Maldives' Mohamed Nasheed to be presidential candidate
Former Maldivian leader Mohamed Nasheed, who claims he was ousted in a military coup earlier this year, secured his party's nomination Sunday to be its presidential candidate, the party said.
India has proposed early presidential elections in the Maldives to end the political impasse in the country following the ouster of the first democratically elected President Mohamed Nasheed, Press Trust of India reported.