The Republican Movement () is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...

History

The Mouvement Républicain (MR) party was founded by barrister and politician

Rama Valayden Jayarama Valayden, most commonly known as Rama Valayden is a Mauritian lawyer, social worker and politician. Early life and education He was born in 1963 in Stanley ( Rose Hill) Rama Valayden attended primary school Notre Dame des Victoires RCA. ...

on 23 August 1996 after he had distanced himself from the

Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate The Mauritian Social Democratic Party (PMSD, ), also known as the Mauritian Conservative Party, is a political party in Mauritius. It is conservative and Francophilic. It is the fourth biggest political party in the National Assembly and forms p ...

(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. Subsequently by October 2009 the main elements of MR had merged with the PMSD.

Electoral success

At the

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of 11 September 2000, the party was part of a coalition of the

Militant Socialist Movement The Militant Socialist Movement (french: Mouvement Socialiste Militant; abbreviated MSM) is a centre-left political party in Mauritius. It is the largest single political party in the National Assembly of Mauritius, winning 42 of the 69 seats in ...

and the

Mauritian Militant Movement The Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) ( en, Mauritian Militant Movement) is a left-wing socialist political party in Mauritius. The party was formed by a group of students in the late 1960s. The MMM advocates what it sees as a "fairer" society, ...

, 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 Alliance Sociale was a left-wing political coalition in Mauritius. It consisted of the Mauritian Labour Party, Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval, The Greens, Republican Movement and the Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement. The Alliance won ...

, that won 42 out of 70 seats.

References

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