MDP Election New Presidant

Dr Mohamed Munavvar has been elected as the new President of the Maldivian Democratic Party.
Close to 10,000 party members voted in Friday’s election, in which four candidates stood. The country’s first competitive nationwide election was held successfully, with all candidates accepting the results. Dr Munavvar won 46% of the vote, followed by Ibrahim Hussein Zaki with 37%, Reeko Moosa with 12.0%, and Dr Hussein Rasheed with 5%. Votes were cast at 115 ballot boxes on 95 islands. Zaki will retain his position as Vice-President of the party.
The vote was conducted successfully despite a lack of cooperation from the civil service. This was frankly admitted by the chief government spokesperson, who stated that they are “not interested in assisting” the MDP. State media denied any meaningful coverage of the elections and government Ministries restricted access to facilities needed to ensure the smooth operation of the vote.
Dr Munavvar will soon select a new Cabinet to serve with him. MDP Secretary-General Hamid Abdul Ghafoor said:
“This is a landmark election: the first ever nationwide election where more than one name is on the ballot. It clearly demonstrates that the MDP has the most vibrant internal party democracy of any party in the country. “We held this election despite obstacles put up by the government and the theft of our membership lists. “We’ve learnt from the administrative challenges we’ve faced and feel confident that we will be able to run and contest elections even more effectively in the future.”
Dr. Munavvar added:
“I am honoured that the MDP membership has elected me the party’s new President. I look forward to working closely with Mohamed Nasheed [MDP Chairperson] and Ibrahim Hussain Zaki [MDP Vice-President] to prepare the MDP for government.”