Maldives

Name: 2028 Maldivian presidential election
Start: 2028-09
Location: Maldives

South Asia · Capital: Male

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Upcoming elections

2028 election cycle

These votes are held on different days as part of one election.

Presidential election
2028 Maldivian presidential election
September 2028President
Date expected
elections.gov.mv Official source
Public Referendum Vote 2026 03 April 2026
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
presidency.gov.mv Official source
should the public decide through the referendum to hold parliamentary and presidential elections concurrently in 2028
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Parliamentary election
2028 Maldivian parliamentary election
September 2028People's Majlis
Date expected
elections.gov.mv Official source
Parliament By-Election 2026 06 June 2026
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
presidency.gov.mv Official source
should the public decide through the referendum to hold parliamentary and presidential elections concurrently in 2028
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

How Maldives is governed

System of government: Presidential constitutional republic
elections.gov.mv Official source
Presidential Election Parliamentary Election By-Election Local Council Elections WDC Election Referendum
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
stat.elections.gov.mv Official source
Parliamentary Election 2024 Statistics
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of state: President
elections.gov.mv Official source
Presidential Election Parliamentary Election By-Election Local Council Elections WDC Election Referendum
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
stat.elections.gov.mv Official source
Parliamentary Election 2024 Statistics
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of government: President
elections.gov.mv Official source
Presidential Election Parliamentary Election By-Election Local Council Elections WDC Election Referendum
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
stat.elections.gov.mv Official source
Parliamentary Election 2024 Statistics
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Voting age: 18
elections.gov.mv Official source
Presidential Election Parliamentary Election By-Election Local Council Elections WDC Election Referendum
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
stat.elections.gov.mv Official source
Parliamentary Election 2024 Statistics
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Compulsory voting: No
elections.gov.mv Official source
Presidential Election Parliamentary Election By-Election Local Council Elections WDC Election Referendum
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
stat.elections.gov.mv Official source
Parliamentary Election 2024 Statistics
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Electoral authority: Election Commission of Maldives
elections.gov.mv Official source
Presidential Election Parliamentary Election By-Election Local Council Elections WDC Election Referendum
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
stat.elections.gov.mv Official source
Parliamentary Election 2024 Statistics
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature
elections.gov.mv Official source
Presidential Election Parliamentary Election By-Election Local Council Elections WDC Election Referendum
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
stat.elections.gov.mv Official source
Parliamentary Election 2024 Statistics
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

People's Majlis 93 seats · 5-year term · single-member constituencies, first-past-the-post

The President is directly elected and serves as both head of state and head of government. The Elections Commission says it conducts, manages, supervises, and facilitates all elections and public referendums; the current electoral cycle includes parliamentary and presidential elections, with a 2026 referendum on holding them concurrently.

elections.gov.mv Official source

Presidential Election Parliamentary Election By-Election Local Council Elections WDC Election Referendum

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

stat.elections.gov.mv Official source

Parliamentary Election 2024 Statistics

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

President of the Maldives head of state · 1 seats · 5-year term · direct election

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Parliamentary election
2024 Maldivian parliamentary election
21 April 20242 years agoPeople's Majlis
Held Final results
Wikidata Q84080663: 2024 Maldivian parliamentary election Wikidata
2024 Maldivian parliamentary election - point in time 2024-04-21
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential electionRound 2
2023 Maldivian presidential election
30 September 20233 years agoPresident of the Maldives
Held Final results
Wikidata Q84026039: 2023 Maldivian presidential election Wikidata
2023 Maldivian presidential election - point in time 2023-09-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2023 Maldivian presidential election
9 September 20233 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q84026039: 2023 Maldivian presidential election Wikidata
2023 Maldivian presidential election - point in time 2023-09-09
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2019 Maldivian parliamentary election
6 April 20198 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q60965573: 2019 Maldivian parliamentary election Wikidata
2019 Maldivian parliamentary election - point in time 2019-04-06
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2018 Maldivian presidential election
23 September 20188 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q54865095: 2018 Maldivian presidential election Wikidata
2018 Maldivian presidential election - point in time 2018-09-23
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2024 Maldivian parliamentary election

21 April 2024 Final resultsTurnout 76%

Seats won: all 6 lines, as in the table

Results of 2024 Maldivian parliamentary election
Party or candidate	Seats	Source
People's National Congress Elected	66	elections.gov.mv Official source 2014 2019 2024 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 elections.gov.mv Official source Parliamentary Elections 2024 21 April 2024 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Maldivian Democratic Party Elected	12	elections.gov.mv Official source 2014 2019 2024 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 elections.gov.mv Official source Parliamentary Elections 2024 21 April 2024 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Independents Elected	11	elections.gov.mv Official source 2014 2019 2024 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 elections.gov.mv Official source Parliamentary Elections 2024 21 April 2024 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Maldives Development Alliance Elected	2	elections.gov.mv Official source 2014 2019 2024 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 elections.gov.mv Official source Parliamentary Elections 2024 21 April 2024 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Jumhooree Party Elected	1	elections.gov.mv Official source 2014 2019 2024 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 elections.gov.mv Official source Parliamentary Elections 2024 21 April 2024 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Maldives National Party Elected	1	elections.gov.mv Official source 2014 2019 2024 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 elections.gov.mv Official source Parliamentary Elections 2024 21 April 2024 Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2023 Maldivian presidential election · 30 September 2023

Final resultsTurnout 87.3%

Results of 2023 Maldivian presidential election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Source
Dr. Mohamed Muizzu (People's National Congress) Elected	129,159	54%	results.elections.gov.mv Official source ### 282804 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 elections.gov.mv Official source Election day 30 September 2023 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (Maldivian Democratic Party)	109,868	46%	results.elections.gov.mv Official source ### 282804 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 elections.gov.mv Official source Election day 30 September 2023 Recorded 8 Oct 2026

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Maldives in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

elections.gov.mvOfficial source
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presidency.gov.mvOfficial source
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stat.elections.gov.mvOfficial source
Wikidata Q54865095: 2018 Maldivian presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q60965573: 2019 Maldivian parliamentary electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q84026039: 2023 Maldivian presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q84080663: 2024 Maldivian parliamentary electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0

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