Maldives: The president resigned after a police mutiny

President of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, announced his resignation yesterday after a police mutiny, qualified earlier attempted coup by the Presidency. For several weeks, the country faces problems, the opposition, led by Mohamed Nasheed's predecessor and supported by radical Islamists protesting against the ruling regime. Vice President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik, responsible for the interim, will try to calm the situation by meeting with the protesters.
These disorders are in any case a very bad sign for tourism, the first resource of the archipelago, with nearly one million visitors a year, a portion via pleasure boats, yachts and cruise ships. The rise of the fundamentalists, who claim including the elimination of welfare centers or the prohibition of alcohol, could undermine this activity, vital to the economy of the Maldives.