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Jumhooree Party
Political party in the Maldives From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
The party's leader and its presidential candidate is businessman and former finance minister Qasim Ibrahim.[4]
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History
JP's candidate was also Qasim Ibrahim during the 2008 and 2013 presidential elections.[5]
During the 2009 Maldivian parliamentary election, the JP won only one seat.
During the 2014 Maldivian parliamentary election, the JP contested in 28 constituencies and won only 15 seats.[6]
In 2018, JP didn't run for the 2018 Maldivian presidential election due to Qasim being barred from running because of bribery charges placed on him in 2017.[7]
During the 2019 Maldivian parliamentary election, the JP contested in 41 constituencies, however only winning 15 of them.[8]
In February 2023, five deputy leaders were elected in the JP. They were Aishath Nahula, Ameen Ibrahim, Ali Shah, Iqbal Adam, and Ahmed Saud.[9]
In March 2023, the party's planning of the campaign for the 2023 Maldivian presidential election was handed over to Ameen Ibrahim.[10]
In June 2023, Qasim Ibrahim was appointed as the party's candidate for the 2023 presidential elections.[11] He appointed Ameen Ibrahim as his running mate.[12]
During the 2024 Maldivian parliamentary election, the JP ran for 10 out of the 93 constituencies.[13] Although, the JP only secured one seat.[14]
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Election results
Presidential elections
People's Majlis elections
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See also
References
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