Nasheed signed to the party in front of party leader Thasmeen.
The defection comes the day following his defeat in the MDP’s parliamentary group elections, in which he contested for the position of one of the two deputy leaders.
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