Trouble In Muizzu’s Maldives as Opposition Withholds Approval for 4 Members of His Cabinet

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In what is turning out to be a political standoff in Maldives, the main opposition party in the island nation has withheld approval for four members of President Mohamed Muizzu’s cabinet. The Maldivian Parliament was poised to vote on a 22-member cabinet at 1 pm on Sunday, the SunOnline outlet reported. But before the vote, the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), in a parliamentary group meeting, passed a three-line red whip to withhold approval for four key cabinet members, the report said. Opposition MPs were also prevented from entering the floor of the Parliament ahead of Cabinet’s approval, according to videos...