By Sanjay Kumar
The Maldives was plunged into a political crisis on Tuesday when the first democratically elected president, Mohamed Nasheed, was forced to resign after weeks of protests that culminated in open clashes between the police and army on the streets of the capital, Males.
“I resign because I am not a person who wishes to rule with the use of power,” the president said in a televised address. “I believe that if the government were to remain in power, it would require the use of force, which would harm many citizens.” Later in the day his deputy, Muhammad Waheed Hassan, was sworn in as the new president of the archipelago.
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