Maldives poll could raise medium-term coup risk
Significance
The main challenge to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) comes from the Jumhooree Party (JP), a coalition partner led by resort tycoon and parliamentary speaker Qasim Ibrahim.
Impacts
- Introducing personal income tax would enable the government to gain a fuller picture of the domestic economy.
- The progress of judicial reform will be a key indicator of long-term democratic stability in the Maldives.
- Absent an MDP majority, investigations into former President Abdulla Yameen and some of his ministers will likely be blocked.
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