Jumhoory Party (JP) is contesting 10 out of 93 seats in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
The party’s candidates filed their candidacy with the Elections Commission (EC) on Tuesday.
They are:
The latest information released by the EC shows JP has over 20,000 members. However, despite the high membership numbers, Qasim won just 5,460 votes in in the first round of the 2023 presidential elections.
JP did not back any candidate during the runoff. However, Qasim has been making increasingly pro-government comments in recent weeks, and ruling PPM-PNC coalition has decided it will not contest the Maamigili seat, as a sign of respect to Qasim.
The JP currently has two seats in the Parliament, represented by Qasim and Ali Hussain.