NewsA coalition of opposition parties in the Maldives submitted a motion yesterday signed by a majority of lawmakers seeking to oust the speaker of parliament and wrest control of the legislature, AP reported. "President Yameen has lost parliament, lost local council elections, lost the coalition that brought him to power. At the time, opposition lawmakers were either evicted or walked out from a vote on ousting the speaker following a dispute over problems with the electronic voting system. Maumoon runs a rival faction within the Progressive Party of Maldives, which is led by the current president, his half brother. Gayoom is accused of rolling back many of the democratic gains since the Maldives became a multiparty democracy in 2008.

Source: Sunday Times July 04, 2017 02:26 UTC