PPM initiates discussions with Adhaalath Party to jointly contest elections
14 Jan 2014, 4:33 PM
Mariyath Mohamed
The ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) has initiated discussions with coalition partner, the religious conservative Adhaalath Party (AP), to jointly contest in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
While dismissing rumours of having left the government coalition, the AP has announced that it will be contesting in both the parliamentary and local council elections separately from the other coalition members.
The party has further announced that all of its parliamentary candidates will possess educational qualifications to a postgraduate level.
Last week, the AP announced that it had made no agreements regarding working together in the local council and parliamentary elections with the government coalition. Party spokesperson Ali Zahir informed local media that, having worked with the coalition to succeed in the second round of 2013’s presidential elections “without setting any conditions”, the party did not have any subsequent obligation in the upcoming elections.
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