Governments / Countries / Maldives
How is the Maldives governed?
The Maldives is a presidential republic. The president is both head of state and head of government. Real power sits with the president.
Questions people ask
- Is the Maldives a monarchy or a republic?
- The Maldives is a republic (presidential republic).
- Who really rules the Maldives?
- The president holds the real executive power. Head of state: President. Head of government: President. They are the same office.
- How is the head of state of the Maldives chosen?
- Direct popular vote.
- Does the Maldives have a king?
- No. The Maldives has no monarch.
- Is the Maldives a federation?
- No. It is a centralised unitary state.
- How many chambers does the parliament of the Maldives have?
- One chamber: People's Majlis (93 seats).
Parliament: People's Majlis
The Maldives's legislature has one chamber, 93 seats in all. Each dot is one seat; party seat counts are on IPU Parline.