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US recognises new Maldives president

Defiant Nasheed leads rally, demands early polls

Agencies
Defiant former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed yesterday led a street rally in Male and voiced bitter disappointment Friday at the US decision to recognise his successor, who Nasheed suspects of conspiring in his removal from office three days after what he says was a coup that forced him to resign.
Nasheed's efforts to force new President Mohamed Waheed to step down received a major blow Thursday when Washington announced it was conferring a stamp of legitimacy on Waheed's administration.
When asked if the US recognised the new government, US State Department spokeswoman VictoriaNuland replied: "V\fedo."
"This is not being helpful. They should really look at what has happened," said Nasheed, who insists that his resignation on Tuesday was the result of a coup d'etat
orchestrated by opposition leaders backed by the security forces.
He suggested the US move would only serve to inflame tensions in the Maldives, which was rocked by several days of violent protests following Nasheed's ouster.
"I am very unhappy," Nasheed told reporters as after he leading a rally after Friday prayers.
Nasheed - who stepped down on Ttiesday - got a rapturous reception from his supporters as he emerged from Male's main mosque after Friday prayers, the BBC's Andrew North in the capital reports. There were no reports of violence.
In the rally, he reiterated that he was no longer calling for his reinstatement as president, but wanted snap elections to resolve the stand-off.
So far, there has been no sign of the new government trying to carry out a warrant it says it has issued for
Nasheed's arrest.
Earlier, Nasheed told the BBC that the new president should hand over power to the Speaker of parliament in order to hold elections within two months.
At Friday's rally, Nasheed also complained of the arrest of several members of his party on the island of Addhu - about an hour's flight from Male.
Large numbers of soldiers and police with batons, helmets and tear gas canisters were deployed near the mosque in the capital.
Meanwhile, a UN envoy is holding talks to try to end violent protests which followed Nasheed's resignation.
UN Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco is expected to meet both rival leaders of the tiny Indian Ocean nation. He earlier urged all sides to "remain calm and prevent any type of violence".