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MDP Interim Chair Ghafoor Urges Presidential Hopefuls to Prioritise Party Unity

Maldivian Democratic Party interim chairperson Abdul Ghafoor Moosa urged members interested in contesting the next presidential election to put party interests first, saying he would take no biased approach and has no intention of contesting. Ghafoor, elected interim chairperson on Monday night with 65 votes from 66 members present, said his immediate task is preparing the party for the upcoming local council elections.

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What happened

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  1. Thu 27 Nov
    Waheed initially received 49 votes in a show-of-hands count, one vote was later withdrawn and members began to walk out during the recount,… 27 November National Assembly session only Maldives Republic During the 27 November National Assembly session, Waheed initially received 49 votes in a show-of-hands count. One vote was later withdrawn. Members linked to Solih, Shahid and the Parliamentary Group began to walk out during the recount, leading the session to end without a formal result.

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  2. Mon 8 Dec
    Abdul Ghafoor Moosa was elected MDP interim chairperson with 65 votes from 66 members present at the National Assembly meeting, the positio… Monday night only Maldives Republic Ghafoor, the MP for Hanimaadhoo, was elected interim chairperson on Monday night with 65 votes from 66 members present at the National Assembly meeting. The position became vacant following Fayyaz's resignation.

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  3. Tue 9 Dec
    Ghafoor spoke to media for the first time after his election as interim chairperson. Tuesday only Maldives Republic newest Speaking to media for the first time after his election on Tuesday, Ghafoor said the party’s focus must remain on strengthening its internal cohesion.

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Who said what

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  • We are here to do the work for the party’s future. There is no one in the party we cannot speak to. We will sit down and talk with everyone

    Abdul Ghafoor Moosa Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

  • We have no bias. [I have] no intention of contesting the presidential election. We have the MDP in front of us

    Abdul Ghafoor Moosa Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

How the reporting differs

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Figures in these reports

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  • 65 votes votes Abdul Ghafoor Moosa received for MDP interim chairperson Maldives Republic Ghafoor, the MP for Hanimaadhoo, was elected interim chairperson on Monday night with 65 votes from 66 members present at the National Assembly meeting.

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  • 66 members members present at the National Assembly meeting Maldives Republic Ghafoor, the MP for Hanimaadhoo, was elected interim chairperson on Monday night with 65 votes from 66 members present at the National Assembly meeting.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  • 49 votes votes Abdulla Waheed received in the initial show-of-hands count Maldives Republic During the 27 November National Assembly session, Waheed initially received 49 votes in a show-of-hands count.

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Other events named

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  • Former Dhidhdhoo MP Abdulla Waheed withdrew his candidacy for the party leadership after accusing party president Abdulla Shahid, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and members of the Parliamentary Group of failing to honour commitments of support. last week Maldives Republic Former Dhidhdhoo MP Abdulla Waheed withdrew his candidacy last week after accusing party president Abdulla Shahid, former president and party adviser Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, and members of the Parliamentary Group of failing to honour commitments of support.

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