Republican Movement (Mauritius)

Republican Movement
Founded1990s
IdeologyCommunism[citation needed]
Socialism
National affiliationAlliance Sociale

The Republican Movement (French: Mouvement Républicain) was a political party in Mauritius.

History

The Mouvement Républicain (MR) party was founded by barrister and politician Rama Valayden on 23 August 1996 after he had distanced himself from the Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate (PMSD). Soon after MR made headlines for protesting against the extensive deforestation on the island of Mauritius and demanded swift action from the government to prevent a worsening of the crisis.[1] Subsequently by October 2009 the main elements of MR had merged with the PMSD.[2][3]

Electoral success

At the legislative elections of 11 September 2000, the party was part of a coalition of the Militant Socialist Movement and the Mauritian Militant Movement, that won 51.7% and 58 out of 70 seats. In the 2005 elections, 3 July 2005, the party was part of the Alliance Sociale, that won 42 out of 70 seats.

References

  1. ^ Valayden, Rama (26 July 2019). "Environment: We are losing our Baobab and Mapou trees". lexpress.mu. L'Express. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  2. ^ "Mauritius: Defunct parties". www.eisa.org.za. Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA). Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  3. ^ May; Modood; Squires (11 November 2004). Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Minority Rights. ISBN 9780521603171. Retrieved 2004-06-05.


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