Jumhooree Party

Jumhooree Party ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ
Leader	Qasim Ibrahim
Founded	2008
Headquarters	Malé, Maldives
Majlis of the Maldives	15 / 85
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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,^[1] and grew quickly, rapidly overtaking the Maldivian Democratic Party to become the largest opposition party in the Majlis for that year.^[2]

The party's leader and Its presidential candidate is businessman and former finance minister Qasim Ibrahim.^[3]

References

↑ "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

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