MDP told to vacate main party center

The landowner has asked the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) to vacate its main party center, the MDP Haruge, located near the Henveiru Artificial Beach.

MDP’s spokesperson Anas Abdul Sattar told Sun that the landowner planned on constructing a building on the land, and had asked the party to vacate the property.

Anas said the party is looking for a space to relocate their main party center.

“The landowner used us to vacate in order to build on the land. We are looking for a land to relocate,” he said.

Anas said the party has yet to find a land, and was therefore engaged in negotiations with the landowner to come to an arrangement so they can continue to use the property until they are able to relocate.

The MDP Haruge is located on land owned by Shafiyya Zubair, one of the party’s top activists.

MDP has appeared increasingly divided in recent months, with members divided between two factions – President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s faction and the faction of the party’s leader Mohamed Nasheed.

Shafiyya is a member of Nasheed’s Fikuregge Dhirun movement.