PNF Delays Registration Pending Release of Ex-President Yameen

The People's National Front (PNF), a faction separated from the PPM-PNC coalition, has delayed its official registration as a political party pending the release of its founder, former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, from prison. The PNF confirmed in December that it had achieved the required 3,000-member threshold, and the Elections Commission approved its establishment on 29 November. However, the party insists on Yameen's release as a precondition for formal registration. Maleeh Jamaal, a former cabinet minister, stated that the party has secured 3,000 membership forms and awaits the continuation of Yameen's appeal process. The PNF was created after Yameen's departure from the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), which he led for years. The PPM-PNC coalition subsequently announced that President Dr Mohamed Muizzu would take over the leadership role vacated by Yameen, decided unanimously by 103 members at a joint Senate meeting.

The People's National Front (PNF), a faction separated from the PPM-PNC coalition, has delayed its official registration as a political party pending the release of its founder, former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, from prison. The PNF confirmed in December that it had achieved the required 3,000-member threshold, and the Elections Commission approved its establishment on 29 November. However, the party insists on Yameen's release as a precondition for formal registration. Maleeh Jamaal, a former cabinet minister, stated that the party has secured 3,000 membership forms and awaits the continuation of Yameen's appeal process. The PNF was created after Yameen's departure from the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), which he led for years. The PPM-PNC coalition subsequently announced that President Dr Mohamed Muizzu would take over the leadership role vacated by Yameen, decided unanimously by 103 members at a joint Senate meeting.

The People's National Front (PNF), a faction separated from the PPM-PNC coalition, has delayed its official registration as a political party pending the release of its founder, former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, from prison. The PNF confirmed in December that it had achieved the required 3,000-member threshold, and the Elections Commission approved its establishment on 29 November. However, the party insists on Yameen's release as a precondition for formal registration. Maleeh Jamaal, a former cabinet minister, stated that the party has secured 3,000 membership forms and awaits the continuation of Yameen's appeal process. The PNF was created after Yameen's departure from the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), which he led for years. The PPM-PNC coalition subsequently announced that President Dr Mohamed Muizzu would take over the leadership role vacated by Yameen, decided unanimously by 103 members at a joint Senate meeting.

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