The Rodrigues People's Organisation (OPR) (french: Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais) 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 ...
based in the Island of
Rodrigues,
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 ...
.
At the
legislative
A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government.
Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as p ...
elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold Public administration, public office.
Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative ...
of 11 September 2000, the party won 2 out of 70 seats (both the seats allocated to Rodrigues Island).
In the
2005 elections, 3 July 2005, the party won 2 out of 70 seats.
In the 2006 regional election, OPR won 8 of 18 seats and subsequently lost government to
Rodrigues Movement
The Rodrigues Movement () is a political party in Rodrigues island, Mauritius.
At the legislative elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to ...
(MR).
In the 2012 Rodrigues election, OPR won 11 of 21 seats in the Assembly and took control of the island government from MR.
In the 2017, Rodrigues election, OPR won 10 of 17 seats.
References
Political parties in Mauritius
Politics of Rodrigues
{{Africa-party-stub