Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate

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Mauritian Social Democratic Party
Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate
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The Mauritian Social Democratic Party (PMSD,

Conservative and Francophilic,[1]
the PMSD is the fourth biggest political party in the National Assembly and currently forms part of the opposition.

History

The origins of the PMSD date back to the conservative Parti de L'Ordre.

Gaetan Duval led the party from 1967 to 1995. The PMSD is known as the only significant political party which violently opposed the independence from Great Britain by hosting a deadly campaign of anti-Hindu propaganda in the 1960s which led to the 1965 Mauritius race riots, 1967 Port Louis riots, and 1968 Mauritian riots. Its traditional following comes from the minority communities (Creoles, Chinese and Whites) and some Muslims.[5]

Popularity and new leadership

However with the advent of the newly formed

1976 elections
, it retained only 7 (plus an eighth indirectly elected member). Despite this apparent shrinkage in its base the PMSD managed to form part of ruling government from 1976 to 1982 after contracting an alliance with the Labour Party after the 1976 elections.

Soon after the 1968 Independence there was disagreement within the PMSD, which formed part of most of the Opposition in Parliament, regarding the growing rapprochement between the PMSD leader

Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam. As a result in 1969 a splinter group was formed within PMSD and it was led by Maurice Lesage and Guy Ollivry who had been prominent figures of the PMSD. As a result Maurice Lesage, Guy Ollivry, Raymond Rivet, Cyril Leckning, Clément Roussety and others left PMSD and created their own party Union Démocratique Mauricienne (UDM) which remained active for a number of years thereafter.[6]
[7]

In the 1990s Gaëtan Duval left PMSD and formed his own splinter party called Parti Gaëtan Duval. In 1999 Xavier-Luc Duval also left PMSD to form his new party Parti Mauricien Xavier Duval.

In 2000 the PMSD formed part of the historical MSM/MMM alliance as a minority party. It joined the Labour Party-led Social Alliance, which included other allies.

In 2009 the PMSD merged with the

Mauritian Labour Party
.

In the lead up to

elections of 2014, however, the PMSD joined the Alliance Lepep, a coalition comprising the Militant Socialist Movement, the Muvman Liberater
, and itself. It won 11 seats.

Leading to the November 2019 elections the PMSD joined forces with its historical ally Labour Party to form an alliance called "Alliance Nationale". This alliance secured 14 seats in the Parliament.[8]

References

  1. ISBN 1-85986-254-3
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  2. ^ Napal, Dayachand. "Prototypes of Labour Party and Parti Mauricien". Mauritius Times. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  3. ^ Ibbotson, Peter. "Programme of the Parti Mauricien". Mauritius Times. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  4. ^ "1965: l'entrée en scène de SGD". L'Express. Retrieved 2005-05-10.
  5. ISBN 0-333-55224-5
    . Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  6. ^ Business Mega. "Décès de Me Guy Ollivry". Defi Media Group. Retrieved 2015-11-04. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Ghazipur Ltd. "Maurice Lesage (1923 - 1992)". Ghazipur Publications. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  8. ^ Arouff, Jean-Paul. "Mauritius elects incumbent PM for five-year term". Reuters. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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