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.

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	[1]	Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom	2011	34	Centre-right, Liberal conservatism
MDP		Maldivian Democratic Party ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ	[2]	Mohamed Nasheed	2005	24	Centre-left, Democratic liberalism
JP		Jumhooree Party ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ	[3]	Qasim Ibrahim	2008	16	Centre-right, Liberal conservatism
MDA		Maldives Development Alliance މޯލްޑިވްސް ޑިވެލޮޕްމަންޓް އެލަޔަންސް	[4]	Ahmed Shiyam	2012	5	Centre-right, Economic liberalism
AP		Adhaalath Party ޢަދާލަތު ޕާޓީ	[5]	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	[6]	Mohamed "Colonel" Nasheed	2005	Centre-right, Liberal conservatism
GIP		Gaumee Itthihaad ޤައުމީ އިއްތިޚާދު	[7]	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', 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	[8]	Ahmed Nazim	2008
DQP		Dhivehi Qaumee Party ދިވެހި ޤައުމީ ޕާޓީ	[9]	Hassan Saeed	2009
IDP		Islamic Democratic Party އިސްލާމިކް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ	[10]	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	[11]	Mohamed Munavvar	2011

See also

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

External links

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