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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]
Republican Party ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ | |
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Leader | Qasim Ibrahim |
Founded | 26 May 2008 |
Headquarters | Malé, Maldives |
Youth wing | Youth League |
Women's wing | Women’s League |
Membership | 17,421[1] |
Ideology | Islamic democracy Nationalism Social conservatism |
Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
People’s Majilis | 1 / 93
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Website | |
jumhooree | |
Membership as of 28 July 2024 |
The party's leader and its presidential candidate is businessman and former finance minister Qasim Ibrahim.[4]
Election results
editPresidential elections
editElection | Party candidate | Running mate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
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First Round | Second Round | ||||||
2008 | Qasim Ibrahim | Ahmed Ali Sawaad | 27,056 | 15.32% | — | Lost | |
2013 | Hassan Saeed | — | Annulled | ||||
48,131 | 23.34% | — | Lost | ||||
2018 | Did not participate | ||||||
2023 | Qasim Ibrahim | Ameen Ibrahim | 5,545 | 2.52% | — | Lost |
People's Majlis elections
editYear | Party Leader | Votes | Vote % | Position | Seats | +/– |
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2009 | Qasim Ibrahim | 6,882 | 4.16 | 4th | 1 / 77
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2014 | 25,149 | 13.56 | 3rd | 15 / 85
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2019 | 23,452 | 11.15 | 2nd | 5 / 87
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2024 | 3,141 | 1.49 | 5th | 1 / 93
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jumhooree Party". Elections Commission of Maldives. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "A New Party to be Registered". Maldives Chronicle. 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2008-09-06.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gasim Announces Candidacy, Claiming Five Parties' Support". Minivan News. 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2008-09-06. [dead link]