Former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom confirmed in an interview with Raajje TV that he will run in the next presidential election, saying he would prioritise recovering Maldives territory lost under the ITLOS ruling on the Chagos ocean territory and removing what he claims is an ongoing Indian military presence. He also said he now regrets supporting President Mohamed Muizzu's candidacy in last year's election.
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If they are not in uniform, there is no Indian military? They will be in something other than uniform, correct? The [Muizzu] administration is lying about similarly huge issues. I am telling with absolute certainty they are lying. The Indi…
I don’t believe that anyone who comes [forward] next will do these things. Everyone is compromised
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Yameen was unable to contest last year’s presidential election after the Supreme Court ruled that he was ineligible due to his jail sentence, after which he called for an election boycott.
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