Center-right ruling party with an environmentalist bent led by the 19th Speaker of the Majlis and 4th President of the Maldives (2008-2012) Mohamed Nasheed Dhivehira. Nasheed has been party leader since August 30, 2014. Party picked up 65 seats in the the 87-seat Majlis after elections held on April 6, 2019 [Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP); ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ,].