Nasheed: Govt ‘accepting defeat’ with LGA delay

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The indefinite postponement of the Local Government Authority (LGA) board elections for councillors and Women’s Development Committee (WDC) chairpersons is a declaration of defeat by the government, former President and opposition MDP chairman Mohamed Nasheed said on Tuesday evening. The election of an island councillor and a WDC chairperson was scheduled for Saturday, August 8. The LGA issued a press release on