Posted 1/29/2024, 8:47:54 AM
Maldives Opposition Seeks to Impeach President, Sparks Parliament Brawl Over Foreign Policy Pivot
- Maldivian Democratic Party has gathered enough signatures to submit motion to impeach President Muizzu
- 34 members, including MDP and Democrats, support impeachment motion
- MDP will deny approval to 2 ministers if government lawmakers continue to disrupt Parliament
- Fight broke out in Parliament between government and opposition MPs
- Opposition parties criticize government's "anti-India pivot" in foreign policy as detrimental to Maldives' development