List of political parties in the Maldives
Political Party Bill
On March 12, 2013, President Waheed ratified a new 'Political Party Bill', replacing the guidelines established in 2005, when a multi-party system was created in the country.

List of political parties in the Maldives

Section Title: Political Party Bill
Table Section Text: On March 12, 2013, President Waheed ratified a new 'Political Party Bill', replacing the guidelines established in 2005, when a multi-party system was created in the country.

Party	Political Position

Abbr.	Name	W	Leader (at time of dissolution)	Established in	(Ideology)

PA	People's Alliance ޕީޕަލްސް އެލަޔަންސް	[7]	Ahmed Nazim	2008

DQP	Dhivehi Qaumee Party ދިވެހި ޤައުމީ ޕާޓީ	[8]	Hassan Saeed	2009

GIP	Gaumee Itthihaad ޤައުމީ އިއްތިޚާދު	[9]	Mohamed Waheed Hassan	2008	Centre-left, Social democracy

IDP	Islamic Democratic Party އިސްލާމިކް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ	[10]	Hassan Zareer	2005	Islamism, Islamic democracy

MSDP	Maldives Social Democratic Party ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ސޯޝަލް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ	–	Reeko Ibrahim Manik	2006

PP	People's Party ޕީޕަލްސް ޕާޓީ	–	Ahmed Riyaz	2007

MNC	Maldives National Congress މޯލްޑިވިއަން ނެޝަނަލް ކޮންގްރެސް	–	Ali Amjad (Deputy)	2007

SLP	Social Liberal Party ސޯޝަލް ލިބަރަލް ޕާޓީ	–	Mazlaan Rasheed	2007	Centre-left, Social liberalism

MLP	Maldivian Labour Party މޯލްޑިވިއަން ލޭބަރ ޕާޓީ	–	Ahmed Moosa (Deputy)	2008	Socialism

MRM	Maldives Reform Movement މޯލްޑިވްސް ރިފޯމް މޫވްމަންޓް	[11]	Mohamed Munavvar	2011

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Gaumee Itthihaad or GIP, was a political party in the Maldives headed by Mohammed Waheed Hassan.

final_sentence: Gaumee Itthihaad or GIP, was a political party in the Maldives headed by Mohammed Waheed Hassan.