Members of the Progressive Party of Maldives faction still loyal to incumbent president Abdulla Yameen are ‘his slaves and will see a bitter end’, Ihavandhoo constituency MP Mohamed Abdulla has said.

MP Abdulla said this while speaking at a Joint Opposition rally in Rasdhoo of Alif Alif atoll, adding that it is unlikely that their ‘campaign to support their paymaster’ will see fruition.

Further, in his address at the rally MP Abdulla also spoke about the independence of state institutions, especially the Elections Commission.

MP Abdulla said that the current chief of the Elections Commission, who is a known supporter of the government and his previously been associated with the ruling party, is ‘a rubber-stamp’ as well.