Reunification Movement for Change

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Reunification Movement for Change
AbbreviationRMC
President Charlot Salwai
Founded2012
Preceded by Namangi Aute
Ideology Cultural conservatism
Francophonie
Political position Centre-right
Colours  Orange
  Black
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The Reunification Movement for Change (sometimes written as the Reunification of Movements for Change) is a political party in Vanuatu resulting from a split in the Union of Moderate Parties in 2012. At the 2016 election the party won 3.44% of the vote and 3 seats, resulting in its leader Charlot Salwai being appointed Prime Minister. [1] The party was also included in the governing coalitions that emerged from the two following elections, in 2020 and 2022, where it won 7 and 5 seats respectively. [2] [3]

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Election results

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ElectionLeaderVotes %Seats+/–Government
2012 Paul Telukluk 6,9215.75 (#6)
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NewOpposition
2016 Charlot Salwai 8,3763.44 (#10)
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2020 16,29811.32 (#3)
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Increase2.svg 4Coalition
2022 9,8307.43 (#5)
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Decrease2.svg 2Coalition
2025 17,11911.72 (#3)
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References

  1. "New Govt committed to change, announces Cabinet" Archived 11 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine , Vanuatu Daily Digest, 12 February 2016
  2. Vanuatu's new PM appoints his new Cabinet Radio New Zealand, 21 April 2020
  3. Manassah, Kiery (11 November 2022). "Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau's opportunity to write his own story". DevPolicy Blog. Retrieved 11 December 2022.