Opposition courts ruling coalition leader Gasim
The Jumhooree Party leader was urged to leave the ruling coalition.
20 Feb 2019, 9:00 AM
Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim should take over the presidency, opposition lawmaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla declared Tuesday, as loyalists of former president Abdulla Yameen continued to seek an alliance with the ruling coalition partner.
“I hope Gasim won’t just stand by watching what is happening now. The time has come for him to come out in defence of this nation. I call on Gasim to leave the government, join us and out the country back on the right path,” Abdul Raheem said at a press conference after Yameen was detained for a money laundering trial.
On Tuesday, Abdul Raheem backed Gasim to lead a national unity government and demanded the resignation of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who won September’s polls by a record margin with the backing of a four-party coalition.
“This government came promising they are against tyranny. We must ask today, what are they doing?” he asked.
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