Waheed Secures MDP Interim Chair as Fayyaz Bloc Tops Three Rival Factions

A detailed Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) report shows that former Dhidhdhoo MP Abdulla Waheed secured the interim chairperson position with 49 votes (one later withdrawn), meeting the minimum threshold. The Fayyaz-aligned bloc outperformed three rival factions linked to former president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, party president Abdulla Shahid, and the Parliamentary Group. The vote took place during a National Assembly meeting that collapsed due to walkouts by opposing members. Vice-chairperson Ibrahim Waheed sent the report to Shahid. The report also noted that three names were proposed: Mohamed Aslam, Abdulla Waheed, and Abdul Ghafoor Moosa, but Aslam was removed as the interim chair must be from the National Council. The outcome surprised Solih, Shahid, and several MPs.

A detailed Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) report shows that former Dhidhdhoo MP Abdulla Waheed secured the interim chairperson position with 49 votes (one later withdrawn), meeting the minimum threshold. The Fayyaz-aligned bloc outperformed three rival factions linked to former president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, party president Abdulla Shahid, and the Parliamentary Group. The vote took place during a National Assembly meeting that collapsed due to walkouts by opposing members. Vice-chairperson Ibrahim Waheed sent the report to Shahid. The report also noted that three names were proposed: Mohamed Aslam, Abdulla Waheed, and Abdul Ghafoor Moosa, but Aslam was removed as the interim chair must be from the National Council. The outcome surprised Solih, Shahid, and several MPs.

A detailed Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) report shows that former Dhidhdhoo MP Abdulla Waheed secured the interim chairperson position with 49 votes (one later withdrawn), meeting the minimum threshold. The Fayyaz-aligned bloc outperformed three rival factions linked to former president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, party president Abdulla Shahid, and the Parliamentary Group. The vote took place during a National Assembly meeting that collapsed due to walkouts by opposing members. Vice-chairperson Ibrahim Waheed sent the report to Shahid. The report also noted that three names were proposed: Mohamed Aslam, Abdulla Waheed, and Abdul Ghafoor Moosa, but Aslam was removed as the interim chair must be from the National Council. The outcome surprised Solih, Shahid, and several MPs.

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