A new coalition of opposition MPs from the Peoples Alliance (PA), Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP)’s Z-Faction, Jumhoory Party (JP) and Dhivehi Qaumee Party (DQP) last night appointed the new group’s leader, deputy leaders, spokesperson and whips.
Deputy Speaker of Parliament and PA MP Ahmed Nazim was chosen as the leader of the Opposition Parliamentary Group.
DQP MP Riyaz Rasheed and Z-DRP MP Ilham Ahmed were appointed as deputy leaders of the parliamentary group while Z-DRP MP Ahmed Mahlouf was appointed spokesperson.
Z-DRP MP Hamdhoo Hameed was appointed as the “government watch” and PA MP Abdula Azeez Jamal Abu Bakur, Z-Faction MP Ali Arif, MP Ahmed Nihan, MP Abdul Muhsin, MP Mohamed Rafeeq and independent MP Ibrahim Riza were appointed as whips.
Deputy Leader of DRP Ahmed ‘Mavota’ Shareef meanwhile told Minivan News that the current political situation of the Maldives was very fluid.
“Today everyone needs power and to get that power one might do anything, be it out of the law or within the law,” Shareef said.
Shareef predicted that according to the way things were going, DRP MP Ahmed Thasmeen Ali “will not lose the position of minority leader in parliament.”
“We do not support the policy of the government, that is why DRP is here, and we will only support people that support the policy of DRP.”
Announcing the decision to create the new opposition parliamentary group, MP Mahlouf said Thasmeen was also welcome to join the opposition parliamentary group.
Thasmeen did not respond to Minivan News at time of press.
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A bloody coalition with no POWER! Stupid tuna eating Maldivians without brain.
How many MPs are in this group now?
How do we define power?
Money?
Family background?
Support from the public and industry?
Courage?
Strength of arms?
Sphere of influence?
Since they dont any legal ground in/out, me it sounds more like gaaaru joke', possible: Maan is losing his sanity. keke!
good move.. go n beat anni... youths are fedup of the government .. they couldnt deliver what they promised .. the have failed and to be frank Anni is worse than Gayyoom.. Sorry to say this, but we are again ready to change the change.. Ikm grateful for young MP's like Mahloof, Nihan, Arif.. etc
There goes the credibility!