Juwa Party

{{Infobox political party | name = Juwa Party | native_name = Parti Juwa | logo = Logo of the Juwa Party.png | colorcode = {{Party color|Juwa Party}} | abbreviation = | leader = | founder = {{nowrap|[[Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi]]}} | founded = {{Start date|2013|10|13|df=yes}} | registered = | merger = | split = | predecessor = | merged = | successor = | headquarters = | ideology = [[Anti-imperialism]]<br> [[Secularism]] | position = | national = | regional = | european = | continental = | international = World Anti-Imperialist Platform<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wap21.org/?p=566|title=Paris Declaration: The rising tide of global war and the tasks of anti-imperialists|work=World Anti-Imperialist Platform|date=14 October 2022|accessdate=29 November 2023}}</ref> | colours = {{color box|{{Party color|Juwa Party}}|border=darkgray}} [[Green]] | anthem = | seats1_title = [[Assembly of the Union of the Comoros|Assembly of the Union]] | seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|24|{{Party color|Juwa Party}}}} | flag = | website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20190812184231/http://juwacomores.com/ Website (archived)] | country = Comoros }}

The '''Juwa Party''' ({{langx|fr|Parti Juwa||Sun Party}}, PJ) is a political party in the [[Comoros]]. The party was established by former president [[Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi]] in 2013 and became the main opposition party in [[2015 Comorian legislative election|2015]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9AS6DQAAQBAJ&q=juwa+party+comoros&pg=PA155|title=Freedom in the World 2016: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties|date=2016-12-24|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-4422-6153-2|language=en}}</ref> After boycotting the [[2020 Comorian legislative election|2020 elections]], it currently has no representation in parliament.

==History== The party was established on 30 October 2013 by former President [[Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi]];<ref>[http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=281151212&Country=Comoros&topic=Politics&subtopic=Forecast&subsubtopic=Political+stability&u=1&pid=902261274&oid=902261274&uid=1 Former president to stand again in 2016 election] The Economist, 7 November 2013</ref> "Juwa" is the [[Comorian language|Comorian]] word for "Sun".<ref>Tom Lansford (2015) ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=yNGfBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT1342 Political Handbook of the World 2015]'', CQ Press</ref> In the [[2015 Comorian legislative election|2015 parliamentary elections]] it emerged as the second-largest faction in the [[Assembly of the Union of the Comoros|Assembly of the Union]], winning seven of the 24 directly elected seats.<ref>[http://www.comores-actualites.com/non-classe/comores-elections-resultats-de-la-ceni-pour-le-2eme-tour/ Comorian elections: CENI results for the second round!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331045649/http://www.comores-actualites.com/non-classe/comores-elections-resultats-de-la-ceni-pour-le-2eme-tour/ |date=2019-03-31 }} Comores Actualités, 26 February 2015 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> The party did not contest the [[2016 Comorian presidential election|2016 presidential elections]].

In the [[2019 Comorian presidential election|2019 presidential election]], the Juwa Party candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Soulé was disqualified on the grounds that his application form was signed by the deputy secretary-general of the party and not the secretary-general of the party, Ahmed Al Barwane, who was in prison.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tight race expected as the Comoros heads to the polls|url=https://www.dw.com/en/tight-race-expected-as-the-comoros-heads-to-the-polls/a-48038959|website=Deutsche Welle|language=en-GB|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref> Following the verdict, the party lent its support to independent candidate Mahamoudo Ahamada. Ahamada finished second with 15% of the vote, with President [[Azali Assoumani]] winning with 61%. Violent protests after the election, whose leaders included Juwa party members, were violently dispersed by the army. Ahamada subsequently became joint leader of the party with Sambi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Political parties and leaders|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/315.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109055541/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/315.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 9, 2019|website=CIA World Factbook|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref>

The Juwa Party and other opposition parties boycotted the [[2020 Comorian legislative election|2020 parliamentary elections]], claiming they had not obtained guarantees of a 'transparent, free and democratic' election, or the right of Comorian expatriates to vote.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Comoros votes in parliamentary poll boycotted by opposition|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/comoros-votes-parliamentary-poll-boycotted-opposition-200119095333838.html|website=Al Jazeera|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref>

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[[Category:Political parties in the Comoros]] [[Category:2013 establishments in the Comoros]] [[Category:Political parties established in 2013]]