Row escalates over PPM leadership
A second ruling party branch has backed an amendment to the Political Party Act that would strip former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom of the party’s leadership.
10 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
A second ruling party branch has backed a controversial amendment to the Political Party Act that would strip former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom of the party’s leadership.
The Galolhu North branch of the Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM) urged its governing council to hand over the party’s reins to incumbent President Abdulla Yameen, who is also Gayoom’s half-brother.
The statement, issued on Wednesday, comes days the PPM said it would penalise the president of its Machangoalhi South branch, Ahmed Shamoon, for issuing a similar statement earlier this week.
The statements by the two Malé branches point to a rift between the Gayoom brothers over the party leadership. The Galolhu North statement also follows 13 PPM branches expressing support for Gayoom and urging the party’s MPs to vote against the amendment.
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