The Maldives Development Alliance () is a political party in the

Maldives The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in South Asia located in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, abou ...

led by Ahmed Shiyam Mohamed.

History

The party was formed in 2012 by Ahmed Shiyam Mohamed. It was officially recognised by the

People's Majlis The People's Majlis () is the unicameral legislative body of Maldives. It has the authority to enact, amend and revise laws, as outlined in the Constitution of the Maldives. It is composed of 93 members as of 2024. Each year on the first Mon ...

on 21 October 2013, after it had gained three MPs; Ahmed Shiyam Mohamed, Ahmed Moosa and Ahmed Amir. It became part of a coalition with the Progressive Party of Maldives, supporting its candidate,

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, in the

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. In the 2014 parliamentary elections it won five seats. It was reduced to two seats in the 2019 parliamentary elections and remained at two seats following the 2024 parliamentary elections.

Election results

People's Majlis

References

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