The main opposition Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) will begin travels across the country “in about two months” to seek public opinion in preparation for the 2013 presidential election, DRP Leader Ahmed Thasmeen Ali said last night.
Speaking at a ceremony in Funadhoo in Shaviyani Atoll to mark the party’s sixth anniversary, Thasmeen explained that it was necessary to find out the concerns of young people, who will make up the majority of the electorate in 2013, as well as the needs and opinions of other age groups.
According to newspaper Haveeru, Thasmeen speculated that a majority of voters were unhappy with the current government “because of the difficult situation the Maldivian people are facing now.”
“Therefore, we can only bring the country back to the right track if DRP wins the upcoming presidential election,” he said.
Thasmeen also expressed gratitude to former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on the occasion of the party’s sixth anniversary, who was made the DRP’s ‘Honorary Leader’ at its national congress in March 2010.
The Z-faction of the DRP meanwhile launched separate activities to celebrate the anniversary at a rally Thursday night.
The breakaway faction formed around the party’s ‘Zaeem,’ led by dismissed Deputy Leader Umar Nasser, opened a new office last week for use by Gayoom.
Speaking at the anniversary rally, Gayoom invited DRP members who wished to seek an audience with him to make appointments at the new office, which is located in Boduthakurufaanumagu a short distance from the DRP’s main office.
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Really? Why would they do that? They regularly win "sms" polls on Dhitv with 90% favoring them, their ex-Zaeem won every election with over 90% of the vote.
The DRP will win every election with over 90% of the vote, unless of course votes against them are counted as well- can't expect that kind of honesty from people who lie to themselves now can we?
Thasmeen seems to be imitating what Nasheed has done before. But I wonder if Thasmeen could be as irresponsible as Nasheed.