The Rodrigues People's Organisation (OPR) (french: Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais) is a
political party
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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 elections 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 (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
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