Speaker of the Parliament and former President has directed a sharp verbal attack towards his current political ally and former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. 
Maumoon and Nasheed's MRM and MDP are part of a coalition forming the current government. The two former Presidents, once stark rivals had joined forces to form the administration of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. 
Nasheed, said in a tweet that the administration of President Maumoon had not seen a single election not rigged. Nasheed was responding to Maumoon's declared opposition towards a parliamentary system of governance in the Maldives. 
MP for Kaashidhoo Abdulla Jabir had proposed an amendment to the Constitution to change the system to a Parliamentary one, instead of the current Presidential one. Maumoon, in relation to the amendment, tweeted last night that the Presidential system was the best for the Maldives. 
He also noted that the citizens had overwhelmingly chosen the Presidential system during a referendum held in 2007. 
However, Nasheed who is a self-declared supporter of a Parliamentary system tweeted that the 2007 referendum was a rigged vote. He noted that Maumoon was the President back then and that Nasheed and MDP had advocated for a parliamentary system even back then, while Maumoon had opposed them by supporting a Presidential system. 
Nasheed said that his political ally only failed to rig the 2008 election where Nasheed won the vote over Maumoon. 
"You couldn't rig the 2008 election only, and you lost it," said Nasheed in a tweet.
Nasheed has been advocating for a parliamentary system very much as of recently. He recently said that the current Green Constitution could be applied most appropriately to a parliamentary system rather than a Presidential system.
The Constitution states that the governing powers are bestowed upon the President who is the head of state as well as the nation.