US rules out snap polls to end Maldivian crisis
- Published: 12/02/2012 at 02:32 AM
- Online news: Asia
A top US diplomat Saturday ruled out snap elections to defuse a political crisis in the Maldives as its new president agreed to probe allegations that a military-backed coup vaulted him to power.
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Robert Blake (2ndR) arrives in Male. Blake ruled out snap elections to defuse a political crisis in the Maldives.
US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian affairs Robert Blake said there should "breathing space" from this week's violence and a vote could be held after strengthening the elections commission and police.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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