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The Maldives is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024.It will be the nation's tenth appearances at the Summer Olympics, since the official debut at the 1988.
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 .
The presidential elections has taken place thirteen times; 1952, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2023. Out of the 13 elections, the 2008 election was the first democratic elections of the country and after 2008, all elections were democratic. [2] The next presidential election is scheduled for 2028.
The first resort in the Maldives was Kurumba Maldives which welcomed the first guests on 3 October 1972. The first accurate census was held in December 1977 and showed 142,832 persons residing in Maldives. When Nasir relinquished power Maldives was debt-free and the national shipping line with more than 40 ships remained a source of national pride.
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]
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However, the Maldives' first republic was short-lived. A revolution on 21 August 1953 abolished the Republic. The country reverted to a Sultanate on 31 January 1954. The change was followed by the ratification of the fourth Constitution of Maldives on 7 March 1954. The fourth constitution declared the Maldives to be an "elected monarchy".
Maldives–Palestine relations refer to foreign relations between the Maldives and the State of Palestine. The Maldives supports an independent Palestine. [1] [2] Walid A.M. Abu Ali is the Ambassador Palestine to the Maldives. [3] Ambassador Mohamed Khaleel, is the non-resident ambassador of the Maldives to Palestine, stationed in Jordan.