Opposition MPs vow to forward no-confidence motion against President
25 Jul 2010, 6:19 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
A group of opposition Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) MPs have declared they will forward a no-confidence motion against President Mohamed Nasheed to parliament.
“There is no need to go out and protest on the streets, there is only one individual who is the issue for the Maldives,” said DRP MP Ahmed Nihan. “It is the president who is the issue, and as MPs it is our lawful duty to file this motion and send the president home.”
Nasheed had violated the constitution which justified invoking article 100 of the constitution, concerning impeachment, claimed Nihan.
“Multiple times he has gone beyond the chart and violated the constitution – we have no other choice,” Nihan said, adding that if the president was “allowed to to do whatever he wished, there will be no use for an institution named parliament.”
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