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  Former President Gayoom and Former President Nasheed at President Yameen's Presidential inauguration ceremony Former President Mohamed Nasheed showed exemplary courage and professionalism earlier today,  showing up at the Presidential Inauguration ceremony. Yet again teaching Maldivians the values of true democracy. Something Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom restrained from in 2008. Gayoom and Nasheed were seen sitting together at the ceremony where President Abdullah Yameen was sworn in to office, giving hope to a divided Maldives.  Nasheed who introduced and advocated democratic principles against a 30 year old authoritarian Gayoom regime through Maldivian Democratic Party continues showing examples and keeps on surprising Maldives even today. President Yameen, half brother of Gayoom won the elections defeating the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) candidate former President Mohamed Nasheed with the help of a ‘Gulhigen’ (together) coalition that consisted o

Photo: Haveeru After almost two years of chaos and struggle in the country a new President was elected yesterday and has today been sworn in to office. His Excellency President Abdullah Yameen, the 6th President of the country, won 51% of ballots bringing an end to the speculated presidency of Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan, who came to power after an allege coup bringing down the first democratically elected President Mohmaed Nasheed.  Photo: @ahmed_nihan (twitter) Yameen backed by a united supper coalition won the campaign, themed on the grounds of protecting the Maldivian Islamic and National Identity; basis being that Nasheed and MDP will bring in western concepts threatening long standing faith of Maldives, loosing its Islamic identity. With the last minute 'King maker" Qasim Ibrahim entrance into coalition Yameen secured the necessary votes wining by some 6000 votes to Nasheed.  The Oath taking ceremony took place in Dharubaaruge (the state convention cent

  Congratulations to the President Elect Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. Gayoom vs Naseed 2008, all over again in Maldives, with all odds in favor of Gayoom younger brother, Maldivian Elections 2013 conclude with Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM) candidate Abdullah Yameen Abdul Gayoom charming polls. Backed by potential political entities; Qasim Ibrahims’s Jumhooree Party and the Islamic conservative Adaalath Party, and other minority political parties, Yameen secured majority of the total votes meeting victory requirement of over 50% + 1 vote, defeating Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) candidate, the Indian Ocean Island President Mohamed Nasheed by over 51% of votes. Though proving to be a difficult election, with unwanted intervention of biased judicial authorities and imprudent political actors, as promised Elections Commissions has indeed successfully paved way for an independent, free and fair elections. Voter turnout higher than ever before, with over 214000 voter t