President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has not
discussed nominating a vice president with his party, ruling Progressive
Party of Maldives (PPM) said Monday.
Nearly
two months after the then vice president Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor was
impeached after he was arrested in connection to a blast aboard the
presidential speedboat carrying the president in September, president
Yameen is still to nominate a replacement.
PPM
deputy leader Abdulla Abdul Raheem told reporters that the constitution
does not mandate a period in which to appoint a vice president. So the
president reserves the right to take his own time over the decision, the
Fonadhoo MP said defending the delay.
However, he said the president had not discussed the VP nomination either with the party nor the parliamentary group.
"I'm
confident that the president will think deeply about the nomination and
make a good decision. But he has not shared his thoughts with the party
yet. He really doesn't even have to," Abdul Raheem explained.
PPM
parliamentary group leader Ahmed Nihan Hussain Manik said his party was
considering a move to reduce the number of votes required to impeach
the vice president.
But since it would require a constitutional amendment, it would be no easy task, the Villi-Male MP said.
"We've discussed among the MPs. But that is not final," Nihan said.
PPM also announced plans to host a mass rally on January 21, which would kick-off the party's activities this year.
source- http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/65511
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