Nasheed calls for establishment of an interim govt as half of cabinet resigns

Former President Mohamed Nasheed called for the establishment of a multi-party interim government on Tuesday, citing loss of public confidence in incumbent President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu.

Nasheed made the call in a post on X on Tuesday, after the President’s Office confirmed the resignation of half of President Muizzu’s 20-member cabinet.

“The President of the Republic has lost confidence in the cabinet. The people have lost confidence in the President of the Republic,” said Nasheed.

He added that the Maldivian economy has also begun experiencing major adverse effects of the Middle East conflict.

Nasheed, who sits in the five-member interim committee in charge of running the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), said that the circumstances call for the establishment of an interim government composed of representatives from all political parties.

“I therefore call for the establishment of an interim government composed of all parties in order to implement necessary basic structural changes, and plan and hold a free and fair election,” he said.

Cabinet ge ma’chah Raeesul Jumhooriyya ge ithubaaru gehlijje. Raeesul Jumhooriyyaage ma’chah rayyithunge ithubaaru gehlijje.
Midhandivalhu hanguraamaige neydhevey asaru Raajjeyge iqthisoadhah bodukoh kuran fashaifi. Veemaa beynun jehifavaa asaasee, oniganduge islaahuthah…

— Mohamed Nasheed (@MohamedNasheed) April 14, 2026

The call comes after 10 ministers – making for half of the cabinet - resigned on Tuesday, in a major cabinet shakeup in the wake of a major defeat for the ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) in the recent local council elections and referendum, which saw the MDP sweep a majority of seats in local councils.

President Muizzu conceded defeat in the elections, and promised to implement “reforms where needed.”

The days that followed have seen a series of resignations and dismissals rock the top management of state-owned enterprises, as well as the President’s Office, and now the cabinet itself.

The President’s Office stated on Tuesday that the ministers resigned “to allow room for the president to make the positive changes he wishes to make in order to run the government in line with the will of the people.”