The Adhaalath Party has begun discussions on forming a coalition with the ruling People’s National Congress (PNC), following an invitation from the governing party.

The matter was raised on Friday night at the ninth meeting of the fourth term of Adhaalath’s Consultative Council. It was submitted by party president Mohamed Shifan. No decision has been made so far, and the council will meet again tonight to continue discussions.

According to information obtained, the party’s current leadership favours moving forward in a coalition with the ruling party.

Adhaalath had worked alongside the MDP since 2015 and was part of the coalition that won the 2018 presidential election. By the end of that administration, it was the only party still in the coalition. In the second round of the most recent presidential election, it was also the only party to form a coalition with the MDP.

Adhaalath strongly criticised some of the current government’s actions after it took office. However, its tone began to shift after a change in leadership in January this year. The party also backed the government’s position in the vote on President Dr Mohamed Muizzu’s proposal to hold the presidential and parliamentary elections on the same day.