MDP's registry is rigged, primary election will not be fair: Nasheed

The Speaker of the Parliament, Mohamed Nasheed, claimed on Monday that the Maldives Democratic Party's (MDP) membership registry has been tampered with and that a primary held with the current registry with the reduced number of members will not be just.

MDP is gearing up to hold its biggest internal election on 28 January, 2023. On this date, the ruling party will vote in the primary election to select a presidential candidate for the presidential election that will be held later in the year.