The Maldivian Cabinet resigned en masse on Tuesday after a threat by the opposition to bring a vote of No Confidence in Parliament against every minister. The 13-member Cabinet said it could no longer work with the opposition-controlled majlis, or Parliament. President Mohammed Nasheed will remain in office. The opposition has resisted an ambitious privatisation programme proposed by Nasheed, who came to power in 2008 as the first democratically elected leader in the Indian Ocean archipelago known for its up market tourism. Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) enjoys the support of a maximum of 32 law makers in the 77-member Assembly, while the opposition Maldivian People's Party (DRP) has over 40 MPs. Nasheed's popularity at home has waned as he struggles to deliver the political and economic reforms he promised in the face of parliamentary resistance.