List of political parties in the Maldives

Political parties in the Maldives were legalized when the Maldivian parliament voted unanimously for the creation of a multi-party system on June 2, 2005. This came after decades of authoritarian rule. Prior to this ruling, political parties had not been not allowed under the Maldivian legal system.

Current list

Parliamentary

Party						Members in	Political Position
Abbr.	Name		W	Leader	Established in	Majlis	(Ideology)
MDP		Maldivian Democratic Party ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ		Mohamed Nasheed	2005	65	Liberal conservatism
JP		Jumhooree Party ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ		Qasim Ibrahim	2008	5	Economic liberalism Social conservatism Islamic democracy
PPM		Progressive Party of Maldives ޕްރޮގްރެސިވް ޕާޓީ އޮފް މޯލްޑިވްސް		Abdulla Yameen	2011	5	Political Islam Conservatism Nationalism
PNC		People's National Congress ޕީޕަލްސް ނެޝެނަލް ކޮންގްރެސް		Abdul Raheem Abdulla	2019	3	Conservatism Political Islam
MDA		Maldives Development Alliance މޯލްޑިވްސް ޑިވެލޮޕްމަންޓް އެލަޔަންސް		Ahmed Shiyam	2012	2	Economic liberalism Political Islam
DRP		Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party ދިވެހި ރައްޔިތުންގެ ޕާޓީ		Abdulla Jabir	2005	2	Conservatism Populism Islamic democracy

Extra-parliamentary

Party						Political Position
Abbr.	Name		W	Leader	Established in	(Ideology)
AP		Adhaalath Party ޢަދާލަތު ޕާޓީ		Sheikh Imran Abdulla	2005	Religious conservatism Islamism Islamic democracy
MRM		Maldives Reform Movement ‏މޯލްޑިވްސް ރިފޯމް މޫވްމެންޓް		Maumoon Abdul Gayoom	2019	Conservatism Populism Islamic democracy
MLSDP		Maldives Labour and Social Democratic Party މޯލްޑިވްސް ލޭބަރ އެންޑް ސޯޝަލް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ		Ahmed Shiham	2019	Social democracy
MTWD		Maldives Third Way Democrats މޯލްޑިވްސް ތަރޑް ވޭ ޑިމޮކެރެޓްސް		Ahmed Adeeb	2018	Third Way

Dissolved parties

Political Party Bill

On March 12, 2013, President Waheed ratified a new 'Political Party Bill',[1] replacing the guidelines established in 2005, when a multi-party system was created in the country. The bill saw the raising of the minimum number of members required to register a political party from 3000 to 10,000. With the ratification of the bill, all political parties which did not have 10,000 members registered were dissolved. From the 11 dissolved parties, Gaumee Itthihaad and Maldives Development Alliance presented the Elections Commission with the needed documents and retained their legitimacy.

The following is a list of parties dissolved under the new law:

Party						Political Position
Abbr.	Name		W	Leader (at time of dissolution)	Established in	(Ideology)
PA		People's Alliance ޕީޕަލްސް އެލަޔަންސް		Ahmed Nazim	2008
DQP		Dhivehi Qaumee Party ދިވެހި ޤައުމީ ޕާޓީ		Hassan Saeed	2009
GIP		Gaumee Itthihaad ޤައުމީ އިއްތިޚާދު		Mohamed Waheed Hassan	2008	Social democracy Environmentalism
IDP		Islamic Democratic Party އިސްލާމިކް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ		Hassan Zareer	2005	Islamism Islamic democracy
MSDP		Maldives Social Democratic Party ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ސޯޝަލް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ	–	Reeko Ibrahim Manik	2006
PP		People's Party ޕީޕަލްސް ޕާޓީ	–	Ahmed Riyaz	2007
MNC		Maldives National Congress މޯލްޑިވިއަން ނެޝަނަލް ކޮންގްރެސް	–	Ali Amjad (Deputy)	2007
SLP		Social Liberal Party ސޯޝަލް ލިބަރަލް ޕާޓީ	–	Mazlaan Rasheed	2007	Social liberalism
MLP		Poverty Alleviating Party މޯލްޑިވިއަން ލޭބަރ ޕާޓީ	–	Ahmed Moosa (Deputy)	2008	Socialism
MRM		Maldives Reform Movement މޯލްޑިވްސް ރިފޯމް މޫވްމަންޓް	-	Mohamed Munnavaru	2011

See also

• Politics of the Maldives
• List of political parties by country

References

1. http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/47913# Archived March 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine HaveeruOnline news article

External links

• Register of political parties at the Republic of Maldives Elections Commission.