Maldives Third Way Democrats Explained

Maldives Third-Way Democrats
Native Name:މޯލްޑިވްސް ތަރޑް-ވޭ ޑިމޮކެރެޓްސް
Native Name Lang:dv
Colorcode:
  1. 07adf0
President:Ahmed Adeeb
Split:Progressive Party of Maldives
Membership:3,121[1]
Footnotes:Membership as of 28 July 2024
Ideology:Third Way
Economic liberalism
Seats1 Title:Majlis of the Maldives
Website:https://mtd.mv
Country:Maldives
Leader1 Title:Vice President
Leader1 Name:Aminath Vijna Mohamed

The Maldives Third-Way Democrats is a Maldivian political party founded in December 2018.[2]

Maldives Third-Way Democrats (MTD), a political party officially registered in the Maldives. MTD attained formal registration at the Elections Commission (Registrar of Political Parties) on 27 December 2018.

MTD is a healthy mix of young politicians and more familiar veteran leaders in local politics. The first signatory to the party was the former Vice President of Maldives, Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Gafoor, who wrote the charter of the party in jail in isolation. MTD presented its formal membership documentation to the Elections Commission with 3,333 members, who had joined the new party in a matter of weeks.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maldives Third Way Democrats . 27 April 2024 . Elections Commission of Maldives .
  2. News: 28 December 2018 . MTD registered as a political party . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011353/https://maldivestimes.com/mtd-registered-as-a-political-party/ . 12 February 2019 . 10 February 2019 . Maldives Times.
  3. News: Ali . Ahmed Saail . 29 November 2018 . އަލަށް އުފައްދާ ޕާޓީ އަށް ފުރަތަމަ ސޮއިކުރެއްވީ އަދީބު . Newly formed party's first signature is Adeeb . 27 April 2024 . . dv.