Progressive Party of Maldives
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The Progressive Party of Maldives, also known as the PPM, is a political party in the Maldives
. The party was formed by Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom in 2011 after resigning from his first party, Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP), citing corruption of views after new leadership. The political party first emerged from a faction of DRP, named Z-DRP, which was formed by Gayyoom in early 2011. This occurred after in-party disputes between Gayyoom, who was serving as the party’s retired ‘Supreme Leader’, and the current leader, Ahmed Thasmeen Ali
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On 4 September 2011, Gayyoom handed in his resignation from the DRP announcing that the Z-DRP faction of the party, is to become a new ‘corruption-intolerant’ party independent from the DRP. The very next day, he unveiled the plans for the ‘Progressive Party of Maldives’.
On 8 Septembe 2011, the proposed party was granted license from the Elections Commission to go ahead; giving the party a time frame of 9 months to register itself with the government.
Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
. The party was formed by Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom in 2011 after resigning from his first party, Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP), citing corruption of views after new leadership. The political party first emerged from a faction of DRP, named Z-DRP, which was formed by Gayyoom in early 2011. This occurred after in-party disputes between Gayyoom, who was serving as the party’s retired ‘Supreme Leader’, and the current leader, Ahmed Thasmeen Ali
Ahmed Thasmeen Ali
Ahmed Thasmeen Ali ތަސްމީން is the Leader of Dhivehi Rayyithunge PartyHis first Cabinet portfolio was Minister of Home Affairs, during his tenure as Minister of Home Affairs he embarked on recruiting new police personnel. He did introduce Jail reform activities with the help from Western Australia...
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On 4 September 2011, Gayyoom handed in his resignation from the DRP announcing that the Z-DRP faction of the party, is to become a new ‘corruption-intolerant’ party independent from the DRP. The very next day, he unveiled the plans for the ‘Progressive Party of Maldives’.
On 8 Septembe 2011, the proposed party was granted license from the Elections Commission to go ahead; giving the party a time frame of 9 months to register itself with the government.