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 politics of the Maldives take place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is the Head of Government.

An Attorney General is part of the Cabinet and also needs the approval of Parliament before taking office.

[5] A 1968 referendum approved a constitution making Maldives a republic with executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.

Since 2003, following the death in custody of a prisoner, Naseem, the Maldives experienced several anti-government demonstrations calling for political reforms, more freedoms, and an end to torture and oppression.

[7] A new Constitution was ratified in August 2008, paving the way for the country's first multi-party presidential election two months later.

[13] On 30 September 2023, PNC/PPM candidate Mohamed Muizzu won the 2023 Maldives presidential election, beating incumbent president Ibrahim Solih with 54% of the vote.

[15] In April 2024, President Mohamed Muizzu’s pro-China People’s National Congress (PNC) won 66 seats in the 2024 Maldivian parliamentary election, while its allies took nine, giving the president the backing of 75 legislators in the 93-member house, meaning a super-majority and enough to change the constitution.

The results of the most recent legislative elections held in 2024 are:The Maldivian parliament voted unanimously for the creation of a multiparty system on June 2, 2005.

In June 2005, as part of an ongoing programme of democratic reform, new regulations were promulgated to formally recognized political parties within the framework of the electoral system.

[19] There are now 10 registered political parties in the Maldives: On October 8, 2008, the country held its first ever multi-party presidential election.

The Maldives is a member of many international organizations, some of which include: The ADB,[22] Commonwealth of Nations,[23] CP[clarification needed], ESCAP,[24] FAO,[25] G-77,[26] IBRD,[27] ICAO, IDA,[28] IFAD,[29] IFC, International Monetary Fund,[30] IMO,[31] Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Interpol,[32] IOC, IsDB,[33] ITU,[34] NAM,[35] OIC,[36] OPCW,[37] SAARC,[38] UN,[39] UNCTAD,[40] UNESCO,[41] UNIDO,[42] UPU,[43] World Health Organization,[44] WCO,[45] WIPO,[46] WMO,[47] and the WTO.