El marc polític de les Maldives

Political Outline

Current Political Leaders

President: Mohamed MUIZZU (since 17 November 2023)
Vice-President: Hussain Mohamed LATHEEF (since 30 September 2023)

Next Election Dates

Presidential: 2028
Legislative: 2029

Main Political Parties

The Maldives is a multi-party democracy. The main parties include:

- People's National Congress (PNC): right-wing, conservatism, it split from the Progressive Party
- Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP): centre-right, liberal conservatism; it is the first political party formed in the Republic of Maldives and historically holds the majority of the seats
- The Democrats: centre-right, formed by a faction within the Maldivian Democratic Party
- Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM): centre to centre-right, it is the main opposition party
- Jumhooree Party (JP): centre-right
- Maldives Development Alliance (MDA): left-wing.

Executive Power

Executive power is exercised by the government: the President heads the executive branch and appoints the Cabinet; whose members need to be approved by the Parliament. The President is directly elected by absolute majority to serve a 5-year term (renewable once).

Legislative Power

The legislative power is vested in the Parliament, whose sole chamber is called "People's Majlis" and counts with 87 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms. The Majlis has the power to enact, amend and revise laws.