Maldivian Peoples Party

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The Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) is an authoritarian political party from the Maldives. On June 2, 2005, the country's 50 member parliament voted unanimously to allow and operate political parties in Maldives. The DRP sunsequently submitted its registration and was registered. The party's chairman is the current President of the Maldives Maumoon Abdul Gayoom