The country made a positive change by voting out Gayoom last October. The reform movement emerged successful after a bitter four-year long struggle.
Now, however, impatient with the speed of changes after just six months the people have emphatically voted Gayoom and Yameen back in through the Majlis election. One can understand why voters are frustrated, but surely they shouldn’t have gone with a political family that did so much bad over thirty years.
Clearly memories are short. The corruption, drug trafficking and human rights abuses have been forgotten. Instead people are reacting unfavourably towards promises of housing, transportation and essential services.
Perhaps change is uncomfortable. After being lied to for so long, they would rather have the old liars who they know how to read instead of a new batch.
That the Maldivian public has voted for Gayoom and Yameen just six months after giving them the boot is a terrible, terrible thing. There is no way of spinning it.
Those who want to see successful economic and social reforms in this country will just have to work harder than they have ever done before.
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