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 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.
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Government Executive
Legislature
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Current list
Parliamentary
Party | Members in | Political Position | |||||
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Abbr. | Name | W | Leader | Established in | Majlis | (Ideology) | |
MDP | Maldivian Democratic Party ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ |
Mohamed Nasheed | 2005 | 65 | Liberal conservatism | ||
JP | Jumhooree Party ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ |
Qasim Ibrahim | 2008 | 5 | Economic liberalism Social conservatism Islamic democracy | ||
PPM | Progressive Party of Maldives ޕްރޮގްރެސިވް ޕާޓީ އޮފް މޯލްޑިވްސް |
Abdulla Yameen | 2011 | 5 | Political Islam Conservatism Nationalism | ||
PNC | People's National Congress ޕީޕަލްސް ނެޝެނަލް ކޮންގްރެސް |
Abdul Raheem Abdulla | 2019 | 3 | Conservatism Political Islam | ||
MDA | Maldives Development Alliance މޯލްޑިވްސް ޑިވެލޮޕްމަންޓް އެލަޔަންސް |
Ahmed Shiyam | 2012 | 2 | Economic liberalism Political Islam | ||
DRP | Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party ދިވެހި ރައްޔިތުންގެ ޕާޓީ |
Abdulla Jabir | 2005 | 2 | Conservatism Populism Islamic democracy |
Extra-parliamentary
Party | Political Position | |||||
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Abbr. | Name | W | Leader | Established in | (Ideology) | |
AP | Adhaalath Party ޢަދާލަތު ޕާޓީ |
Sheikh Imran Abdulla | 2005 | Religious conservatism Islamism Islamic democracy | ||
MRM | Maldives Reform Movement މޯލްޑިވްސް ރިފޯމް މޫވްމެންޓް |
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | 2019 | Conservatism Populism Islamic democracy | ||
MLSDP | Maldives Labour and Social Democratic Party މޯލްޑިވްސް ލޭބަރ އެންޑް ސޯޝަލް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ |
Ahmed Shiham | 2019 | Social democracy | ||
MTWD | Maldives Third Way Democrats މޯލްޑިވްސް ތަރޑް ވޭ ޑިމޮކެރެޓްސް |
Ahmed Adeeb | 2018 | Third Way |
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 | |||||
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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 | |||
GIP | Gaumee Itthihaad ޤައުމީ އިއްތިޚާދު |
Mohamed Waheed Hassan | 2008 | Social democracy Environmentalism | ||
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 | Social liberalism | |
MLP | Poverty Alleviating Party މޯލްޑިވިއަން ލޭބަރ ޕާޓީ |
– | Ahmed Moosa (Deputy) | 2008 | Socialism | |
MRM | Maldives Reform Movement މޯލްޑިވްސް ރިފޯމް މޫވްމަންޓް |
- | Mohamed Munnavaru | 2011 | ||
See also
- Politics of the Maldives
- List of political parties by country
References
- http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/47913# Archived March 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine HaveeruOnline news article
External links
- Register of political parties at the Republic of Maldives Elections Commission.