Opposition appeals to Gayoom to join alliance against Yameen
The Maldives United Opposition has invited former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom to join it after he sought meetings with leaders of the Maldives’ minor parties amid a bitter row within the ruling party.
21 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
The Maldives United Opposition has invited former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom to join it after he sought meetings with leaders of the Maldives’ smaller parties within the coalition amid a bitter row within the ruling party.
The Gayoom faction of the Progressive Party of the Maldives had sent letters to the Jumhooree Party, the Adhaalath Party, the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party and the Maldives Development Alliance, seeking alliances ahead of the upcoming local council elections, scheduled for January.
The PPM has descended into civil war after a court stripped Gayoom of his powers as elected leader and installed his half-brother and incumbent president, Abdulla Yameen, to head the party.
The MUO is a broad coalition between the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party, the AP, some members of the JP and former senior government officials, including two of Yameen’s former vice presidents and a former defence minister. It has vowed to remove Yameen over allegations of corruption and human rights abuses.
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