Maldives Third Way Democrats

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Maldives Third-Way Democrats
މޯލްޑިވްސް ތަރޑް-ވޭ ޑިމޮކެރެޓްސް
AbbreviationMTD
President Ahmed Adeeb
Vice PresidentAminath Vijna Mohamed
Founded28 December 2018 (2018-12-28)
Split from Progressive Party of Maldives
Membership (June 2025)2,272 [1]
Ideology Third Way
Economic liberalism
Website
mtd.mv

The Maldives Third-Way Democrats was a Maldivian political party founded in December 2018. [2]

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Maldives Third-Way Democrats (MTD), a political party officially registered in the Maldives. MTD attained formal registration at the Elections Commission on 27 December 2018.

MTD was a mix of young politicians and more familiar veteran leaders in local politics. The first signatory to the party was the former Vice President of Maldives, Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Gafoor, who wrote the charter of the party in jail in isolation. MTD presented its formal membership documentation to the Elections Commission with 3,333 members, who had joined the new party in a matter of weeks. [3]

Dissolution

On 26 August 2025, the Elections Commission dissolved the party after failing to meet the minimum member requirement of 3000. [4] MTD stated that the party was dissoluted without any due process and that the party was being unlawfully silenced. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Maldives Third Way Democrats". Elections Commission . 29 June 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "MTD registered as a political party". Maldives Times. 28 December 2018. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Ali, Ahmed Saail (29 November 2018). "އަލަށް އުފައްދާ ޕާޓީ އަށް ފުރަތަމަ ސޮއިކުރެއްވީ އަދީބު" [Newly formed party's first signature is Adeeb]. Mihaaru (in Divehi). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Azeez, Azhaar Abdul (26 August 2025). "Adeeb's MTD dissolved for not reaching 3K members". Sun. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Zalif, Zunana (28 August 2025). "Party dissolved without due process, violating constitutional rights: MTD". Raajje TV . Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  6. ↑ Mohamed, Naizak (28 August 2025). "MTD: Party being dissolved unlawfully to politically silence us". Sun. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
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