The Adhaalath Party has resolved to join the current administration for the remainder of its presidential term and form a coalition with the ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) ahead of the 2028 presidential election.
In its statement, the party noted that the PNC had extended a formal invitation to enter the government and collaborate for the upcoming election, emphasising the need for broader political cooperation to strengthen the administration’s efforts in upholding Islamic values, safeguarding national sovereignty and independence, and revitalising the economy.
މަޝްވަރާ މަޖިލީހުގެ ޤަރާރު: ހިނގަމުން މިދާ ރިޔާސީ ދައުރުގެ ބާކީ އޮތް މުއްދަތުގައި ސަރުކާރުގައި ބައިވެރިވުމާއި، 2028 ވަނަ އަހަރުގެ ރިޔާސީ އިންތިޚާބުގައި ޕީޕަލްސް ނޭޝަނަލް ކޮންގްރެސްއާއެކު އިއްތިޙާދުވުމަށް ނިންމުން https://t.co/x9PnZrLGrR— Adhaalath Party (@AdhaalathOffice) November 14, 2026
Accepting the invitation, the Adhaalath Party confirmed it will serve as a governing partner for the remainder of the current term and campaign alongside the PNC in support of its presidential candidate, President Dr Mohamed Muizzu, in 2028.
The move comes at a sensitive political juncture, as the government prepares to allocate 500 hectares of land in Rasmale’ to UAE businessman Mohamed Alabbar, a developer known for allegedly maintaining close ties with Zionists. Notably, the Adhaalath Party had previously passed an internal resolution opposing projects that establish designated zones for foreign nationals to reside in the Maldives on a long-term basis.
“The Adhaalath Party believes that proceeding with projects that create designated zones for foreign nationals to reside in on a long-term basis will pose serious challenges to the Maldives’ religious unity, public interest, local culture, and national security. We therefore urge the government not to move forward with any such projects,” the party stated in that earlier release.
The move marks a notable political shift for the religiously conservative party, which previously formed a key pillar of the former Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)-led coalition government under President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih from 2018 to 2023. During that administration, Adhaalath Party’s Former President Sheikh Imran Abdulla served as Minister of Home Affairs, with the party campaigning alongside the MDP in both the 2018 and 2023 presidential elections against the current ruling establishment.
