The politics of the Maldives take place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic,whereby the President is the Head of Government. Executive power is exercised by the government. The President heads the executive branch and appoints the Cabinet;like many presidential democracies,each member of the cabinet need to be approved by the Parliament. The President,along with their pick for vice president,is directly elected by the denizens to a five-year term by a secret ballot. Once in office,they could be re-elected to a second 5-year term,which is the limit allowed by the Constitution. The current President of the Maldives is Mohamed Muizzu,when his predecessor,Ibrahim Mohamed Solih lost the 2023 Maldivian presidential election.
The Maldivian Democratic Party is the first political party formed in the Republic of Maldives with a total membership of 52,142 individuals as of 5 March 2024. The 2019 parliamentary election was the first time one party was able to secure a majority in parliament without forming a coalition.
The fossil fuels lobby includes paid representatives of corporations involved in the fossil fuel industry,as well as related industries like chemicals,plastics,aviation and other transportation. Because of their wealth and the importance of energy,transport and chemical industries to local,national and international economies,these lobbies have the capacity and money to attempt to have outsized influence on governmental policy. In particular,the lobbies have been known to obstruct policy related to environmental protection,environmental health and climate action.
Nik Nazmi bin Nik Ahmad is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Setiawangsa since May 2018. He previously served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the PR and PH state administrations under former Menteri Besar Azmin Ali from September 2014 to May 2018,Deputy Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from June 2013 to September 2014,Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Seri Setia from March 2008 to May 2018,Chairman of the Defence and Home Affairs Select Committee from December 2019 to March 2020 and Political Secretary to the Menteri Besar of Selangor from March 2008 to June 2010. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR),a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He has also served as the Vice President of PKR since July 2022. He served as the 3rd Youth Chief of PKR from August 2014 to November 2018,Communications Director of PKR from August 2010 to September 2013,1st Youth Chief of PH from October 2017 to December 2018 and State Youth Chief of PKR of Selangor.
The climate change policy of the United States has major impacts on global climate change and global climate change mitigation. This is because the United States is the second largest emitter of greenhouse gasses in the world after China,and is among the countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person in the world. In total,the United States has emitted over a trillion metric tons of greenhouse gasses,more than any country in the world.
Sir Alok Kumar Sharma is a British Conservative Party politician who served as President for COP26 from 2021 to 2022,having previously served as Secretary of State for Business,Energy and Industrial Strategy from 2020 to 2021 and Secretary of State for International Development from 2019 to 2020. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Reading West since 2010.
Diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the Maldives were established in 1972. China has an embassy in Maléwhich opened in November 2011,and the Maldives has an embassy in Beijing which opened in 2009. Approximately 70 percent of the Maldives' total debt is attributed to Chinese projects,with an annual payment of $92 million to China,constituting around 10 percent of the country's entire budget. China has become pervasive in the Maldives,exerting influence over infrastructure,trade,and energy sectors,raising concerns of a new form of Chinese entrapment.
On June 1,2017,US President Donald Trump announced that the United States would cease all participation in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation,contending that the agreement would "undermine" the U.S. economy,and put the U.S. "at a permanent disadvantage."
The People's National Congress is a political party in the Maldives founded in January 2019 and the current governing party. The party's formation was spearheaded by former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom,who had been in a dispute with the leadership of the Progressive Party of Maldives.
The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Maldives is the ministry responsible for managing the public finances of the Maldives.
The Anwar Ibrahim cabinet is the current federal cabinet of Malaysia,formed on 3 December 2022,nine days after Anwar Ibrahim took office as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia. The composition of the cabinet was announced by Anwar a day earlier on 2 December 2022,consisting of most of the political coalitions and parties represented in the 15th Parliament. Although Perikatan Nasional (PN) was also invited to join the government,it decided to decline the invitation and instead formed the opposition. The government is often referred to as "unity government".
Dr Mohamed Muizzu is a Maldivian politician who is the 8th and current president of the Maldives since 2023. He previously served as Housing Minister and was the Mayor of Maléfrom 2021 until his resignation in 2023.
Dr. Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed is a Maldivian politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Islamic Affairs since 17 November 2023.
Ismail Shafeeu is a Maldivian politician,who is the incumbent minister of Ministry of Education. He is a former Minister of Tourism. He was board member of the Maldives Monetary Authority from 1990 to 2005.
Abdulla Muththalib is a Maldivian politician who is the incumbent Minister of Construction and Infrastructure.
Ibrahim Waheed,popularly known as Asward,is a Maldivian politician who is the incumbent Minister of Youth Empowerment,Information and Arts.
Adam Naseer Ibrahim is a Maldivian politician and researcher who is currently serving as the Minister of Dhivehi Language,Culture and Heritage since 17 November 2023.
Mohamed Muizzu's tenure as the 9th President of the Maldives began with his inauguration on 17 November 2023. Muizzu,a People's National Congress politician who previously served as Housing Minister for two terms under president Mohamed Waheed Hassan and Abdulla Yameen. Muizzu was the Mayor of Maléfrom 2021 until his resignation in 2023.
The Cabinet of Mohamed Muizzu is the current most senior level of the executive branch of the current Government of the Maldives. The cabinet ministers were appointed following the inauguration of President Mohamed Muizzu.
