Ibrahim Aboobakuru, a Malé City Council member for the West Maafannu constituency, has left the PPM to join the People's National Front (PNF) led by former President Abdulla Yameen. He cited the government's unfulfilled pledge to free Yameen and its influence on the city council as reasons, ahead of city council by-elections scheduled for 13 January.
One outlet so far Only Maldives Republic has reported this among the sources we monitor. A gap in what we monitor, not proof that others did not report it.
The Elections Commission of Maldives (ECM) granted permission to establish PNF on 29 November.
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The council’s work is now dictated by those in government, not the council’
The government’s actions against him will not be forgotten by Yameen’s supporters
PNF has a promising future. Please don’t give them [the government] any opportunity to inflict further harm
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Ibrahim Aboobakuru, a member of the Malé City Council, has defected from the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) to join the People's National Front (PNF), a party led by former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom.
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