“Yameen and myself are the two likely candidates in PPM primary”: Umar Naseer
12 Dec 2012, 6:28 PM
Mohamed Naahee
Interim Deputy Leader of the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) Umar Naseer has said that he and Parliamentary Group Leader MP Yameen Abdul Gayoom are the most likely candidates to contest the party’s primary elections scheduled for February 2013.
The presidential Primary of the PPM is scheduled to take place after its congress. Since its formation in October 2011, the government-aligned PPM has postponed its national congress on three occasions, despite having a charter of regulations stipulating that a congress must be held within six months of registration.
In October this year, local daily Haveeru reported that that the party cited “political turmoil” as the reason for the delays.
Naseer’s remarks about standing in the upcoming party primaries comes at a time when current interim leader of PPM, former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, has also highlighted the possibility of his running for re-election.
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