Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party

Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party (, or Peoples' Progress Party) was the first ever political party formed in the Maldives. Despite Mohamed Amin Didi's government theoretically operating within a democratic system of governance, the party had no opposition parties from formation to dissolution. This could have been due to the fact that there was no straightforward approach towards organizing and forming political parties within the political system back then. Rayyitunge Muthagaddim Party (RMP) Party established: 19 October 1950 Membership as of 1 January 1953: 1871 women and 2870 men