President Muijju’s litmus test in Maldives today, eyes from India to China

New Delhi: The Maldives will vote in the country’s fourth multi-party parliamentary election on Sunday, which will test for the first time President Mohammad Muijju’s hostile India policies, particularly his decision to evacuate Indian military personnel from Indian Ocean islands. The Indian government is hoping that the main opposition party and the pro-India party – Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) will get a majority.

According to TOI, before voting, MDP leader and former foreign minister Abdullah Shahid said his party was hopeful of victory. Because the Muijju administration has failed in both domestic and foreign policies in the last 5 months and the Maldivian people are seeing it. Under his watch, democratic values ​​are deteriorating.

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The former foreign minister complained
Shahid, who is also a former president of the UN General Assembly, said Muijju came to power “spreading lies and hatred” and all development projects were stopped. Thousands of people from the opposition have been threatened with sacking and dismissal from their jobs. There have been demands to limit the provision of essential services on the basis of political affiliation.

Muijju is a supporter of China
“Waste and corruption are rampant,” he said, stressing the importance of strong legal oversight. “The people clearly see the erosion of democratic values ​​and principles under this administration and we are sure they will show their reaction in their votes tomorrow.” It is known that Muizhu, often known as a pro-China leader, defeated his MDP predecessor Ibrahim Solih in last year’s presidential election, which was an international face-off between India and China.