Maldives democracy 'honeymoon' near end: President
February 07, 2013  18:21
The president of the Maldives said the islands' "honeymoon with democracy" was coming to an end as the tourist paradise marked its first anniversary today of the toppling of his predecessor.

Mohamed Waheed, 60, who came to power after Mohamed Nasheed, the nation's first democratically-elected leader resigned following street protests and a police mutiny, said the Maldives had done better than other emerging democracies.

"Democracy is in its infancy (in the Maldives)," Waheed said in an e-mail interview with AFP. "Despite a few hiccups, I am very optimistic about our democratic future. "As our honeymoon with democracy nears its end... I am convinced that a new model for true democracy will glow from these islands."
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