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Mohamed Waheed

Stephen Sackur talks to Maldivian president Waheed Hassan Manik, who says his goal is to unify the nation. But how can he, when he stands accused of undermining democracy?

The Maldives - which promotes itself as an Indian Ocean tourist heaven - is currently experiencing a form of political hell. Street protests, sporadic violence and parliamentary chaos all followed the resignation earlier this year of President Mohamed Nasheed in what he claims was a de facto coup. Stephen Sackur talks to the current Maldives president, Waheed Hassan Manik, who says his goal is to unify the nation. But how can he, when he stands accused of undermining Maldivian democracy?

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