Mohammed Nasheed resigned as President of Maldives, emerges as a well-intentioned politician with strong democratic convictions but one who was unable to make properly the transition from activist to leader of a country.
He can take the credit for overseeing the end of the three-decade reign of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. But unfortunately, he failed to recognize his dependence on opposition parties; instead of cultivating allies, he alienated many in his haste to weed out the Gayoom legacy.
The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Trouble in paradise: "It is praiseworthy, and speaks to his progressive political beliefs, that he stepped down rather than impose Emergency, enabling the vice-president to succeed him in an orderly and constitutional transition of power."