Opposition declares landslide victory
Provisional results show that the MDP swept the Malé, Addu and Fuvahmulah city councils and secured majorities in other populous islands across the country.
07 May 2017, 9:00 AM
Voters delivered a symbolic message to the government with the opposition alliance’s “landslide” victory in Saturday’s local council election, the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party’s chairman declared last night.
“The Maldivian people have said a big no to President [Abdulla] Yameen in very clear language,” Hassan Latheef told the press after provisional results showed that the MDP swept the Malé, Addu and Fuvahmulah city councils.
The MDP took all seven seats of the Addu City council by large margins, two out of three seats from the Fuvahmulah City council, and 12 out of 13 seats from the Malé City council.
The MDP lost the Henveiru North constituency of the capital after its candidate endorsed the pro-government Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party candidate a week before the election.
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