Opposition declares support for 27 JP candidates
JP leader Gasim said the ruling coalition party will also back some opposition candidates.
09 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM
The Progressive Party of Maldives-People’s National Congress announced Thursday night a list of candidates the opposition coalition led by jailed former president Abdulla Yameen supports for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
The list included 27 candidates from the Jumhooree Party, one of four parties in the ruling coalition.
Cracks appeared in the coalition after President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s Maldivian Democratic Party decided to field candidates in all 87 parliamentary constituencies, drawing accusations from the JP of reneging on an agreement to divide seats among the parties.
JP leader Gasim Ibrahim has since kept up attacks against the MDP and former president Mohamed Nasheed, declaring his willingness to work with other parties to jointly contest the April 6 polls.
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