“I call on Yameen to respect the will of the people and bring about a peaceful, smooth transfer of power.This is a moment of happiness, moment of hope, a moment of history. For many of us, this has been a difficult journey, a journey that has led to a prison cell or years in exile.”
as the next President of Maldives, the island nation.
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