Saturday, January 26, 2008

New or amended constitution???


If somebody said that, in 2008, Maldivians faced very unusual things, it could not be a lie. In Ha. Hoarafushi, a 20 year old boy tried to stab the President with a knife. Few days after the incident, from the People's Special Majilis they passed and voted that a maximum presidential limit of two five-year terms from THIS constitution. This created a big debate among the parties and citizen, whether DRP candidate Maumoon can run as a candidate for the election of November 2008. Then we started hearing some people saying that this constitution was not an amended, but a new constitution. So under the new constitution, DRP candidate Maumoon can run in this election as well. That means for another 2 terms.

Can Maumoon run in this election? Is the People's Special Majlis debating on a new constitution???? or are they revising the old constitution??? This is what Maldivians speak of these days. Internet, daily news papers, weekly magazines, in sitting rooms, on the roads, in public places & even in the crowds people talk about this. This is the most popular questions in everywhere in the Maldives.... Of course, how people think are different.. But truth will be truth.... N there should be a truth behind what DRP's Parliment members speak or what MDP & independent parliament members speak...

If its a new constitution, DRP candidate, Maumooon can rule as a candidate for the next election as his 7th term of Maldivian president...

But if its a amended constitution, DRP candidate, Maumoon ruled out as presidential candidate for the next election.. Coz People's Special Majlis members voted to impose a maximum presidential limit of two five-year terms from THIS constitution.. And he has ruled as a president for 6 terms from THIS constitution... Am i right???

There is only one thing for us now.. Just wait and see what will happen in the end... See if this Constitution turn out to be a new or amended constitution... Just check the above video to watch and hear what our beloved President Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom said in his speaches on different occasions about the consititution wich is being dabated in People's Special Majlis... And what the President of the People's Special Majlis, Gaasim Ibrahim said to the People's Special Majlis members about the constitution...

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