The Maldivian Democratic Party (Dhivehi: ދިވެހި ރައްޔިތުންގެ ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ, Dhivehi Rayyithunge Demokretik Paati; MDP) is the first political party formed in the Republic of Maldives with a total membership of 53,139 individuals as of 11 July 2021.[3] It is a party with its stated goal being the promotion of human rights and democracy in the Maldives. The party won the first ever multi-party elections in the Maldives with the support from all the other political parties in the 2008 elections against the president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
MDP rally on the streets of Malé during the presidential election campaigns of 2008
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There had not been political parties in the Maldives since 1952. The MDP initially submitted its registration on 24 February 2001. In 2001, the party's first president was Qasim Ibrahim. Although the Maldivian Constitution allows political parties to operate, the MDP's application was rebuffed. After the people fighting for their rights on the street and the death of Evan Naseem, MDP declared its existence in exile from Sri Lanka on 10 November 2003. Initially, it was formed by a group of 42 people, which included members of parliament, a former cabinet minister and leading businessmen. Members on its first general council were elected on 13 February 2004. Although the MDP was not recognized by the Maldivian government, it began operating in Maldives on 30 April 2005.
Throughout 2006, the opposition faced restrictions on freedom of assembly, and the government continued to arrest opposition activists. In March 2006, the government introduced a "Roadmap for Reform" and subsequently introduced several bills in parliament. In August 2007, voters decided via referendum that the Maldives' new constitution should provide for a presidential system of government (vice parliamentary). The special Majlis completed its work and the new constitution took effect in August 2008.
In accordance with the new constitution ratified by then-President Gayoom on 7 August 2008, the first round of presidential elections was held on 10 October 2008. Due to no single candidate receiving 50% of the vote, a second round was held on 29 October between President Gayoom and Mohamed Nasheed. Nasheed won with 54% of the vote.[citation needed]
At the first multi-party parliamentary elections in Maldives, on 9 May 2009, the MDP won 26 out of the 77 seats in the parliament, netting the second-most seats. However, the MDP gained the most votes, with a total of 35.3% (50,562 votes) which is a 10.39% increase from the first round of 2008 presidential elections when the MDP was allied with other parties. From the elections, Gayoom's DRP gained 27.5% of the votes (39,399 votes) which is a 12.5% decrease from the first round of the 2008 presidential elections. In November 2013 elections ex-President Mohamed Nasheed, of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) narrowly lost and Abdulla Yameen of PPM was elected as new president of Maldives.[5]
International Women's Day march, in 2012
In the 2018 presidential elections, the MDP candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih defeated incumbent President Abdulla Yameen, and was sworn in as president on November 17th, 2018. He promised to fight against widespread corruption and investigate the human rights abuses of the previous regime.[6] In April 2019 parliamentary election The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won a landslide victory, and won 65 of 87 seats of the parliament.[7] This was the first time a single party was able to get such a high number of seats in the parliament in Maldivian history.[8]
*In the 2005 election, candidates ran as independents endorsed by the MDP.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Maldivian Democratic Party news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Maldivian Democratic Party Dhivehi ދ ވ ހ ރ އ ޔ ތ ނ ގ ޑ މ ކ ރ ޓ ކ ޕ ޓ Dhivehi Rayyithunge Demokretik Paati MDP is the first political party formed in the Republic of Maldives with a total membership of 53 139 individuals as of 11 July 2021 3 It is a party with its stated goal being the promotion of human rights and democracy in the Maldives The party won the first ever multi party elections in the Maldives with the support from all the other political parties in the 2008 elections against the president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Maldivian Democratic Party ދ ވ ހ ރ އ ޔ ތ ނ ގ ޑ މ ކ ރ ޓ ކ ޕ ޓ PresidentMohamed NasheedChairpersonFayyaz IsmailVice PresidentMohamed ShifazParliamentary LeaderAli AzimFounded10 November 2003 2003 11 10 Headquarters1st Floor H Sharaashaa Male MaldivesYouth wingMDP Youth WingMembership53 139 as of 11 July 2021 1 IdeologyLiberal conservatismIslamic democracyParliamentarismEnvironmentalismPolitical positionCentre right 2 International affiliationInternational Democrat UnionMajlis of the Maldives65 87Websitemdp wbr org wbr mvPolitics of the MaldivesPolitical partiesElectionsMembership Updated 11 July 2021 Contents 1 History 2 Electoral history 2 1 President elections 2 2 People s Majlis elections 2 2 1 Notes 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit MDP rally on the streets of Male during the presidential election campaigns of 2008This section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information March 2020 There had not been political parties in the Maldives since 1952 The MDP initially submitted its registration on 24 February 2001 In 2001 the party s first president was Qasim Ibrahim Although the Maldivian Constitution allows political parties to operate the MDP s application was rebuffed After the people fighting for their rights on the street and the death of Evan Naseem MDP declared its existence in exile from Sri Lanka on 10 November 2003 Initially it was formed by a group of 42 people which included members of parliament a former cabinet minister and leading businessmen Members on its first general council were elected on 13 February 2004 Although the MDP was not recognized by the Maldivian government it began operating in Maldives on 30 April 2005 On 2 June 2005 the members of the People s Majlis unanimously voted to legally recognize political parties The MDP subsequently submitted its registration on 26 June 2005 becoming the first political party to be registered in the Second Republic of Maldives 4 Throughout 2006 the opposition faced restrictions on freedom of assembly and the government continued to arrest opposition activists In March 2006 the government introduced a Roadmap for Reform and subsequently introduced several bills in parliament In August 2007 voters decided via referendum that the Maldives new constitution should provide for a presidential system of government vice parliamentary The special Majlis completed its work and the new constitution took effect in August 2008 In accordance with the new constitution ratified by then President Gayoom on 7 August 2008 the first round of presidential elections was held on 10 October 2008 Due to no single candidate receiving 50 of the vote a second round was held on 29 October between President Gayoom and Mohamed Nasheed Nasheed won with 54 of the vote citation needed At the first multi party parliamentary elections in Maldives on 9 May 2009 the MDP won 26 out of the 77 seats in the parliament netting the second most seats However the MDP gained the most votes with a total of 35 3 50 562 votes which is a 10 39 increase from the first round of 2008 presidential elections when the MDP was allied with other parties From the elections Gayoom s DRP gained 27 5 of the votes 39 399 votes which is a 12 5 decrease from the first round of the 2008 presidential elections In November 2013 elections ex President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldivian Democratic Party MDP narrowly lost and Abdulla Yameen of PPM was elected as new president of Maldives 5 International Women s Day march in 2012 In the 2018 presidential elections the MDP candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih defeated incumbent President Abdulla Yameen and was sworn in as president on November 17th 2018 He promised to fight against widespread corruption and investigate the human rights abuses of the previous regime 6 In April 2019 parliamentary election The Maldivian Democratic Party MDP of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won a landslide victory and won 65 of 87 seats of the parliament 7 This was the first time a single party was able to get such a high number of seats in the parliament in Maldivian history 8 Electoral history EditPresident elections Edit Election Party candidate Running mate Votes Votes ResultFirst Round Second Round2008 Mohamed Nasheed Mohammed Waheed Hassan 44 293 24 91 97 222 53 65 Elected Y2013 Mustafa Lutfi 95 224 45 45 Annulled N96 764 46 93 105 181 48 61 Lost N2018 Ibrahim Mohamed Solih Faisal Naseem 134 616 58 34 Elected YPeople s Majlis elections Edit Election Party Leader Votes Seats Position2005 None 68 931 31 10 18 42 18 2nd2009 Mohamed Nasheed 51 184 30 81 26 77 15 2nd2014 75 670 40 78 26 85 2nd2019 96 354 45 83 65 87 39 1stNotes Edit In the 2005 election candidates ran as independents endorsed by the MDP References Edit PPM begins campaign to increase membership Archived from the original on December 27 2021 Retrieved December 27 2021 WION August 26 2017 Global Leadership Series WION interviews Mohamed Nasheed Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved September 17 2018 via YouTube PPM begins campaign to increase membership PSMnews mv Retrieved December 27 2021 Elections Commission Elections gov mv Archived from the original on March 5 2012 Retrieved May 7 2012 Maldives election Abdulla Yameen wins run off vote BBC News November 16 2013 Rasheed Zaheena Hope in the air as new Maldives president sworn in www aljazeera com Maldives election Early results show victory for president s party BBC News April 6 2019 Majlis 19 An overview in numbers avas mv External links EditOfficial website of MDP Mohamed Nasheed s Presidential campaign site political information collected by US government about Maldives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maldivian Democratic Party amp oldid 1134582358, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
