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Maldivian passport is a proof of citizenship, issued by Maldives Immigration, to all the nationals of the Maldives for international travel. The current passport, the 2nd generation e-passport, was launched on 24 January 2016. [1] This passport consists of a highly secured poly-carbonate data page with laser engraved photo and data.
The first stamps used in the islands were overprinted stamps of Ceylon issued on 9 September 1906. When those ran out, un-overprinted stamps of Ceylon were used. The 1909 series depicting a minaret. A 1950 stamp of the Maldives Islands. The first stamps inscribed "Maldives" were issued on 15 May 1909. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Political parties in the Maldives were legalized when the Maldivian parliament voted unanimously for the creation of a multi-party system on 2 June 2005. This came after decades of authoritarian rule.
The election of the president and the vice president of the Maldives is presidential elections that determine who will serve as the President of the Maldives for the next 5 years (previously four terms in 1968). The presidential elections has taken place thirteen times; 1952, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2023.
The Maldives National Party ( Dhivehi: މޯލްޑިވްސް ނޭޝަނަލް ޕާޓީ, MNP ), is a political party in Maldives with a total membership of 7,656 as of 25 April 2024. [2] MNP was invited by the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party in October 2021 to join them in government. [3]
Maldives' interest relates to its identity as a small island state, especially economic development and environmental preservation, and its desire for closer relations with France, a main actor in the IOC region. The Maldives is a founding member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation .
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The party was formed in 2012 by Ahmed Shiyam Mohamed. It was officially recognised by the People's Majlis on 21 October 2013, after it had gained three MPs; Mohamed, Ahmed Moosa and Ahmed Amir. [2] It became part of a coalition with the Progressive Party of Maldives, supporting its candidate, Abdulla Yameen, in the presidential elections.