‘No chance’ for Nasheed in 2018 election
Ruling party lawmakers Wednesday rushed to declare that former President Mohamed Nasheed cannot contest in the 2018 presidential election after he asserted that foreign pressure would secure his candidacy.
09 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM
Ruling party lawmakers rushed to declare that former president Mohamed Nasheed cannot contest the 2018 presidential election after he asserted that foreign pressure would secure his candidacy.
The exiled opposition leader told newspaper Mihaaru in London that joint diplomatic efforts by India and the US would pave the way for inclusive elections and the release of other jailed politicians.
“God willing it’s a certainty that Mohamed Nasheed’s name won’t be on the ballot in the Maldives 2018 presidential election even if the US and India want it,” Majority Leader Ahmed Nihan tweeted.
Nihan dismissed Nasheed’s remarks as “a fantasy” at a press conference Wednesday afternoon where senior MPs of the Progressive Party of Maldives vowed to keep the former president off the ballot.
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