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Maldives
Maldives
Data points :
Majlis (People's Majlis)
The IPU data corresponds to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. For information about upper chambers, refer to Parline
Women in parliament
3.23%
of MPs are women
Youth in parliament
51.61%
of MPs are under 45
MPs' human rights
0
cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs
- Population 0.53 million people
- Number of MPs 93 MPs
- Legislature Unicameral
- Last election Apr 2024
- IPU Membership
- Common principles signatory
- Website majlis.gov.mv
- More data from Parline
This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
Innovation stories
We often associate leadership in digital innovation with the big parliaments but the Maldivian Parliament shows us that being small means you can also be agile and responsive. With a strong ICT strategic planning process already in place and a pragmatic agreement that existing parliamentary rules are sufficient to run the parliament virtually, it has become one of the first in the world to host a virtual plenary during the coronavirus crisis. In this article, the People’s Majlis explains how it took a range of already available software applications and brought its members together remotely, enabling debates and voting, whilst retaining the ability to broadcast proceedings.
Related news
Press releases
25/03/2025
60% of women MPs from Asia-Pacific report online gender-based violence
News in brief
29/04/2022
Climate change took centre stage at the 144th Assembly of the IPU
News in brief
20/09/2019
South Asian Speakers call for more financing to fight climate change
Related events
Summit
Malé, Maldives
This high-level Summit will build on the conclusions of the previous summits and will allow Speakers of Parliament to continue to develop dialogue and parliamentary cooperation on achieving the SDGs.
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Recent human rights cases
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