Maldivian Democratic Party

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The Maldivian Democratic Party (Dhivehi: ދިވެހި ރައްޔިތުންގެ ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ, Dhivehi Rayyithunge Demokretik Paati; MDP) is a centre-right political party in the Maldives. It was the first political party to be formally registered in the Second Republic of the Maldives. The party played a major role in the advent of democracy in the Maldives and the institution of political reforms that opened up the country. It won the first ever multi-party elections in the Maldives with a coalition of parties in the 2008 elections against the incumbent president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom who was up for re-election.

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