Chief Spokesperson of DRP Ibrahim Shafiu has said that President Gayoom will win the next presidential elections by 65% majority regardless of his choice of running mate. He made the statement to Miadhu Daily when asked to comment on the speculation of many political minded people of the general public that President Gayoom’s success in the forthcoming presidential elections depends on whom he choose to be his running mate.
Chief Spokesperson said that President Gayoom’s success has no relation to his running mate and that President Gayoom will win the first multiparty presidential elections to be held later this year will be won by 65% majority regardless of who of the running mate.
“In actual fact when you consider the support and affection the president has it makes no difference who the running mate is, he will win the top office even if there is no running mate, I have full confidence that President Gayoom will win by at least 65% even if he choose a man from the street as his running mate “ Shafiu said.
Shafiu further said election results will be affected depending on the running mate the President choose and that if the running mate is a person with good relations with the people the result would go up from 65% to 76%.
“One cannot say that success of President Gayoom in the next presidential elections depend on his running mate, considering the popularity of the President, but wining with a huge majority is entirely a different matter, President Gayoom’s choice of running mate can make a big difference and help the president win by landslide, the point I am making here is it does not matter who the running mate is, President has enough support to win this elections’ said Shaifu.
Despite Shafiu’s comments many feel that unless President Gayoom chose somebody like Finance Minister Qasim Ibrahim he will not win the elections.
Chief Spokesperson said that President Gayoom’s success has no relation to his running mate and that President Gayoom will win the first multiparty presidential elections to be held later this year will be won by 65% majority regardless of who of the running mate.
“In actual fact when you consider the support and affection the president has it makes no difference who the running mate is, he will win the top office even if there is no running mate, I have full confidence that President Gayoom will win by at least 65% even if he choose a man from the street as his running mate “ Shafiu said.
Shafiu further said election results will be affected depending on the running mate the President choose and that if the running mate is a person with good relations with the people the result would go up from 65% to 76%.
“One cannot say that success of President Gayoom in the next presidential elections depend on his running mate, considering the popularity of the President, but wining with a huge majority is entirely a different matter, President Gayoom’s choice of running mate can make a big difference and help the president win by landslide, the point I am making here is it does not matter who the running mate is, President has enough support to win this elections’ said Shaifu.
Despite Shafiu’s comments many feel that unless President Gayoom chose somebody like Finance Minister Qasim Ibrahim he will not win the elections.
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