List of political parties in Mauritius

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This article lists Mauritius political parties in alphabetical order. Mauritius has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

The parties

Parties represented in the National Assembly of Mauritius

Name Abbr. Leader MPs Emblem Actual
alliance 		Website
style="background: Template:Mouvement Socialiste Militant/meta/color;" | Mouvement Socialiste Militant MSM Pravind Jugnauth 37 Alliance Morisien www.msmparty.com
style="background: Template:Labour Party (Mauritius)/meta/color;"| Labour Party PTR Navin Ramgoolam 13 File:Logo of Labour Party (Mauritius).svg Alliance Nationale www.labourparty.mu
style="background: Template:Mouvement Militant Mauricien/meta/color;" | Mouvement Militant Mauricien MMM Paul Berenger 9 None www.mmm.mu
style="background: Template:Parti Mauricien Social-Démocrate/meta/color;" | Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate PMSD Xavier-Luc Duval 4 0px PTR/PMSD/MP lepmsd.mu
style="background: Template:Mouvement Libérateur/meta/color;" | Muvman Liberater ML Ivan Collendavelloo 2 0px Alliance Morisien
style="background: Template:Mouvement Libérateur/meta/color;" | Mouvement Patriotique de Alan Ganoo MPA Alan Ganoo 2 0px Alliance Morisien

Parties without representation

Name Abbr. Leader Emblem Actual
alliance 		Website
Plateforme Militante (Mauritius) PM Steven Obeegadoo None https://www.facebook.com/plateformemilitante/
Reform Party (Mauritius) RP Roshi Bhadain None https://www.facebook.com/reformpartyOFFICIAL
style="background: Template:Lalit/meta/color;" | Front Solidarité Mauricien FSM Cehl Meeah None https://www.facebook.com/officialfsm/
style="background: Template:Azir Moris/meta/color;" | Azir Moris Jameel Peerally 00px None
style="background: Template:Ensam Nou Kapav/meta/color;" | Ensam Nou Kapav Roshni Mooneeram 0px None
style="background: Template:Lalit/meta/color;" | Lalit 0px None www.lalitmauritius.org
style="background: Template:Les Verts Fraternels/meta/color;" | Les Verts Fraternels VF Sylvio Michel 0px None
style="background: Template:Ralliement citoyen pour la patrie/meta/color;" | Ralliement citoyen pour la patrie RCP Parvez Dookhy 0px None ralliementcitoyen.com
The Four Cats Lallmohammed Ramjan 0px None
Mauritius New Generation Forces MNGF Ahmedally Janoo 0px None
style="background: Template:Mouvement Authentique Mauricien/meta/color;" | Mouvement Authentique Mauricien MAM Eliézer François 0px None
style="background: Template:Mouvement Mauricien Sociale Démocrate/meta/color;" | Mouvement Mauricien Sociale Démocrate MMSD Eric Guimbeau 0px None
style="background: Template:The Liberals/meta/color;" | The Liberals Maharajah Madhewoo 0px None
Parti Justice Sociale Sheila Bunwaree 0px None
style="background: Template:Party Malin/meta/color;" | Parti Malin (Mauritius) Danrajsingh Aubeeluck 0px None
style="background: Template:Rezistans ek Alternativ/meta/color;" | Rezistans ek Alternativ Ashok Subron 0px None

Defunct and merged parties

Name Abbr. Leader Founded Dissolved
Action Libérale (Liberal Democratic Party) AL Dr Eugène Laurent, Anatole de Boucherville, Edouard Nairac 1907
All Mauritius Hindu Congress (Hindu Congress) [1] AMHC Ramlochun Nath Varma 1965[2]
style="background: Template:Comité d'Action Musulman/meta/color;"| Comité d'Action Musulman CAM Abdool Razack Mohamed
Front des Travailleurs Socialiste FTS Sylvio Michel 1985
style="background: Template:Independent Forward Blok/meta/color;"| Independent Forward Block IFB Sookdeo Bissoondoyal 1958
Jan Andolan JA Basdeo Bissoondoyal 1939
Mouvement Militant Mauricien Socialiste Progressiste MMMSP Dev Virahsawmy 1973
Mouvement Militant Socialiste Mauricien MMSM Madan Dulloo 1995
Mouvement Patriotique Mauricien[3] MPM Satcam Boolell 1982
Mouvement Républicain MR Rama Valayden 1996 [4]
Mouvement Travailliste Démocrate[5] MTD Anil Bachoo 1987
Parti Action Liberal PAL Lutchmeeparsadsing Ramsahok 1991
Parti de l'Ordre (Oligarchy Party) PDO Henri Leclézio 1890
style="background: Template:Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval/meta/color;"| Parti Gaëtan Duval PGD Gaëtan Duval 1998
Parti Islamique Mauricien [6] PIM Yousuf Abdul Razack Mohamed 1982[7]
style="background: Template:Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval/meta/color;"| Parti Mauricien Xavier-Luc Duval PMXD Xavier-Luc Duval 1998[8] 2009
Parti du Peuple Mauricien[9] PPM Anirood Gajadhur 1982
Parti Socialiste PS Anil Gayan 1990
Parti Socialiste Mauricien PSM Harish Boodhoo 1979 [10] 1983
Parti Socialiste Progressiste PSP Oumashunker Hawoldar 1976
Renouveau Militant Mauricien RMM Prem Nababsing, Jean Claude de l'Estrac 1994 [11]
Retrocessionist Party RP Edouard Laurent 1911
Rassemblement Pour la Réforme RPR Sheila Bappoo, Rama Sithanen, Alain Laridon 1996[12]
Rassemblement des Travaillistes Mauricien[13] Mauritian Workers' Rally RTM 1984
Union Démocratique Mauricienne UDM Maurice Lesage, Guy Ollivry 1969
Union Mauricienne UM Jean-Michel de Senneville 1998
style="background: Template:Union nationale/meta/color;" | Union Nationale UN Ashok Jugnauth 2014

The alliances

Former alliances

Name Leader Parties Elections participated Founded Dissolved Colours Emblem
Independence Party Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam PTR/IFB/CAM 1976 general election, 1967 general election
Parti de l'Alliance Nationale Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam PTR/CAM/PMSD 1982 general election
Alliance MMM/PSM Sir Anerood Jugnauth MMM/MSP 1982 general election
MSM/Travailliste Sir Anerood Jugnauth MSM/PTR 1983 general election
L'Union MMM/MTD/FFS Prem Nababsing MMM/MTD/FFS 1987 general election
Alliance MSM - Mauritius Labour Party Sir Anerood Jugnauth MSM/PTR 1987 general election, By-Election 1989
Alliance Parti Travailliste-PMSD Navin Ramgoolam PTR/PMSD 1991 general election
Alliance MSM-MMM Sir Anerood Jugnauth MSM/MMM 1991 general election, By-Election 1992
Alliance PTr-MMM Navin Ramgoolam PTR/MMM By-Election 1995, 1995 general election
Alliance MSM-RMM Sir Anerood Jugnauth MSM/ By-Election 1995, 1995 general election
Federation MSM-MMM MSM/MMM By-Election 1999
Alliance Parti Travailliste-PMXD Navin Ramgoolam PTR/PMXD By-Election 1999, 2000 general election
Alliance MSM-MMM Paul Berenger MSM/MMM 2000 general election, By-Election 2003
Alliance Sociale Navin Ramgoolam PTR/PMXD/VF/MR/MMSM 2005 general election Red
Alliance MSM/MMM Paul Berenger MSM/MMM 2005 general election
Alliance MMM/UN/PMSD Paul Berenger MSM/UN/PMSD By-Election 2009
Alliance de L'Avenir Navin Ramgoolam PTR/PMSD/MSM 2010 general election 2010 6 June 2014 Blue, White and Red
Alliance du Coeur Paul Berenger MMM/UN/MMSD 2010 general election Purple
Remake 2000 Sir Anerood Jugnauth MMM/MSM None 24 April 2014 Purple and Orange
Alliance de l'unité et de la modernité Navin Ramgoolam PTR/MMM 2014 general election 2014 2014 Red and Purple
Alliance Lepep Sir Anerood Jugnauth MSM/PMSD/ML 2014 general election 2014 2019 Orange, White and Blue

Current alliances

Name Founded Leader Parties Elections Colours Emblem Website
Alliance Nationale 2019 Navin Ramgoolam PTr/PMSD/Mouvement Jean-Claude Barbier 2019 Mauritian general election Red and Blue
Alliance Morisien[14] 2019 Pravind Jugnauth MSM/ML/Mouvement Alan Ganoo 2019 Mauritian general election Orange and White

Parties in Rodrigues

Political parties in Rodrigues island.

Name Abbr. Leader Emblem Actual
alliance 		Website
style="background: Template:Front Patriotique Rodrigues/meta/color;"| Front Patriotique Rodrigues FPR Johnson Roussety None
style="background: Template:Mouvement Rodriguais/meta/color;"| Mouvement Rodriguais MR Gaëtan Jabeemissar None
style="background: Template:Rodrigues People's Organisation/meta/color;"| Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais OPR Serge Clair None

See also

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References

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  12. ^ "Sheila Bappoo: "L'éducation au respect de la femme commence dès l'enfance"". L'Express. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
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