“Too little, too late”: President’s Office dismisses chances of MDP coalition
04 Sep 2012, 6:03 PM
Daniel Bosley
President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan has decided not to include the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) in his national unity government, his advisor Ahmed ‘Topi’ Thaufeeg has told local media.
“It is too little, too late”, said President’s Office Spokesman Masood Imad, adding, “[the MDP] remain a viable opposition.”
Immediately after his accession to the presidency, Waheed announced that he would leave some cabinet posts vacant for the MDP.
However, feeling President Waheed to have taken power illegally, the MDP refused these overtures.
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