Maldivian foreign minister, Abdullah Shahid appointed as president of opposition party

The former Maldivian foreign minister, Abdullah Shahid has been appointed as the president of the country’s largest opposition party, the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). He won MDP’s Presidency without an election as he was the sole candidate to run for the position. The position became vacant after former MDP President Mohamed Nasheed left the party in June 2023. Since then, former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has served as Acting President of the party.