Adhaalath Party Explained

Adhaalath Party
President:Imran Abdulla
Foundation:18 August 2005
Ideology:Islamism
Islamic democracy
Religious conservatism
Position:Right-wing
Religion:Sunni Islam
Headquarters:Kalaafaanu Hingun, Malé, 20063
Country:the Maldives
Native Name:Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ޢަދާލަތު ޕާޓީ
Leader1 Title:Vice President
Leader1 Name:Ali Zahir
Colours:Green
Native Name Lang:dv
Seats1 Title:People's Majlis
Membership:8,528[1]
Footnotes:Membership Updated 30 June 2024

The Adhaalath Party (Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ޢަދާލަތު ޕާޓީ;, AP) is a political party in the Maldives.

History

The AP was registered as a political party in August 2005, when political parties were allowed to operate for the first time following widespread protests for democracy.Adhaalath has been active in the political arena and has been instrumental in all the recent government changes. Along with Jumhooree Party, Adhaalath has played a pivotal role in the elections, the balance of power shifting to the side to which Adhaalath Party supported during the second round of both the recent presidential elections.The party's first president was Sheikh Hussain Rasheed Ahmed.

After the tenure of Sheikh Hussain Rasheed Ahmed, Sheikh Imran Abdullah became the second president of Adhaalath Party.Dr. Mauroof Hussain, a noted E.N.T specialist trained in India has been the vice president of the party since the beginning.Since May 2015, after the Adhaalath Party together with the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party organised a rally calling for ending government corruption and judicial reform, the current president of the party Sheikh Imran Abdullah has been incarcerated without trial by the government of president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom after Abdullah gave a speech in support of former president Mohamed Nasheed.[2]

On 16 February 2016, Sheikh Imran was sentenced to 12 years in prison, convicted on a terrorism charge for the speech he gave at the opposition protest held on 1 May 2015, which the government said to have created fear and mistrust among the locals, leading to multiple injuries to police officers, locals and their properties.[3] Following the 2018 presidential election, the Adhaalath Party became a member of the ruling coalition government with its President Sheikh Imran serving as the Home Minister[4] for President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's cabinet.

Election results

People's Majlis elections

YearParty LeaderVotesVote %PositionSeats+/–
2009Hussain Rasheed Ahmed1,4870.90 6thNew
2014Imran Abdulla4,9412.66 5th 1
20194,4232.10 6th 1
20242,5381.21 6th 0

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adhaalath Party . 25 March 2024 . Elections Commission of Maldives .
  2. News: Politics in the Maldives. 20 February 2016. The Economist. 20 February 2016.
  3. News: Maldives court jails opposition figure Sheikh Imran Abdulla for 12 years. 16 February 2016. The Guardian.
  4. Web site: Sheikh Imran Abdulla appointed as Minister of Home Affairs. 2021-12-27. The President's Office.