Nasheed calls for interim leader in 2018
An interim government should reform the judiciary and pave the way for free and fair elections, the exiled opposition leader said.
22 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
Exiled former President Mohamed Nasheed has called for the united opposition to seek the election of an interim leader in the 2018 presidential election.
The task of the interim president should be transitional matters, “especially reforming the judiciary and reforming the government,” the opposition leader said in a message to members of the Maldivian Democratic Party.
The interim government should also establish an atmosphere conducive to holding a free and fair election, he added.
None of the parties in the opposition coalition has “a scientific guarantee” of winning next year’s election, he said. “Not just the MDP, neither the Jumhooree Party, the Adhaalath Party, nor President Maumoon [Abdul Gayoom] would see a clear picture where they can win this election,” he said.
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