Nonetheless, Maumoon left the PPM in 2017 over a dispute over its leadership with his estranged half-brother, former president Abdulla Yameen.

Maldives Reform Movement (MRM) has received the official certificate of registration with the Elections Commission on 20 November 2019.

[5] On 24 May 2023, the Election Commission issued a decision to dissolve the MRM, as the party failed to maintain a minimum of 3,000 members as mandated by law.

[6] It was later found out that the Election Commission didn't count some membership forms that were not processed at that time and the Supreme Court revoked the dissolvement letter.

[7] In 2024, the EC decided to dissolve the MRM after once again failing to reach a minimum of 3000 members.