Former president Nasheed to stand for MDP

Former president Mohamed Nasheed has announced that he will stand for the Maldivian Democratic Party’s (MDP) president post.

Nasheed announced the decision in a tweet from his official twitter account today. Nasheed is currently the party’s interim president after Reeko Moosa Manik stepped down as MDP's chairperson on 1 April.

MDP called for applications for its president and vice president posts on 15 May. Former president Nasheed is the only applicant for the party’s president post so far. Former Feydhoo MP Alhan Fahmy earlier announced that he will compete for MDP's vice president post.