Opposition has no confidence of winning - Shafiu

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Chief Spokesperson of Dhivehi Rayithuge Party (DRP) Ibrahim Shafiu has stated that the attempts of the opposition parties to hold the presidential elections without President Gayoom is mainly because they are fully aware they will not be able to defeat President Gayoom in such an election. Speaking to Miadhu Daily Shafiu said that opposition parties are aware that they will not be able to defeat President Gayoom in any election and that they no confidence what so ever of wining.

“I can tell you very clearly those attempts of the opposition parties to hold the election without President Gayoom is because they know they cannot win against President Gayoom. They have no confidence whatsoever” said Chief Spokesperson Shafiu.

Shafiu further pointed out that if President Gayoom competes in the forthcoming election presidential election of 2008, then the opportunity for the opposition to win will be slim. He said that the Maldivian people is fully aware that the actual architect of the Reform Agenda is President Gayoom and that Maldivian people believes that reform can be introduced smoothly and efficiently only under President Gayoom’s leadership.

“If President Gayoom competes in the forthcoming election of 2008, then the opportunity for the opposition to win will be slim, people believe that actual architect of the Reform Agenda is President Gayoom, they know that reform can be introduced smoothly and efficiently only under President Gayoom’s leadership” said Shafiu.

However opposition parties say that the only concern they have is on the fairness and freeness of the election. They say that they are no in way worried about President Gayoom’s intention to compete.