Parliamentary elections 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 The Maldivian parliamentary elections determine the composition of the People's Majlis for the next five years.

Candidates can either choose to run as independent or be nominated by a political party.

Candidates for the parliamentary elections must pay a deposit of Rf.

5,000, and if they're independent, along with the deposit they have to submit a statement signed by fifty adults who are above 18 from the constituency they're running for to show they support the candidate.

The statement must have their full name, identity card number, permanent address must be included.