List of political parties in the Maldives
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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 | 75 / 93 | ||
| MDP | Maldivian Democratic Party ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ Dhivehi rayyitunge dimokretik paatee |
Abdulla Shahid | 2005 | 12 / 93 | ||
| MDA | Maldives Development Alliance މޯލްޑިވްސް ޑިވެލޮޕްމަންޓް އެލަޔަންސް |
Ahmed Siyam Mohamed | 2012 | 2 / 93 | ||
| JP | Republican Party ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ Jumhooree paatee |
Qasim Ibrahim | 2008 | 1 / 93 | ||
| MNP | Maldives National Party މޯލްޑިވްސް ނޭޝަނަލް ޕާޓީ |
Mohamed Nazim | 2021 | 1 / 93 | ||
Extra-parliamentary
| Party | Leader | Founded | Ideology | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | Justice Party ޢަދާލަތު ޕާޓީ Adhaalath pati |
Sheikh Imran Abdulla | 2005 | ||
| PNF | People's National Front ޕީޕަލްސް ނެޝެނަލް ފްރޮންޓް |
Abdulla Yameen | 2023 | ||
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 | ||
| IDP | Islamic Democratic Party އިސްލާމިކް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ |
Hassan Zareer | 2005 | 2013 | ||
| 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 | ||
| DRP | Maldivian People's Party ދިވެހި ރައްޔިތުންގެ ޕާޓީ Dhivehi rayyithunge paatee |
Abdulla Jabir | 2005 | 2023 | ||
| MRM | Maldives Reform Movement މޯލްޑިވްސް ރިފޯމް މޫވްމެންޓް |
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | 2019 | 2025 | Political Islam Nationalism | |
| MTD | 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 | ||
| DEMS | The Democrats ދަ ޑިމޮކްރެޓްސް |
Imthiyaz Fahmy | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| MLSDP | Maldives Labour and Social Democratic Party މޯލްޑިވްސް ލޭބަރ އެންޑް ސޯޝަލް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ |
Ahmed Shiham | 2019 | 2025 | Social democracy | |
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 | ||
See also
Notes
- At time of dissolution.