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Hithadhoo Central MP Ahmed Rasheed speaks at a parliamentary session. Photo/ Parliament

MP Ahmed Rasheed quits MDP

The number of MPs who left MDP including Rasheed has risen to 15 with the defection of Nasheed on Wednesday.

21 June 2023

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By Ahmed Naif

Parliament's Hithadhoo Central MP Ahmed Rasheed resigned from MDP on Wednesday.

Rasheed announced his resignation in a letter he sent to MDP chairperson Fayyaz Ismail. The letter did not explain why he left the party.

Rasheed has emerged as a supporter of the party's former president Mohamed Nasheed.

Thirteen MDP members have already left the party and are working to form a new political party called The Democrats.

The number of MPs who left MDP including Rasheed has risen to 15 with the defection of Nasheed on Wednesday.

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