Former Finance Minister Ibrahim Ameer said MDP lost the 2023 presidential election because government leaders decided to contest without former President Mohamed Nasheed, driven by ego. Speaking at a campaign rally in GDh. Gahdhoo, Ameer said he is backing Nasheed in the race for MDP Chairperson.
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Nasheed posted a video of Ameer's remarks on X today, stating that he had done all he could to work with MDP during the 2023 elections.
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I was amongst the first group of people who went to talk to Nasheed at the time. We all discussed and hugged and had confirmed the deal
By the end of the meeting, I was also aware that the decision was to proceed on our own, without Nasheed. Even then, we, Fayyaz Ismail, stressed that this was the saddest decision of our lives, that they would all regret it
We had the chance even then, but our ego led us to defeat in the 2023 elections.
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According to Ameer, most of those at the meeting estimated that Nasheed could bring between 3000 to 5000 votes.
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Fayyaz had retorted that Nasheed could bring closer to 15,000 to 20,000 votes and had urged those present to not underestimate the former president.
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In the 2023 presidential elections, Nasheed's breakaway party, The Democrats, presented Ilyas Labeeb as a candidate, who garnered approximately 15,000 votes.
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Speaking at a campaign rally in GDh. Gahdhoo, Ameer's island of origin, he said that the party could have won the 2023 presidential elections had they opted to work alongside Nasheed.
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