Opposition in talks over non-politician for presidential candidate
Ruling party MP Ahmed Nihan tweeted the opposition’s unity candidate would be the former Elections Commission president Fuwad Thowfeek.
25 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
Maldivian opposition parties are in talks about fielding a ‘unity’ candidate who is not a politician for next year’s election.
Spokesman MP Ahmed Mahloof told the Maldives Independent that talks were already ongoing about who could represent the opposition.
“I think at the moment we are discussing on the possibility of fielding a unified candidate in the first round itself. We already have an understanding that any opposition candidate in the second round will have the backing of the whole opposition,” Mahloof said from Colombo.
Mahloof said the proposal was to field a popular figure. He declined to give details.
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