MALE, Maldives—Maldives former President Mohamed Nasheed, whose party won a landslide in the archipelago’s parliamentary election, on April 9 pledged to conduct a thorough probe into deals with China.
Nasheed’s Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) is set to secure 65 seats in the 87-member parliament, giving it a clear majority to push for reforms including imposing the country’s first income tax and instituting a minimum wage for the first time.