Jumhooree Party

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
Abbreviation	JP
Leader	Qasim Ibrahim
Founded	26 May 2008 (2008-05-26)
Split from	Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party
Headquarters	Malé, Maldives
Youth wing	Youth League
Women's wing	Women’s League
Membership	17,379[1]
Ideology	Islamic democracy Nationalism Social conservatism
Political position	Centre-right to right-wing
People's Majlis	1 / 93
Website
jumhooree.org
Politics of Maldives Political parties Elections Membership as of 19 September 2024

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

Election results

Presidential elections

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

People's Majlis elections

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

See also

• List of Islamic political parties

References

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.