The Democrats confident in forming new party and contesting elections

New political party "The Democrats" to be formed under the leadership of former President of Maldives and current President of Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Mohamed Nasheed, announced its intention to compete in this year's presidential election.

The political movement "Fikuregge Dhirun," meaning "Reviving an Ideology," led by Nasheed within MDP, has received approval from the Elections Commission (EC) to register as a new political party called "The Democrats." During a press conference held by former MDP members heralding the new party, Spokesperson of The Democrats, Afshan Latheef, said that they have officially started the process of collecting 3,000 signatures required to register the new party.