Ex-Maldives president rejects US compromise call
- Published: 12/02/2012 at 02:32 PM
- Online news: World
Ousted Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed on Sunday rejected a US call to compromise and dismissed proposals for a unity government to end political unrest in the Indian Ocean nation.
Ousted Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed (C), pictured during a party meeting in Male on February 11. Nasheed on Sunday rejected a US call to compromise and dismissed proposals for a unity government to end political unrest in the Indian Ocean nation.
Nasheed, who insists he was removed in a coup, told supporters overnight in the capital Male that he would press for snap elections instead of pushing for his party to consider a coalition with his former deputy who succeeded him.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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