Nasheed advocates for federal Maldives: calls for right to vote on governance system

Former President and Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed has said that the time has come to grant the people the opportunity to vote for their preferred system of government and transition the Maldives into a federal system.

Nasheed made this statement during his speech at the Thila Uthuru Award Ceremony held in Haa Alif Dhidhdhoo on Sunday, May 21. Nasheed is currently working to register members for his new political party "The Democrats" and has begun announcing some of its policies. Preparations are underway to nominate a presidential candidate from the party to participate in the upcoming election scheduled for September 9.