List of political parties in the Maldives

Vice President of the MaldivesHussain Mohamed Latheef People's Majlis Speaker Abdul Raheem AbdullaDeputy Speaker Ahmed Nazim Presidential elections Parliamentary elections Referendums Others Minister Moosa Zameer 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.

Prior to this ruling, political parties had not been not allowed under the Maldivian legal system.

Right-wing populism Islamism On March 12, 2013, President Waheed ratified a new 'Political Party Bill',[2] 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.