President Mohamed Muizzu (pic) has cut down his cabinet and brought in new ministers, the government said, following his party’s humiliating defeat at local polls.
Muizzu introduced four new faces into a cabinet trimmed to 15 members from the previous 20.
“President Muizzu has restructured the cabinet, reducing the number of ministers to 15 members,” his office said.
Defence Minister Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon resigned on Tuesday along with nine other ministers, clearing the way for Muizzu to carry out the overhaul.
Maumoon’s replacement has yet to be named.
The cabinet shake-up comes 10 days after Maldivians voted to reject a government plan to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on the same day in a bid to save costs. A local council election held alongside the referendum also saw a humiliating defeat for Muizzu’s party. — AFP
