Shifting alliances: MDP votes to team up with Jameel
The Maldivian Democratic Party’s national council has voted to ally with former Vice President Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed in a controversial move the party hopes would “establish a constitutional government that represents the Maldivian public.”
02 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
The Maldivian Democratic Party’s national council has voted to ally with former Vice President Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed in a move the party hopes would “establish a constitutional government that represents the Maldivian public.”
Jameel, who was impeached in July with the MDP’s backing, is a controversial figure for opposition supporters because of his role in the religious nationalist campaign that ousted the MDP administration in 2012.
National council members, however, struck a conciliatory tone on Monday night, with the party’s Vice President Mohamed Shifaz hosting a resolution that stressed the need to set aside political differences to end President Abdulla Yameen’s “tyrannical rule.”
All 52 members present voted in favour. The council consists of 103 members.
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