The Maldives National Party ( dv, މޯލްޑިވްސް ނޭޝަނަލް ޕާޓީ, MNP), is a political party in Maldives with a total membership of 10,000 as of 24 November 2021. A split from the

Jumhooree Party The Jumhooree Party ( dv, ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ, ''Republican Party'') is a political party in the Maldives. The party was founded by a group of MPs on 26 May 2008, and grew quickly, rapidly overtaking the Maldivian Democratic Party to becom ...

, the MNP was invited by the ruling

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in October 2021 to join them in government. The Maldives National Party declared itself an opposition party to the ruling MDP coalition and has announced that they will be contesting in the

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History

On 26 December 2021 MNP presented its member Abdul Hannan Idrees with the primary ticket to contest for the vacant Komandoo constituency by-election.

References

Islamic political parties in the Maldives Political parties established in 2021 2021 establishments in the Maldives {{Maldives-party-stub