The Maldives Third-Way Democrats is a Maldivian political party founded in December 2018.[2]
Maldives Third-Way Democrats މޯލްޑިވްސް ތަރޑް-ވޭ ޑިމޮކެރެޓްސް | |
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Abbreviation | MTD |
President | Ahmed Adeeb |
Vice President | Aminath Vijna Mohamed |
Founded | 28 December 2018 |
Split from | Progressive Party of Maldives |
Membership | 3,110[1] |
Ideology | Third Way Economic liberalism |
Website | |
https://mtd.mv | |
Membership as of 19 September 2024 |
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]
References
edit- ^ "Maldives Third Way Democrats". Elections Commission of Maldives. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "MTD registered as a political party". Maldives Times. 28 December 2018. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Ali, Ahmed Saail (29 November 2018). "އަލަށް އުފައްދާ ޕާޓީ އަށް ފުރަތަމަ ސޮއިކުރެއްވީ އަދީބު" [Newly formed party's first signature is Adeeb]. Mihaaru (in Divehi). Retrieved 27 April 2024.