Democrats file for registration with 3,500 forms

4 days ago

The Democrats, a new political party spearheaded by the main ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)’s leader Mohamed Nasheed, filed for registration with the Elections Commission (EC) on Thursday with 3,560 membership forms. Over a dozen MPs loyal to Nasheed had left MDP on May 17. They filed an application with the EC to form a new party on May 21. The party