Maldives opposition gets new leader, vows to restore democracy

The Maldivian Democratic Party nominated its parliamentary leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to lead a coalition of opposition groups, party spokesman Hamid Abdul Ghafoor said. Currently, all opponents of President Abdullah Yameen and top dissidents are either in jail or in exile, and Solih is seen as a symbol representing the united opposition against the president.

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