Support for Ibu if Nasheed barred from election
The veteran lawmaker has been described as the ideal candidate because of his efforts to unify the parties and political leaders within the Maldives United Opposition.
04 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Lawmaker Ahmed Mahloof and former attorney general Husnu Suood have thrown their weight behind MP Ibrahim ‘Ibu’ Mohamed Solih if former president Mohamed Nasheed is barred from contesting this year’s election.
Mahloof said Ibu, the parliamentary group leader of the Maldivian Democratic Party, was the ideal “single opposition candidate” because of his efforts to unify the parties and political leaders within the Maldives United Opposition.
“He has worked tirelessly to unify the opposition parties, taken risks for political progress and worked closely with leaders of different political views,” he said on Sunday, adding that the opposition parties and leaders have confidence in the veteran lawmaker.
Mahloof also believed opposition candidates should run separately in the first round of the election if Nasheed and Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim were allowed to stand.
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