Will not stand in Presidential Election as Running Mate: Gasim

Presidential Candidate of Jumhooree Party (JP) Gasim Ibrahim has said that he has not decided to stand in the upcoming Presidential Election as someone’s Running Mate.

Through a statement on its website, JP refuted recent reports that Gasim had been invited to act as President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik’s Running Mate, and said that Gasim will contest in the election as a Presidential Candidate.

According to JP, Gasim said that people have suffered greatly due to the government of Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) which got elected in 2008; and that his aim, by standing for election as president again, is to purge the citizens of the great dismay they have had to suffer since 2008.

Some media groups reported that Gasim had been invited to act as President Waheed’s Running Mate after Gasim, along with Umar Naseer, met with President Waheed late on Tuesday night.

Umar Naseer has said that the meeting was about forming a ‘broad’ coalition.