Maldives: Deputy Speaker resigns, launch crash hurts captain

Ahmed Nazim resigned as Deputy Speaker of the People's Majlis on May 31, 2026, shortly before a no-confidence motion by the ruling PNC was to be debated. The following day, two launches collided just outside Male', seriously injuring the captain; the other vessel fled. Police are investigating the collision.

Ahmed Nazim resigned as Deputy Speaker of the People's Majlis on May 31, 2026, shortly before a no-confidence motion by the ruling PNC was to be debated. The following day, two launches collided just outside Male', seriously injuring the captain; the other vessel fled. Police are investigating the collision.

[{'text': 'Ahmed Nazim resigned as Deputy Speaker on May 31, 2026, shortly before a no-confidence motion was to be debated.', 'confidence': 0.95, 'source_article_ids': ['3043']}, {'text': "The no-confidence motion against Nazim was submitted by the ruling People's National Congress (PNC).", 'confidence': 0.9, 'source_article_ids': ['3043']}, {'text': "The People's Majlis scheduled a session at 1:00 PM on May 31 to elect a new Deputy Speaker.", 'confidence': 0.95, 'source_article_ids': ['3043']}, {'text': "On June 1, 2026, two launches collided just outside Male'.", 'confidence': 0.95, 'source_article_ids': ['2527']}, {'text': 'The captain of one launch, a 38-year-old man, was seriously injured, trapped in wreckage with major blood loss, and taken to IGMH.', 'confidence': 0.95, 'source_article_ids': ['2527']}, {'text': 'The other launch involved in the collision fled the scene.', 'confidence': 0.9, 'source_article_ids': ['2527']}, {'text': 'Two people were inside the damaged launch at the time of the collision.', 'confidence': 0.9, 'source_article_ids': ['2527']}, {'text': 'Police are investigating the launch collision.', 'confidence': 0.9, 'source_article_ids': ['2527']}]

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