Social Liberal Party (Maldives)

Social Liberal Party ސޯޝަލް ލިބަރަލް ޕާޓީ
Abbreviation	SLP
Leader	Mazlan Rasheed
Founded	4 May 2008
Dissolved	2013
Split from	MDP
Ideology	Social liberalism
Political position	Centre to centre-left
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The Social Liberal Party (Dhivehi: ސޯޝަލް ލިބަރަލް ޕާޓީ) was a centrist/centre-left social liberal political party in the Maldives. The party was a splinter from the Maldivian Democratic Party, and faced a long battle to gain registration. It was finally registered by the courts on 4 May 2008.

The party's leader was Nisaal, and the deputy leader was Aiham.^[1]

On 8 May 2011, Ibrahim Ismail, candidate for Social Liberal Party in the 2008 Maldivian presidential election joined MDP together with other key members, Hassan Latheef, Fayyaz Ismail, Ahmed Abdullah Afeef, Hassan Ismail, Hussain Ismail.^[2]

The party was dissolved in 2013.

Election results

President elections

Election	Party candidate	Running mate	Votes	%	Votes	%	Result
			First Round		Second Round
2008	Ibrahim Ismail	Fathimath Nahid Shakir	1,382	0.78	—		Lost N

People's Majlis elections

Year	Party Leader	Votes	%	Position	Seats	+/-
2009	Unknown	674	0.41	7th	0 / 77	New

References

1. "Social Liberal Party denies possible coalition with MDP". Maldives Chronicle. 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2008-09-06.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. Shan, Mohamed (9 May 2011). "އިބުރާ އެނބުރި އެމްޑީޕީއަށް" [Ibra back to MDP]. Haama Daily (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.