PPM branch backs Gayoom’s removal from party’s leadership
The Progressive Party of Maldives’ Machchangoalhi south branch has declared support for proposed amendments to the political party law that would strip former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom of the ruling party’s leadership.
08 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
The Machchangoalhi south branch of the Progressive Party of Maldives’ (PPM) has declared support for amendments proposed to the political party law that would strip former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom of the ruling party’s leadership.
In a statement yesterday, the Machchangoalhi south branch in Malé urged the PPM council to make President Abdulla Yameen the party’s new leader and suggested that the proposed change to the Political Parties Act is “crucial”.
MP Ali Azim of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party had proposed setting an age limit of 65 years for leaders of political parties. Gayoom is 77 and would lose his leadership post if the change is approved.
“As it is apparent that an individual leading a political party will have to carry out great responsibilities, and hard work, with a full schedule, we do not believe that an individual older than 65 years of age will be able to attend to the matter in the most efficient manner,” reads the statement signed by the president of the branch, Ahmed Shamoon.
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