The political parties of the Maldives were legalized when parliament passed the party law on June 2, 2005. This happened after decades of authoritarian rule.
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Parliamentary parties represented in the Majlis
| The consignment | Seats in | Political position | |||||
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| abbr | Title | Site | Leader | Founded by | Majlis | (ideology) | |
| PPM | Progressive Party Maldives ޕްރޮގްރެސިވް ޕާޓީ އޮފް މޯލްޑިވްސް | [one] | Momun Abdul Gayum | 2011 | 34 | center-right, Sunni conservatism | |
| Mdp | Democratic Party of Maldives ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ | [2] | Mohamed Nashid | 2005 | 24 | center-left, democratic liberalism | |
| JP | Republican Party ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ | [3] | Qasim Ibrahim | 2008 | sixteen | center-right, liberal conservatism | |
| AP | Adhaalath ޢަދާލަތު ޕާޓީ | [four] | Sheikh Imran Abdullah | 2005 | one | right, Sunni fundamentalism | |
Extra-parliamentary parties
| The consignment | Political position | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| abbr | Title | Site | Leader | Founded in | (ideology) | |
| Gip | National Unity Party Maldives ޤައުމީ އިއްތިޚާދު | [five] | Mohammed Wahid Hassan Manik | 2008 | center-left, social democracy , islamic democracy | |
| DRP | Maldives People's Party ދިވެހި ރައްޔިތުންގެ ޕާޓީ | [6] | Ahmed Tasmin Ali | 2005 | center-right, liberal conservatism | |
Political Party Bill
On March 12, 2013, President Maldives Wahid ratified the new Political Parties Bill, [1] replacing the previous multi-party system , approved in 2005 in the Maldives. According to the bill, the minimum number of members required to register a political party was increased from 3,000 to 10,000. With the ratification of the bill, all political parties that did not have a registered 10,000 members were dissolved. The National Unity Party , a member of the ruling coalition and led by the then-current President Wahid, was among 11 dissolved parties.
List of dissolved parties according to this bill:
| The consignment | Political Party | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| abbr | Title | Site | Leader (at the time of dissolution) | Founded in | (ideology) | |
| PA | People's Alliance ޕީޕަލްސް އެލަޔަންސް | [7] | Ahmed Nazim | 2008 | ||
| Dqp | Dhivehi kaumi ދިވެހި ޤައުމީ ޕާޓީ | [eight] | Hassan Said | 2009 | ||
| Gip | National Unity Party ޤައުމީ އިއްތިޚާދު | [9] | Mohammed Wahid Hassan Manik | 2008 | center-left, social democracy , islamic democracy | |
| IDP | Islamic Democratic Party އިސްލާމިކް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ | [ten] | Hassan Zarir | 2005 | Islamism , Islamic democracy | |
| MSDP | Maldives Social Democratic Party ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ސޯޝަލް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ | - | Rico Ibrahim Manik | 2006 | ||
| PP | Party people ޕީޕަލްސް ޕާޓީ | - | Ahmed Riyaz | 2007 | ||
| Mnc | Maldives National Congress މޯލްޑިވިއަން ނެޝަނަލް ކޮންގްރެސް | - | Ali Amjad (Deputy) | 2007 | ||
| SLP | Social Liberal Party ސޯޝަލް ލިބަރަލް ޕާޓީ | - | Mazlaan Rashid | 2007 | center-left, liberal socialism | |
| MLP | Maldives Workers Party މޯލްޑިވިއަން ލޭބަރ ޕާޓީ | - | Ahmed Musa (Deputy) | 2008 | socialism | |
| Mrm | Maldives Reform Movement މޯލްޑިވްސް ރިފޯމް މޫވްމަންޓް | [eleven] | Mohamed Munavwar | 2011 | ||
| MDA | Maldives Development Alliance މޯލްޑިވްސް ޑިވެލޮޕްމަންޓް އެލަޔަންސް | Ahmed Shiyam | 2012 | |||
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- ↑ http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/47913# Archived March 16, 2013. HaveeruOnline news article