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Maldives poll could raise medium-term coup risk

Friday, March 29, 2019

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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