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Republican Party
ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ
LeaderQasim Ibrahim
Founded26 May 2008 (2008-05-26)
HeadquartersMalé, Maldives
Youth wingYouth League
Women's wingWomen’s League
Membership22,607 (updated on 21 February 2023)[1]
IdeologyIslamic democracy
Nationalism
Social conservatism
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
People’s Majilis
3 / 80
Website
jumhooree.org
*Membership as of 25 June 2017

The Jumhooree Party (Dhivehi: ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ, 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]

Electoral history

President elections

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Election Commission of Maldives | Jumhooree Party". Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  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. Retrieved 2008-09-06.[dead link]
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