The eleventh-hour cancellation of the Maldives' presidential election by police brought supporters of former president Mohamed Nasheed onto the streets in protest.<br/> <br />He urged them to shut down the capital, Male, by blocking roads.<br/> <br />Nasheed's the leading contender in the re-run poll halted when police surrounded the Election Commission headquarters.<br/> <br />He says the action amounts to a new coup and says current President Mohamed Waheed should quit.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(English) MALDIVES DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADER AND FORMER PRESIDENT MOHAMED NASHEED SAYING:<br/> <br />"We believe that the only prudent way forward and a possible solution to the situation would be today for Dr Waheed to resign and the speaker of parliament to take over the government until November 11th which is in a few weeks, and the elections to be held under his tenure and not under the unelected or the unrepresentative rule of Dr Waheed."<br/> <br />Nasheed was ousted as president last year by mutinying police, military an
