جزر المالديف: فوز البلاد برئيس أكثر محافظة على التعاليم الإسلامية

خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

فاز السيد "عبدالله يمين" برئاسة دولة "جزر المالديف" التي تعد دولة مسلمة سنية 100%، وذلك عقب فوزه بنسبة 51,6% من الأصوات على منافسه الرئيس السابق "محمد ناشيد"، الذي اعتبره "يمين" يميل بممارسته تجاه الغرب والنموذج العلماني.

وقد أشارت وسائل الإعلام إلى أن "يمين" يعتبر أكثر محافظةً مقارنةً بـ"ناشيد"، وفوزه يثير مخاوف من هيمنة المناخ المحافظ على الحكم وازدياد نفوذ الإسلام السياسي، وخاصةً مع دعم من أطلق عليهم الحرس القديم من السياسيين الذين طالبوه بتعزيز دور الإسلام في الدولة، والذين من بينهم "جاسم إبراهيم" وزير المالية في دولة "مأمون عبدالقيوم" السابقة على دولة "ناشيد"، التي تولى رئاستها عام 2008؛ المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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Abdulla Yameen wins Maldives election

Mohamed Nasheed, forced to resign from presidency in 2012, concedes defeat in poll that brings old guard back to power

Mohammed Nasheed, the veteran human rights campaigner and climate change activist, has narrowly lost the Maldives presidential poll to a conservative linked to the former autocratic leader of the Indian Ocean nation.

During a bitter election campaign spread over three months, Abdulla Yameen, the eventual winner, and his backers had repeatedly accused Nasheed and his Maldivian Democratic party (MDP) of being too secular and close to the west.

The Maldives have suffered political turmoil since 2008 when Nasheed became the country's first democratically elected president in 30 years by defeating Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the country's veteran leader.

The political battle in the strategically situated archipelago has pitched Nasheed and his MDP, with their progressive centre-left economic policies and desire for greater ties with Europe and the US, against more conservative, pro-business actors who see their country's natural allies as within the Islamic world, particularly the Gulf.

It has been closely watched overseas with repeated calls from the Commonwealth, European Union and the US for democratic process to be observed.

The religious identity of the almost 100% Sunni Muslim nation has been a key issue. There are concerns about rising conservatism and increasing support for political Islam locally.

Three previous attempts to hold the election were annulled or delayed in as many months and although Nasheed led the first round a week ago, Yameen garnered the support of the resort tycoon Gasim Ibrahim, who was eliminated in that ballot. Nasheed had appeared to be a favourite in the first two attempts to hold the election but his campaign's momentum flagged as the campaign turned into a political and legal battle of attrition.

Yameen's win, with a preliminary 51.6% of votes cast, is a victory for the old guard. He is a half-brother of former ruler Gayoom, who is considered a dictator by rights groups and opponents.

Gasim, who was also Gayoom's finance minister, said the outcome would reinforce the role of Islam in the Muslim island state. "We joined you [Yameen] to save this country, to maintain Islam in the country and I thank Allah for the success."