Maldives Labour and Social Democratic Party
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Maldives Labour and Social Democratic Party މޯލްޑިވްސް ލޭބަރ އެންޑް ސޯޝަލް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ | |
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| Chairman | Ahmed Shiham[1] |
| Founded | 20 January 2019[1] |
| Headquarters | Malé |
| Membership (January 2026) | 1710[1] |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
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The Maldives Labour and Social Democratic Party (Dhivehi: މޯލްޑިވްސް ލޭބަރ އެންޑް ސޯޝަލް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ; MLSDP), commonly known as the Labour Party is a Maldivian political party founded in 2019.
An application to form the party was filled in August 2018 and the Electoral Commission granted approval in October 2018.[2] The party was registered on 21 January 2019.[3] On 1 July 2022, the Elections Commission dissolved the party for failing to reached the threshold of 3,000 members required for registration of political parties in Maldives.[4] In March 2023, the party was removed from the register.[5]
When the party was dissoluted, the party filed a case with the Civil Court. In November 2025, the court ruled in favour and ruled that the dissolution was unlawful.[6] The party was later reinstated.[7]
