The Rodrigues Movement () is a
political party
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in
Rodrigues
Rodrigues (french: Île Rodrigues, link=yes ; Creole: ) is a autonomous outer island of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, about east of Mauritius. It is part of the Mascarene Islands, which include Mauritius and Réunion. Rodr ...
island,
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
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elections
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of 11 September 2000, the party won 2 out of 70 seats (both out of the 'best losers' quota).
In the 2002 Rodrigues Regional Assembly election, MR won 8 out of 18 seats.
Following Rodrigues' 2006 regional election, MR won 10 out of 18 seats, and subsequently formed government.
In 2010,following the legislative election MR won two out of 70 seats at the national assembly. Both candidates were elected.
In 2012, in the Rodrigues Regional Assembly election MR won 8 out of 21 seats.
Political parties in Mauritius
Politics of Rodrigues
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