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 2 June 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			Leader	Founded	MPs	Ideology
PNC		People's National Congress ޕީޕަލްސް ނެޝެނަލް ކޮންގްރެސް	Mohamed Muizzu	2019	66	Conservatism Religious nationalism
MDP		Maldivian Democratic Party ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ Dhivehi ra yitungedimokretik paatee	Abdulla Shahid	2005	12	Liberal conservatism Islamic democracy
MDA		Maldives Development Alliance މޯލްޑިވްސް ޑިވެލޮޕްމަންޓް އެލަޔަންސް	Ahmed Siyam Mohamed	2012	2	Economic liberalism Political Islam
JP		Republican Party ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ Jumhooree paatee	Qasim Ibrahim	2008	1	Islamic democracy Nationalism Social conservatism
MNP		Maldives National Party މޯލްޑިވްސް ނޭޝަނަލް ޕާޓީ	Mohamed Nazim	2021	1	Islamic democracy Nationalism

Extra-parliamentary

Party			Leader	Founded	Ideology
AP		Justice Party ޢަދާލަތު ޕާޓީ Adhaalath pati	Sheikh Imran Abdulla	2005	Religious conservatism Islamism Islamic democracy
MRM		Maldives Reform Movement މޯލްޑިވްސް ރިފޯމް މޫވްމެންޓް	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom	2019	Political Islam Nationalism
MTWD		Maldives Third Way Democrats މޯލްޑިވްސް ތަރޑް ވޭ ޑިމޮކެރެޓްސް	Ahmed Adeeb	2018	Third Way
PNF		People's National Front ޕީޕަލްސް ނެޝެނަލް ފްރޮންޓް	Abdulla Yameen	2023	Social conservatism Right-wing populism Islamism
PPM		Progressive Party of Maldives ޕްރޮގްރެސިވް ޕާޓީ އޮފް މޯލްޑިވްސް	Mohamed Muizzu	2011	Religious nationalism Right-wing populism
DEM		The Democrats ދަ ޑިމޮކްރެޓްސް	Mohamed Nasheed	2023	Liberal conservatism Parliamentarism

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.

The following is a list of parties dissolved under the new law:

Party			Leader (at time of dissolution)	Founded	Ideology
PA		People's Alliance ޕީޕަލްސް އެލަޔަންސް	Ahmed Nazim	2008
DQP		Dhivehi Qaumee Party ދިވެހި ޤައުމީ ޕާޓީ	Hassan Saeed	2009
GIP		National Unity Party ޤައުމީ އިއްތިޚާދު Gaumee itthihaad	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
MLSDP		Maldives Labour and Social Democratic Party މޯލްޑިވްސް ލޭބަރ އެންޑް ސޯޝަލް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ	Ahmed Shiham	2019	Social democracy
DRP		Maldivian People's Party ދިވެހި ރައްޔިތުންގެ ޕާޓީ Dhivehi rayyithunge paatee	Abdulla Jabir	2005	Conservatism Populism Islamic democracy

First republic

The First Republic of the Maldives had only one party, the Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party which lasted for 4 years.

Party			Leader (at time of dissolution)	Founded	Ideology
RMP		Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party ރައްޔިތުންގެ މުތައްގަދިމް ޕާޓީ	Mohamed Amin Didi	1950	Nationalism Republicanism

See also

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

External links

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