COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The new leader of the Maldives gave the ex-president’s party four days Thursday to decide whether to join a coalition government, hoping the move would end long-standing political divisions. The Indian Ocean island nation that is economically reliant on high-end tourism has been in political turmoil since then-President Mohamed Nasheed ordered a top judge arrested earlier this year and began losing support from the security forces. He was replaced last week by former vice president Mohammed Waheed Hassan, who now is forming a coalition government to stabilize the country ahead of presidential elections due next year. On Thursday, Hassan sent a letter to Nasheed’s…

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