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This article lists Mauritius political parties in alphabetical order. Mauritius has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no single party usually has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
Alliance | Name | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | MPs | |||
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Mauritian Alliance | Militant Socialist Movement Mouvement Socialiste Militant | MSM | Pravind Jugnauth | Centre-left | Democratic socialism Social democracy | 36 / 70 | 42 / 70 | ||
Muvman Liberater | ML | Ivan Collendavelloo | Left-wing | Democratic socialism | 3 / 70 | ||||
Muvman Patriot Morisien | MPM | Alan Ganoo | 2 / 70 | ||||||
Militant Platform Plateforme Militante | PM | Steven Obeegadoo | Centre-left | 1 / 70 | |||||
National Alliance | Labour Party Parti Travailliste | PTr | Navin Ramgoolam | Centre-left | Social democracy Democratic socialism | 12 / 70 | 16 / 70 | ||
Mauritian Social Democratic Party Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate | PMSD | Xavier-Luc Duval | Centre-right to right-wing | Conservatism Francophilia | 4 / 70 | ||||
None | Mauritian Militant Movement Mouvement Militant Mauricien | MMM | Paul Bérenger | Left-wing | Democratic socialism Social democracy Humanism | 9 / 70 | |||
Rodrigues People's Organisation Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais | OPR | Serge Clair | Left-wing | Autonomism | 2 / 70 | ||||
Name | Abbr. | Leader | Actual alliance | |
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Comité D’Action Musulman Mauricien [1] | CAMM | Jauhan | None | |
Reform Party | RP | Roshi Bhadain | None | |
Front Solidarité Mauricien | FSM | Cehl Meeah | None | |
Azir Moris | Jameel Peerally | None | ||
Ensam Nou Kapav | Roshni Mooneeram | None | ||
Lalit | None | |||
Les Verts Fraternels | VF | Sylvio Michel | None | |
Ralliement citoyen pour la patrie | RCP | Parvez Dookhy | None | |
The Four Cats | Lallmohammed Ramjan | None | ||
Mauritius New Generation Forces | MNGF | Ahmedally Janoo | None | |
Mouvement Authentique Mauricien | MAM | Eliézer François | None | |
Mouvement Mauricien Sociale Démocrate | MMSD | Eric Guimbeau | None | |
The Liberals | Maharajah Madhewoo | None | ||
Parti Kreol Morisien | Edley Bergue [2] | None | ||
Parti Justice Sociale | Sheila Bunwaree | None | ||
Parti Malin | Danrajsingh Aubeeluck | None | ||
Parti Militan Travayer [3] | PMT | Jack Bizlall | None | |
Rezistans ek Alternativ | Ashok Subron | None |
Political parties in Rodrigues island.
Name | Abbr. | Leader | Actual alliance | |
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Front Patriotique Rodrigues | FPR | Johnson Roussety | None | |
Mouvement Rodriguais | MR | Gaëtan Jabeemissar | None | |
Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais | OPR | Serge Clair | None |
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