Jumhooree Party

Republican Party

ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ
Republican Party ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ
Abbreviation	JP
Leader	Qasim Ibrahim
Founded	26 May 2008
Split from	Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party
Headquarters	Malé, Maldives
Youth wing	Youth League
Women's wing	Women’s League
Membership	17,379
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 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

Presidential elections

Election	Party candidate	Running mate	Votes	%	Votes	Result
Election	Party candidate	Running mate	First Round		Second Round	Result
2008	Qasim Ibrahim	Ahmed Ali Sawaad	27,056	15.32%	—	Lost N
2013		Hassan Saeed	~~50,422~~	~~24.07%~~	—	Annulled N
2013		Hassan Saeed	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

References

^ "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. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2008-09-06.

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[ECM-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.

[gasim1-4] "Gasim Announces Candidacy, Claiming Five Parties' Support". Minivan News. 2008-08-16. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2008-09-06.

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Extra-Parliamentary	Adhaalath Party Maldives Reform Movement Maldives Third Way Democrats People's National Front Progressive Party of Maldives The Democrats
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