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. ^[1] This came after decades of authoritarian rule. Prior to this ruling, political parties had not been not allowed under the Maldivian legal system.

Current parties

Parliamentary

Party			Leader	Founded	Ideology	MPs
PNC		People's National Congress ޕީޕަލްސް ނެޝެނަލް ކޮންގްރެސް	Mohamed Muizzu	2019	Islamic democracy Social conservatism	75 / 93
MDP		Maldivian Democratic Party ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ Dhivehi ra yitungedimokretik paatee	Abdulla Shahid	2005	Liberal conservatism Islamic democracy	12 / 93
MDA		Maldives Development Alliance މޯލްޑިވްސް ޑިވެލޮޕްމަންޓް އެލަޔަންސް	Ahmed Siyam Mohamed	2012	Economic liberalism Political Islam	2 / 93
JP		Republican Party ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ Jumhooree paatee	Qasim Ibrahim	2008	Islamic democracy Nationalism Social conservatism	1 / 93
MNP		Maldives National Party މޯލްޑިވްސް ނޭޝަނަލް ޕާޓީ	Mohamed Nazim	2021	Islamic democracy Nationalism	1 / 93

Extra-parliamentary

Party			Leader	Founded	Ideology
AP		Justice Party ޢަދާލަތު ޕާޓީ Adhaalath pati	Sheikh Imran Abdulla	2005	Religious conservatism Islamism Islamic democracy
PNF		People's National Front ޕީޕަލްސް ނެޝެނަލް ފްރޮންޓް	Abdulla Yameen	2023	Social conservatism Right-wing populism Islamism
DEM		The Democrats ދަ ޑިމޮކްރެޓްސް	Imthiyaz Fahmy	2023	Liberal conservatism Parliamentarism

Dissolved parties

Political Party Bill

On 12 March 2013, president Mohamed Waheed Hassan ratified a new Political Party Bill replacing the guidelines established in 2005, when the Maldives first became a multi-party system. ^[2] The bill raised the minimum number of members required to register a political party from 3,000 to 10,000. With the ratification of the bill, all registered political parties with less than 10,000 members were dissolved. The following is a list of parties dissolved under the law:

Party			Leader [a]	Founded	Dissolved	Ideology
PA		People's Alliance ޕީޕަލްސް އެލަޔަންސް	Ahmed Nazim	2008	2013
DQP		Dhivehi Qaumee Party ދިވެހި ޤައުމީ ޕާޓީ	Hassan Saeed	2009	2013
GIP		National Unity Party ޤައުމީ އިއްތިޚާދު Gaumee itthihaad	Mohamed Waheed Hassan	2008	2013	Social democracy Environmentalism
IDP		Islamic Democratic Party އިސްލާމިކް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ	Hassan Zareer	2005	2013	Islamism Islamic democracy
MSDP		Maldives Social Democratic Party ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ސޯޝަލް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ	Reeko Ibrahim Manik	2006	2013
PP		People's Party ޕީޕަލްސް ޕާޓީ	Ahmed Riyaz	2007	2013
MNC		Maldives National Congress މޯލްޑިވިއަން ނެޝަނަލް ކޮންގްރެސް	Ali Amjad (Deputy)	2007	2013
SLP		Social Liberal Party ސޯޝަލް ލިބަރަލް ޕާޓީ	Mazlaan Rasheed	2007	2013	Social liberalism
MLP		Maldivian Labour Party މޯލްޑިވިއަން ލޭބަރ ޕާޓީ	Ahmed Moosa (Deputy)	2008	2013	Socialism
MRM		Maldives Reform Movement މޯލްޑިވްސް ރިފޯމް މޫވްމަންޓް	Mohamed Munnavaru	2011	2013
MLSDP		Maldives Labour and Social Democratic Party މޯލްޑިވްސް ލޭބަރ އެންޑް ސޯޝަލް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ	Ahmed Shiham	2019	2023	Social democracy
DRP		Maldivian People's Party ދިވެހި ރައްޔިތުންގެ ޕާޓީ Dhivehi rayyithunge paatee	Abdulla Jabir	2005	2023	Conservatism Populism Islamic democracy
MRM		Maldives Reform Movement މޯލްޑިވްސް ރިފޯމް މޫވްމެންޓް	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom	2019	2025	Political Islam Nationalism
MTWD		Maldives Third Way Democrats މޯލްޑިވްސް ތަރޑް ވޭ ޑިމޮކެރެޓްސް	Ahmed Adeeb	2018	2025	Third Way
PPM		Progressive Party of Maldives ޕްރޮގްރެސިވް ޕާޓީ އޮފް މޯލްޑިވްސް	Mohamed Muizzu	2011	2025	Religious nationalism Right-wing populism

First republic

The First Republic of the Maldives had only one party, the Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party.

Party			Leader [a]	Founded	Dissolved	Ideology
RMP		Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party ރައްޔިތުންގެ މުތައްގަދިމް ޕާޓީ	Mohamed Amin Didi	1951	1954	Nationalism Republicanism

See also

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

Notes

1. At time of dissolution.

References

1. "Maldives (01/07)". United States Department of State . Retrieved August 24, 2024. In June of 2005, the members of the People's Majlis unanimously voted to legally recognize political parties.
2. Naif, Ahmed (March 12, 2013). "President Waheed's GIP among 11 political parties dissolved". Haveeru Daily . Archived from the original on March 16, 2013.

External links

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