Former president and speaker Mohamed Nasheed will sign up for The Democrats during a rally planned for Thursday night, the newly formed party has announced.
The Democrats announced that the rally will be held at 8:30 pm on Thursday night at the Male' city artificial beach area.
The party invited all members, supporters and those who wish to join to attend Thursday night's rally.
Almost all of Nasheed's close allies have now signed up for The Democrats. Nasheed also attended the party's inaugural meeting.
During the inaugural meeting held on July 5, the party adopted its full name, The Democrats, as well as its symbolic name Democrats.
The Democrats adopted an 'asterisk' as their logo to symbolize Maldivian palm trees and corals. The party also adopted three colors - baby blue, white and black.
The party plans to contest in the upcoming September presidential election and is working with the opposition against the current government.
