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The '''Juwa Party''' ({{lang-fr|Parti Juwa}}, PJ) is a political party in the [[Comoros]]."Juwa" is the [[Comorian language|Comorian]] word for "Sun"<ref>Tom Lansford (2015) ''Political Handbook of the World 2015'', CQ Press</ref>. The Juwa party was formed by former president of the Comoros, [[Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi]] and was not part of the coalition that returned the president of Comoros to power in 2015, and paved the way for his suppression of opposition and taking control.The Juwa Party has been the main official opposition party since 2015, but didn't win any seats in the 2020 legislative elections because it boycotted them.<ref>{{Cite book|last=House|first=Freedom|url=https://books.google.je/books?id=9AS6DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA155&lpg=PA155&dq=juwa+party+comoros&source=bl&ots=3Kp3gF5WXf&sig=ACfU3U2d3y1PMf7GQfX-ykOy-Oy4Gegb2g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-8euV6qnpAhWPoBQKHfGFCSgQ6AEwAnoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=juwa%20party%20comoros&f=false|title=Freedom in the World 2016: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties|date=2016-12-24|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-4422-6153-2|language=en}}</ref> |
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The '''Juwa Party''' ({{lang-fr|Parti Juwa}}, PJ) is a political party in the [[Comoros]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The party was established on 30 October 2013 by former President [[Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi]].<ref>[http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=281151212&Country=Comoros&topic=Politics&subtopic=Forecast&subsubtopic=Political+stability&u=1&pid=902261274&oid=902261274&uid=1 Former president to stand again in 2016 election] The Economist, 7 November 2013</ref> |
The party was established on 30 October 2013 by former President [[Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi]].<ref>[http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=281151212&Country=Comoros&topic=Politics&subtopic=Forecast&subsubtopic=Political+stability&u=1&pid=902261274&oid=902261274&uid=1 Former president to stand again in 2016 election] The Economist, 7 November 2013</ref> |
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In the [[Comorian legislative election, 2015|2015 parliamentary elections]] the Juwa Party emerged as the second-largest faction in the [[Assembly of the Union of the Comoros|Assembly of the Union]], winning seven of the 24 directly-elected seats.<ref>[http://www.comores-actualites.com/non-classe/comores-elections-resultats-de-la-ceni-pour-le-2eme-tour/ Comorian elections: CENI results for the second round!] Comores Actualités, 26 February 2015 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> |
In the [[Comorian legislative election, 2015|2015 parliamentary elections]] the Juwa Party emerged as the second-largest faction in the [[Assembly of the Union of the Comoros|Assembly of the Union]], winning seven of the 24 directly-elected seats.<ref>[http://www.comores-actualites.com/non-classe/comores-elections-resultats-de-la-ceni-pour-le-2eme-tour/ Comorian elections: CENI results for the second round!] Comores Actualités, 26 February 2015 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> |
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On March 24th 2019, Comoros Held it's Presidential elections, and the Juwa Party was represented by Ibrahim Mohamed Soule, who was disqualified on the grounds that his application form for the election was signed by the deputy secretary-general of the party and not the secretary-general of the party, Ahmed Al Barwane, who was in prison, and had been for several months.Many in comoros and abroad believe this was politically motivated and a deliberate attempt at thwarting opposition, yet it was, however, supported by the supreme court<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tight race expected as the Comoros heads to the polls {{!}} DW {{!}} 24.03.2019|url=https://www.dw.com/en/tight-race-expected-as-the-comoros-heads-to-the-polls/a-48038959|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|website=DW.COM|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref>.So in response, Mahamoudo Ahamada ran as an independent and was supported by Soule and the Juwa Party, the president didn't bother to block his candidacy feeling he wasn't strong enough opposition, yet he managed to run a campaign and gained a portion of the votes (14.62%), Alhbet Thabit had said that the opposition would win, if there were free and fair elections and all 11 candidates stuck to their declaration that they would back a candidate against the president, yet this didn't happen.President [[Azali Assoumani]] was returned to Power in the controversial presidential election.Which had followed a constitutional amendment referendum (in 2018) allowing him to contest a further 2, 5 year, terms, there was a violent insurrection yet this failed and was crushed by the army after several days. Authoritarianism followed this, and violent protests after the election led by opposition, including Juwa party members, were violently dispersed. |
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On the 19th of January 2020, the Juwa Party and other opposition parties boycotted the general election, not standing in the 24 electoral seats of the [[Assembly of the Union of the Comoros|Comoros National Assembly]], because they had not obtained guarantees of a 'transparent,free and democratic' election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Comoros|url=https://www.garda.com/crisis24/country-reports/comoros|website=GardaWorld|language=en|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Comoros votes in parliamentary poll boycotted by opposition|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/comoros-votes-parliamentary-poll-boycotted-opposition-200119095333838.html|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref> Alongside a failure to guarantee fairness,the opposition including the Juwa party didn't stand because they requested the country's [[diaspora]] of roughly 300,000 should be allowed to vote, which the president's camp said was an impossible demand to meet. |
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== Leadership == |
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The leader of the Juwa party is the former president, Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi. Yet he is not the only leader, for now he is co-leader with Mahamoudo Ahamada, a 49-year old lawyer who was former lawyer of President Sambi, himself, who ran as an independent in the 2019 presidential election with the support of Soule.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Field Listing :: Political parties and leaders — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/315.html|website=www.cia.gov|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref> However, although co-leader Sambi currently sits in the prison of the current president and so Ahamada is the practical figurehead of the party. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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The Juwa Party (French: Parti Juwa, PJ) is a political party in the Comoros."Juwa" is the Comorian word for "Sun"[1]. The Juwa party was formed by former president of the Comoros, Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi and was not part of the coalition that returned the president of Comoros to power in 2015, and paved the way for his suppression of opposition and taking control.The Juwa Party has been the main official opposition party since 2015, but didn't win any seats in the 2020 legislative elections because it boycotted them.[2]
History
The party was established on 30 October 2013 by former President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi.[3]
In the 2015 parliamentary elections the Juwa Party emerged as the second-largest faction in the Assembly of the Union, winning seven of the 24 directly-elected seats.[4]
On March 24th 2019, Comoros Held it's Presidential elections, and the Juwa Party was represented by Ibrahim Mohamed Soule, who was disqualified on the grounds that his application form for the election was signed by the deputy secretary-general of the party and not the secretary-general of the party, Ahmed Al Barwane, who was in prison, and had been for several months.Many in comoros and abroad believe this was politically motivated and a deliberate attempt at thwarting opposition, yet it was, however, supported by the supreme court[5].So in response, Mahamoudo Ahamada ran as an independent and was supported by Soule and the Juwa Party, the president didn't bother to block his candidacy feeling he wasn't strong enough opposition, yet he managed to run a campaign and gained a portion of the votes (14.62%), Alhbet Thabit had said that the opposition would win, if there were free and fair elections and all 11 candidates stuck to their declaration that they would back a candidate against the president, yet this didn't happen.President Azali Assoumani was returned to Power in the controversial presidential election.Which had followed a constitutional amendment referendum (in 2018) allowing him to contest a further 2, 5 year, terms, there was a violent insurrection yet this failed and was crushed by the army after several days. Authoritarianism followed this, and violent protests after the election led by opposition, including Juwa party members, were violently dispersed.
On the 19th of January 2020, the Juwa Party and other opposition parties boycotted the general election, not standing in the 24 electoral seats of the Comoros National Assembly, because they had not obtained guarantees of a 'transparent,free and democratic' election.[6][7] Alongside a failure to guarantee fairness,the opposition including the Juwa party didn't stand because they requested the country's diaspora of roughly 300,000 should be allowed to vote, which the president's camp said was an impossible demand to meet.
Leadership
The leader of the Juwa party is the former president, Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi. Yet he is not the only leader, for now he is co-leader with Mahamoudo Ahamada, a 49-year old lawyer who was former lawyer of President Sambi, himself, who ran as an independent in the 2019 presidential election with the support of Soule.[8] However, although co-leader Sambi currently sits in the prison of the current president and so Ahamada is the practical figurehead of the party.
References
- ^ Tom Lansford (2015) Political Handbook of the World 2015, CQ Press
- ^ House, Freedom (2016-12-24). Freedom in the World 2016: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-6153-2.
- ^ Former president to stand again in 2016 election The Economist, 7 November 2013
- ^ Comorian elections: CENI results for the second round! Comores Actualités, 26 February 2015 (in French)
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Tight race expected as the Comoros heads to the polls | DW | 24.03.2019". DW.COM. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "Comoros". GardaWorld. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "Comoros votes in parliamentary poll boycotted by opposition". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "Field Listing :: Political parties and leaders — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
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