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DRP (Maldives current President's Party) Attacks ex Foreign Minister over Jos...
"Presidential spokesperson Mohamed Hussein Shareef (Mundhu) has accused opposition politician Dr Ahmed Shaheed of “knowing the details” surrounding Christian organisation the Joshua Project operating in the...
Aussie James McGrath targeted in Maldives poll
"THE first free election in the history of the Maldives might or might not topple Asia's longest-serving dictator, but it has already thrust Australian political strategist James McGrath back into the spotlight, a...
Maldives: President Gayoom faces runoff (updated)
" UPDATES: Voting in the Maldives first multi-party presidential election has gone to a second round after President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom failed to win outright. Mr Gayoom secured 41% of votes cast, while...
Maldives votes in first presidential election
Today, 208,000 Maldivians vote in presidential elections for the first time ever. Its longest serving ruler and leader of the Rahyithunge Party (DRP), Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, faces five challengers. The...Maldives heads to historic presidential poll
Asia's longest serving political leader is facing the prospect of losing his job as the President of the Maldives. The Indian Ocean tourist paradise is having its first taste of democracy with multi-party elections being held to choose a president for the next five years. The...
No Nobel Prize for President Gayoom! Say People of Maldives
"When Dictator Maumoon Abdul Gayoom asked the Royal Commonwealth Society in London “Is there a Right to a Safe Environment?” and argued that climate change was a human issue linked to human rights, those who...
Maldives presidential candidate Ibra To “Throw Away The Curriculum”
"Presidential candidate Ibrahim Ismail (Ibra) on Sunday attacked the current administration over what he said was a series of education “failures”. Noting a 5 per cent pass rate in GCSE O-level English in...
Presidential Candidate Debate Shelved Due To Asia's longest serving leader - ...
"A flagship presidential candidate debate planned for broadcast across the nation on Monday evening was scrapped due to a refusal by President Gayoom to participate. His ruling Dhivehi Raiyyithunge Party (DRP)...
Eleven Cabinet Resignations In A Month As Four More Quit in the Maldives
"A further four cabinet ministers and seven deputy ministers on Saturday left government under a clause in the constitution banning dual parliament and cabinet roles, meaning eleven ministers have now quit cabinet...
Official: Maldives adopts new constitution
"COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has signed and adopted a new constitution that allows multi-party elections and a number of key other democratic reforms. Government spokesman...
Abdul Gayoom leads Meldives` presidential election
Mali (ANTARA News) - The political party of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, president of the Maldives, has taken an early lead in a poll to decide which democratic model to adopt, results showed. The Indian Ocean...
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