Jumhooree Party

Jumhooree Party ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ
Leader	Qasim Ibrahim
Founded	2008
Headquarters	Malé, Maldives
Membership	10577^[1]
Ideology	Liberal conservatism
Political position	Centre-right
Majlis of the Maldives	15 / 85
Politics of the Maldives Political parties Elections Membership Updated 25 June 2017

The Republican Party (Jumhooree party) is a political party in the Maldives. The party was founded by a group of MPs on May 26, 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]

References

↑ http://www.elections.gov.mv/jp.html
↑ "A New Party to be Registered". Maldives Chronicle. 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
↑ "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. Retrieved 2008-09-06.

Political parties in Maldives
Parliamentary	Progressive Party of Maldives (34) Maldivian Democratic Party (24) Jumhooree Party (16) Maldives Development Alliance (5) Adhaalath Party (1)
Extra-Parliamentary	Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party Gaumee Itthihaad
Defunct parties	People's Alliance Dhivehi Qaumee Party Islamic Democratic Party Maldives Reform Movement Social Liberal Party Maldivian Labour Party Maldives Social Democratic Party Maldives National Congress People's Party
Portal:Politics List of political parties Politics of Maldives

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