The Maldivian Labour Party was 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 ...

. It was registered with the

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on 5 September 2008. The party was originally called the changed Poverty Alleviating Party, before changing to the Maldivian Labour Party in 2009. The party's vice-president was Ahmed Saleem, who was an independent member of parliament for

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Eydhafushi Eydhafushi ( Dhivehi: އޭދަފުށި) is the capital of Baa Atoll, which is an administrative division of the Maldives. Located in the central part of the country, Eydhafushi serves as the political, economic, and administrative hub of the regi ...

, who is now a member of the People's National Congress. The party was dissolved in 2013.

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