Yameen meets PPM leadership amid growing rift among lawmakers

The meeting followed multiple leaks from an official PPM Viber group showing arguments among lawmakers after Yameen appealed against backing the opposition’s bid to remove Speaker Abdulla Maseeh. The president urged MPs not to weaken the government over personal grievances.

Speaking to the Maldives Independent, Majority Leader Ahmed Nihan dismissed rumours of internal strife and conflict as “mild differences of opinion”.

“There will always be differences of opinion between people and that is how it is also in our parliamentary group and people will continue to express their opinions,” he said.