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March 1st, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda “The secretary general urges all parties concerned to resume immediately their political dialogue, both in and outside parliament, in order to find a mutually agreeable way forward on the basis of the constitution and without jeopardizing the democratic gains achieved thus far in the Maldives,” said Martin Nesirky, the UN spokesperson, on Thursday.
The island nation has been the scene of political tension since February 7, when it’s first democratically-elected president of the country Mohamed Nasheed handed power over to the vice president due to three weeks of opposition-led protests which turned into a police mutiny.
Nasheed, leader of the Maldivian Democratic Party, claims he was ousted in a military-led coup engineered by a clique of police, military and political rivals
Clashes erupted on Thursday when protesting opposition lawmakers prevented the new President Mohamed Waheed from addressing the parliament in the capital of Male.
According to local police authorities, at least 34 people were arrested and 14 officers wounded.
“The secretary general expresses his concern about the continued political tensions in the Maldives, which were manifested today in actions that impeded the opening of the Maldives parliament,” Nesirky said.
The new government has denied the coup claims and repeatedly called for the formation of a national unity cabinet and announced that presidential elections will held by late 2013.
Nashed, however, has dismissed the idea of a unity government and called for elections to be held as early as possible.
Meanwhile, the US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian affairs Robert Blake has spoken out against snap polls and urged both sides to make “compromises.”
The United States is strongly backing calls from the new president, Waheed, for a national unity government to be formed.
Nasheed took office in 2008 and pledged to bring full democracy to the Indian Ocean archipelago.
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