MDP must also compromise for the sake of national welfare: Ibu
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| MDP attempts to prevent President Waheed from delivering the presidential address in parliament on March 1, 2012. |
Maldivian Democratic Party's (MDP) parliamentary group leader Ibrahim 'Ibu' Mohamed Solih has said that to bring a solution to the current political unrest, MDP has to be willing to compromise as well.
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih who is also the MP for Hinnavaru constituency, in an interview with Haveeru said that the nation has been thrown into a deep state of unrest and that to solve the current issues all sides need to be willing to compromise their interests’ in order to negotiate and achieve a solution.
“We have to compromise as well. It should not be expected that during negotiations that any side will make a maximum effort to compromise. Just look at what happened last week. They said that a date (for an early election) will not be settled until the parliament is opened, while we maintained that the parliament cannot be opened until a date is set. Both sides wanted their way,” he said.
He noted that given the fact that both sides were not ready to reach a compromised agreement on the matter in question the situation worsened on the day the parliament was scheduled to open for this year.
He stressed on the fact that both sides need to adopt a more intermediary policy and compromise.
“We’re ready to adopt an intermediary policy. We all need to sit down and restart negotiations and reach a compromised agreement acceptable to both sides,” he said.
He stressed that if national welfare is not given priority during a time of such upheaval immense problems will arise.
“Right now priority should be given to national welfare and safety. Unity between it’s people. Obeying all rules and regulations. The government should listen to the people as well. Finding a way to coexist should be of fundamental importance right now,” he stressed.
While he claims so, four major political parties; Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP), Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), Adhaalath Party and Peoples Alliance (PA), have withdrawn from the road map negotiations initiated by current president Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik after MDP MP’s blocked the parliament to prevent President Waheed from addressing the assembly to reconvene the parliament.
MDP has been demonstrating against the government of president Waheed, who was the former vice president under Nasheed’s administration, since February 8, claiming that former president Nasheed was forced to resign at gunpoint.
“We have to compromise as well. It should not be expected that during negotiations that any side will make a maximum effort to compromise. Just look at what happened last week. They said that a date (for an early election) will not be settled until the parliament is opened, while we maintained that the parliament cannot be opened until a date is set. Both sides wanted their way,” he said.
He noted that given the fact that both sides were not ready to reach a compromised agreement on the matter in question the situation worsened on the day the parliament was scheduled to open for this year.
He stressed on the fact that both sides need to adopt a more intermediary policy and compromise.
“We’re ready to adopt an intermediary policy. We all need to sit down and restart negotiations and reach a compromised agreement acceptable to both sides,” he said.
He stressed that if national welfare is not given priority during a time of such upheaval immense problems will arise.
“Right now priority should be given to national welfare and safety. Unity between it’s people. Obeying all rules and regulations. The government should listen to the people as well. Finding a way to coexist should be of fundamental importance right now,” he stressed.
While he claims so, four major political parties; Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP), Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), Adhaalath Party and Peoples Alliance (PA), have withdrawn from the road map negotiations initiated by current president Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik after MDP MP’s blocked the parliament to prevent President Waheed from addressing the assembly to reconvene the parliament.
MDP has been demonstrating against the government of president Waheed, who was the former vice president under Nasheed’s administration, since February 8, claiming that former president Nasheed was forced to resign at gunpoint.
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