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Jumhooree Party

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Republican Party
ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ
AbbreviationJP
LeaderQasim Ibrahim
Founded26 May 2008 (2008-05-26)
Split fromDhivehi Rayyithunge Party
HeadquartersMalé, Maldives
Youth wingYouth League
Women's wingWomen’s League
Membership17,379[1]
IdeologyIslamic democracy
Nationalism
Social conservatism
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
People's Majlis
1 / 93
Website
jumhooree.org

Membership as of 19 September 2024

The Jumhooree Party (Dhivehi: ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ, lit.'Republican Party') is a political party in the Maldives. The party was founded by a group of MPs on 26 May 2008,[2] and grew quickly, rapidly overtaking the Maldivian Democratic Party to become the largest opposition party in the Majlis for that year.[3]

The party's leader and its presidential candidate is businessman and former finance minister Qasim Ibrahim.[4]

Election results

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Presidential elections

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Election Party candidate Running mate Votes % Votes % Result
First Round Second Round
2008 Qasim Ibrahim Ahmed Ali Sawaad 27,056 15.32% Lost Red XN
2013 Hassan Saeed 50,422 24.07% Annulled Red XN
48,131 23.34% Lost Red XN
2018 Did not participate
2023 Qasim Ibrahim Ameen Ibrahim 5,545 2.52% Lost Red XN

People's Majlis elections

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Year Party Leader Votes Vote % Position Seats +/–
2009 Qasim Ibrahim 6,882 4.16 Increase 4th
1 / 77
New
2014 25,149 13.56 Increase 3rd
15 / 85
Increase 14
2019 23,452 11.15 Increase 2nd
5 / 87
Decrease 10
2024 3,141 1.49 Decrease 5th
1 / 93
Decrease 4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jumhooree Party". Elections Commission of Maldives. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ "A New Party to be Registered". Maldives Chronicle. 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2008-09-06.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Republican Party Becomes Largest Opposition Group In Parliament". Minivan News. 2008-08-07. Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  4. ^ "Gasim Announces Candidacy, Claiming Five Parties' Support". Minivan News. 2008-08-16. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2008-09-06.