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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Steady2.svg 0Coalition
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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Steady2.svg 0Coalition

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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.