Elections Commission (EC) president Fuad Thaufeeq has said new political party 'The Democrats' will be registered on Sunday.

'The Democrats' has been founded by Speaker Nasheed's faction in MDP after 12 MP's resigned from MPD to join the new party.

The party submitted 3,560 forms to EC for registration on 1 June 2023.

'The Democrats' have been actively involved with EC, stating delays in the party registration. Fuad told 'One' on Sunday that the forms are being processed and there's very few issues with the forms.

"We expected the party to be registered during official hours. But we are confident the party will be registered by tonight," Fuad said.

'The Democrats' have announced they will be contesting in the presidential elections this September.