February 7, 2012 a little after noon, then Vice-president Dr. Mohamed Waheed took the oath as president of the Republic of Maldives when Mohamed Nasheed of Kenereege stepped down as the President of Maldives, a legal proceeding stipulated in the constitution in a situation such as this. Dr. Mohamed Waheed’s oath taking ceremony was held at President’s office on the same day in the afternoon before the Speaker of the Parliament Abdulla Shahid and oath was given to President by Chief Justice Honorable Ahmed Faiz. Everything went smooth and very well.
for the sake of the people and for the sake of the nation. Keeping in mind the situation the country is in. if he has stayed in office it could hurt the people. He said he is resigning because he does not want to do anything that would deprive the people more. If he tried to hold on, he said he believed foreign interference may enter the nation. With a sincere statement he left the podium smiling after resigning. Smiling faces in every corner in the nation were observed from the moment Nasheed resigned and left for home. With the very detailed reasons and transferring of power to vice president and as the new president begun selecting his cabinet the 22 day peaceful protests were stopped. Calm began reining the streets of Male’. Everyone with happy faces went home. However the next day everything turned upside down and people couldn’t believe what they heard. A shock rattled the whole nation. Nasheed after he left home making a statement that he was forced to resign at gun point. Those who are close to him didn’t believe this and denied. The confirmation from senior command of the armed forces and no fire arms were dispatched from the ammunition storage, Nasheed changed When Mohamed Nasheed resigned, his cabinet his tone and has said that what he meant as “at gun was right behind him following every step he took point” was an expression by media not him. Since at the press room at the president’s office on the then he had stopped talking about his resignation. official podium before the media but later it was He started talking of wealthy people in the country believed that Nasheed came in front of the media bribed police and armed forces to change the to announce his resignation after holding a cabinet government in a coup. And it was a coup de tat. meeting. The moment Nasheed resigned the whole He made the constitutional successor President Dr. nation including foreign media was watching it Waheed a traitor in his words and started speculating live. Nothing special on his face no gesture of any police and national security forces were traitors. disturbance is seen on his face as the whole public Except his hijacked Maldivian Democratic Party and was watching it in real time. It is seen that he is its members he included all other political parties very well contained. No one has noticed anything different from his face except a mocking smile as he leaders in what he claimed traitors and some foreign left the press room. He was even briefing his reasons diplomats in the country. The state the nation was when he resigned without hesitation. This showed that he resigned by and his claims on the consequences on February 7th his own free will. people wanted to know the truth. People want to He was announcing his resignation for most know everything that happened on that day. Foreign fellow people in the nation were not satisfactory, bodies and even the people of Maldives wanted uncomfortable with him. Respecting public desire, he said it is the people’s wish. He said he is resigning scrutiny.
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February 7, 2012. Black Day for Nasheed and MDP