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Said no to combining elections to save Maldives: Nizar

Ali Nizar, re-elected as Mayor of Addu in Saturday's election, told an MDP celebration rally at Artificial Beach that voters had rejected combining the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections on the same day. He criticised the current government and the PNC, and called for power to be given to the people in the atolls.

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  1. Sat 4 Apr
    Ali Nizar was re-elected for a second term as Mayor of Addu. Saturday's election only The Edition Ali Nizar, who has been re-elected for a second term as Mayor of Addu via Saturday's election, stated last night

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  • The People's National Congress (PNC) wants to act as such or the thinking of certain individuals are as such. And so, the public needs to step away from such dangerous thought processes and to prepare for the coming Presidential Election

    Ali Nizar The Edition Open the report (The Edition)

  • When looking at recent events in Maldives, if Maldives' system of governance is built upon a version of dictatorship, it cannot be saved. There are much larger countries, of which much larger people have been experiencing a dictatorship fo…

    Ali Nizar The Edition Open the report (The Edition)

  • The people in the atolls are experiencing difficult times. We cannot even fulfill basic rights. There is no proper path

    Ali Nizar The Edition Open the report (The Edition)

  • We had to go and vote for the Addu City election after having not slept for 48 hours. There was no electricity in Addu for six hours. We have been begging for many years.

    Ali Nizar The Edition Open the report (The Edition)

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  • 48 hours Hours Nizar said he had not slept before voting The Edition We had to go and vote for the Addu City election after having not slept for 48 hours.

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