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Exiled Nasheed calls on EU for fair Maldivian elections

By Marco Robinson 3 min read

Brussels [Belgium], Sep 15 (ANI): Former Maldivian president, Mohamed Nasheed visited Brussels and Strasbourg and called on the European Union to issue a populated sanctions list and support a ‘free and fair Presidential Election’ in the island nation, which is scheduled for September 23. “We need the sanctions list to be released with names, because […]

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European Union intervenes in Maldives

By Maldives Times 6 min read

Late last month a European Union delegation visited Maldives and held separate meetings with government leaders and representatives of the opposition coalition, who are engaged in intense political infighting ahead of next year’s presidential election. The trip followed a European Parliament (EP) resolution on October 5 calling on its member states to impose sanctions on […]