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Yameen Declines Nasheed’s Request To Discuss Referendum

Yameen Declines Nasheed’s Request To Discuss Referendum

Former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom declined a meeting request from Speaker Mohamed Nasheed to discuss transitioning to a parliamentary system. Nasheed's Democrats have proposed a referendum on 25 September and made it a condition for an alliance with Yameen's PPM-PNC. Yameen's refusal complicates coalition talks ahead of the presidential runoff. Nasheed argues a parliamentary system would reduce instability. Yameen's decision is seen as strategic to avoid legitimizing the Democrats' agenda.

Former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom declined a meeting request from Speaker Mohamed Nasheed to discuss transitioning to a parliamentary system. Nasheed's Democrats have proposed a referendum on 25 September and made it a condition for an alliance with Yameen's PPM-PNC. Yameen's refusal complicates coalition talks ahead of the presidential runoff. Nasheed argues a parliamentary system would reduce instability. Yameen's decision is seen as strategic to avoid legitimizing the Democrats' agenda.

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Former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom declined a meeting request from Speaker Mohamed Nasheed to discuss transitioning to a parliamentary system. Nasheed's Democrats have proposed a referendum on 25 September and made it a condition for an alliance with Yameen's PPM-PNC. Yameen's refusal complicates coalition talks ahead of the presidential runoff. Nasheed argues a parliamentary system would reduce instability. Yameen's decision is seen as strategic to avoid legitimizing the Democrats' agenda.

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