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Yameen's candidacy submission

Malé - August 1, 2023: PPM submits candidacy form of former President Abdulla Yameen to contest in the 2023 presidential election. He is currently serving an 11-year jail term for convictions of money laundering and graft in the Vaavu atoll Aarah lease case. Yameen's candidacy form was submitted to the main election center of EC at Dharubaaruge by his running mate Dr. Mohamed Jameel Ahmed. The PPM-PNC coalition submitted Yameen's form claiming they were certain the jailed former president can contend in the upcoming elections scheduled on September 9. -- Photo: Nishan Ali / Fayaz Moosa

PPM hands over its presidential candidate Abdulla Yameen's candidacy form to EC President Fuad Thaufeeq-- Photo: Nishan Ali

EC President Fuad Thaufeeq shakes Dr. Mohamed Jameel Ahmed's hand after accepting Yameen's candidacy form-- Photo: Fayaz Moosa

Yameen's running mate Dr. Mohamed Jameel speaks with local media after submitting the former president's candidacy form to EC-- Photo: Nishan Ali

A PPM supporter stops by to take a selfie with EC's President-- Photo: Fayaz Moosa

Yameen's running mate Dr. Jameel hugs and shakes hands of PPM members after submitting the candidacy form-- Photo: Nishan Ali | Mihaaru

Members of the PPM Senate on their way to Dharubaaruge where EC's primary elections center is located, to submit Yameen's candidacy form-- Photo: Fayaz Moosa

Members of the Elections Commission (EC) at Tuesday morning's meeting held to submit PPM presidential candidate's form-- Photo: Fayaz Moosa

Yameen's campaign agent and PPM's Secretary General Mohamed Tholal hands out a letter to the commission before submitting the candidacy form-- Photo: Fayaz Moosa

PPM Senate members on their way to Elections Commission's main hub in Dharubaaruge to submit Yameen's candidacy form-- Photo: Nishan Ali

Yameen's running mate Dr. Mohamed Jameel Ahmed with PPM Senate members at Dharubaaruge to submit Yameen's candidacy form-- Photo: Nishan Ali | Mihaaru

PPM Senate members on their way to Dharubaaruge to submit Yameen's candidacy form-- Photo: Nishan Ali

During the ceremony held at Dharubaaruge to submit Yameen's candidacy form-- Photo: Nishan Ali

Abdulla Yameen's running mate, Dr. Mohamed Jameel Ahmed greets the members of the Elections Commission after the submission of forms -- Photo: Nishan Ali