Fayyaz: We have no agreement with the Democrats

MDP’s Chairperson, Fayyaz Ismail has said today that even if the Speaker of Parliament, Mohamed Nasheed, has said that MDP has agreed to the referendum for changing the governing system, there has been no such agreement between MDP and the Democrats.

Heading today’s Parliamentary sitting, Nasheed said that MDP has informed the Democrats that they will give their full cooperation to the referendum.

“As far as I know, MDP asked the Democrats to not support any party and if they do so MDP will cooperate with the referendum,” Nasheed said.

ދި ޑިމޮކްރެޓްސްއިން މި ޕާޓީއަށް ހުށަހެޅި ހުށަހެޅުމަކީ 30 ސެޕްޓެމްބަރުގެ ކުރިން ރައްޔިތުންގެ ފެންނަ ނުފެންނަ ވޯޓެއް ނެގުމަށް އެއްބަސްވާނަމަ ރިޔާސީ އިންތިހާބުގެ ދެވަނަ ބުރުގައި މި ޕާޓީގެ ރިޔާސީ ކެންޑިޑޭޓަށް ދި ޑިމޮކްރެޓްސްއިން ތާއީދުކުރާނެ ކަމަށެވެ. މި ހުށަހެޅުމަށް އެމްޑީޕީއިން…

— MDP Secretariat (@MDPSecretariat) October 3, 2023

Speaking to Sun, Fayyaz said, in response to Nasheed, that there is no agreement between MDP and the Democrats and that Nasheed was adding to the truth. He also said that he does not know any reason for Nasheed to do so.

“That is not correct information. I don’t know why Nasheed said that,” Fayyaz said.

Nasheed, who left MDP, after remaining the leader of the party for many years, due to issues between President Solih and himself, said today that he can no longer trust MDP.

After MDP’s primary elections, Nasheed refused to support President Solih. When the relationship between them both soured further and the people who supported Nasheed left MDP and established a new political party called the Democrats.

After the Election Commission registered the party, Nasheed also left MDP and signed up for the Democrats.

The interim council of the Democrats, who received seven percent in the first round of the presidential elections, presented both of the two main political parties with heavy conditions. However, the interim Chairperson of Democrats, Hassan Latheed, even said that they decided not to support either party in the second round as both parties refused to agree to the conditions.