The Maldives has a new President-elect, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who will be sworn in on November 17. In one of the first interviews given by his camp, Solih’s spokesperson Mariya Ahmed Didi spoke to SNI about outgoing President Abdullah Yameen’s decisions, including asking New Delhi to take back two advanced light helicopters, China’s projects that threaten the country with a debt-trap and how the people no longer have to live in fear. The four-term MP and the Maldives’ first woman lawyer told SNI in this exclusive interview that strongman politics doesn’t produce stability.Read More…
