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 2 June 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			Leader	Founded	MPs	Ideology
MDP		Maldivian Democratic Party ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ Dhivehi ra yitungedimokretik paatee	Abdulla Shahid	2005	56	Liberal conservatism Islamic democracy
JP		Republican Party ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ Jumhooree paatee	Qasim Ibrahim	2008	3	Economic liberalism Social conservatism Islamic democracy
PPM		Progressive Party of Maldives ޕްރޮގްރެސިވް ޕާޓީ އޮފް މޯލްޑިވްސް	N/A	2011	4	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
MNP		Maldives National Party މޯލްޑިވްސް ނޭޝަނަލް ޕާޓީ	Mohamed Nazim	2021	3	Islamic democracy Nationalism
Democrat		The Democrats ދަ ޑިމޮކްރެޓްސް	Mohamed Nasheed	2023	12	Liberal conservatism Parliamentarism

Extra-parliamentary

Party			Leader	Founded	Ideology
AP		Justice Party ޢަދާލަތު ޕާޓީ Adhaalath pati	Sheikh Imran Abdulla	2005	Religious conservatism Islamism Islamic democracy
MTWD		Maldives Third Way Democrats މޯލްޑިވްސް ތަރޑް ވޭ ޑިމޮކެރެޓްސް	Ahmed Adeeb	2018	Third Way
PNF		People's National Front ޕީޕަލްސް ނެޝެނަލް ފްރޮންޓް	Abdulla Yameen	2023	(unknown)

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			Leader (at time of dissolution)	Founded	Ideology
PA		People's Alliance ޕީޕަލްސް އެލަޔަންސް	Ahmed Nazim	2008
DQP		Dhivehi Qaumee Party ދިވެހި ޤައުމީ ޕާޓީ	Hassan Saeed	2009
GIP		National Unity Party ޤައުމީ އިއްތިޚާދު Gaumee itthihaad	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
MLSDP		Maldives Labour and Social Democratic Party މޯލްޑިވްސް ލޭބަރ އެންޑް ސޯޝަލް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ	Ahmed Shiham	2019	Social democracy
DRP		Maldivian People's Party ދިވެހި ރައްޔިތުންގެ ޕާޓީ Dhivehi rayyithunge paatee	Abdulla Jabir	2005	Conservatism Populism Islamic democracy
MRM		Maldives Reform Movement މޯލްޑިވްސް ރިފޯމް މޫވްމެންޓް	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom	2019	Conservatism Populism Islamic democracy

See also

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

References

1. Naif, Ahmed (March 12, 2013). . Haveeru Daily. Archived from the original on March 16, 2013.

External links

• at the Republic of Maldives Elections Commission.