List of political parties in the Maldives

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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)
PPM Progressive Party of Maldives
ޕްރޮގްރެސިވް ޕާޓީ އޮފް މޯލްޑިވްސް		 Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom 2011 34 Centre-right, Liberal conservatism
MDP Maldivian Democratic Party
ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ 		Mohamed Nasheed 2005 24 Centre-left, Democratic liberalism
JP Jumhooree Party
ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ		 Qasim Ibrahim 2008 16 Centre-right, Liberal conservatism
MDA Maldives Development Alliance
މޯލްޑިވްސް ޑިވެލޮޕްމަންޓް އެލަޔަންސް		 Ahmed Shiyam 2012 5 Centre-right, Economic liberalism
AP Adhaalath Party
ޢަދާލަތު ޕާޓީ		 Sheikh Imran Abdulla 2005 1 Right-wing, Sunni fundamentalism and Islamic democracy

Extra-Parliamentary

Party   Political Position
Abbr. Name W Leader Established in (Ideology)
DRP Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party
ދިވެހި ރައްޔިތުންގެ ޕާޓީ		 Mohamed "Colonel" Nasheed 2005 Centre-right, Liberal conservatism
GIP Gaumee Itthihaad
ޤައުމީ އިއްތިޚާދު		 Mohamed Waheed Hassan 2008 Centre-left, Social democracy

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
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 Centre-left, Liberal Socialism
MLP Maldivian Labour Party
މޯލްޑިވިއަން ލޭބަރ ޕާޓީ		 – Ahmed Moosa (Deputy) 2008 Socialism
MRM Maldives Reform Movement
މޯލްޑިވްސް ރިފޯމް މޫވްމަންޓް		 Mohamed Munavvar 2011

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/47913# HaveeruOnline news article

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