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.

Active parties

Parties represented in the National Assembly of Mauritius (since 2024)

Alliance Party Leader Politicalposition Ideology Seats AdC PTr Labour Party Navin Ramgoolam Centre-left Social democracy MMM Mauritian Militant Movement Vacant Left-wing Democratic socialism ND New Democrats Khushal Lobine Centre Ecological politics ReA Resistance and Alternatives Ashok Subron Left-wing Eco-socialism colspan=2 rowspan=2 OPR Rodrigues People's Organisation Francisco François Left-wing Autonomism AL Alliance Liberation Dianette Manan-Henriette Left-wing Rodrigues interests Lepep MSM Militant Socialist Movement Pravind Jugnauth Centre-left Social democracy PMSD Mauritian Social Democratic Party Xavier-Luc Duval Centre-rightto right-wing colspan=2 Independent

Parties represented in the National Assembly of Mauritius (until 2024)

Alliance Name Abbr. Leader Political position Ideology MPs MauritianAlliance Militant Socialist Movement MSM Pravind Jugnauth Centre-left Social democracy Muvman Liberater ML Ivan Collendavelloo Left-wing Democratic socialism Muvman Patriot Morisien MPM Alan Ganoo Militant Platform PM Steven Obeegadoo Centre-left Participatory democracySocial democracy NationalAlliance Labour Party PTr Navin Ramgoolam Centre-left Social democracy Mauritian Social Democratic Party PMSD Xavier-Luc Duval Centre-rightto right-wing ConservatismFrancophilia None Mauritian Militant Movement MMM Paul Bérenger Left-wing Democratic socialism Rodrigues People's Organisation OPR Serge Clair Left-wing Autonomism

Parties without representation Name Abbr. Leader Actualalliance Comité D’Action Musulman Mauricien CAMM Jauhan NoneReform PartyRPRoshi BhadainNone Front Solidarité Mauricien FSM Cehl MeeahNone 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 NoneMouvement Mauricien Sociale Démocrate MMSD Eric Guimbeau None The Liberals Maharajah Madhewoo None Parti Kreol Morisien Edley Bergue None Parti Justice Sociale Sheila Bunwaree None Parti Malin Danrajsingh Aubeeluck None Parti Militan Travayer PMT Jack Bizlall None Rezistans ek Alternativ REA Ashok Subron alliance du changement

Defunct and merged parties Name Abbr. Leader Founded Dissolved Action Libérale (Liberal Democratic Party) AL Eugène Laurent, Anatole de Boucherville, Edouard Nairac 1907 All Mauritius Hindu Congress (Hindu Congress) AMHC Ramlochun Nath Varma 1965 Comité d'Action Musulman CAM Abdool Razack Mohamed 1959 Comité d'Action Mauricien CAM II Shakeel Mohamed 2000 Democrat Party DP Onésipho Beaugard, Célicourt Antelme 1885 English Party EP Group of Protestants sponsored by Dalton Clifford Lloyd to oppose J.P. Hennessy 1885 Front National Mauricien FNM Anil Gayan, Atma Doolooa, Hassen Rojoa, Prakash Bheeroo, Ashley Hurrunghee, Vassen Kuppaymootoo 2009 Front des Travailleurs Socialiste FTS Sylvio Michel 1985 Groupement Curepipiens (Anti-PMSD) GC Edley Bergue 1982 Independent Forward Bloc IFB Sookdeo Bissoondoyal 1958 Jan Andolan JA Basdeo Bissoondoyal 1939 L'Entente Mauricienne LEM Jerôme Tranquille 1931 Mouvement Militant Mauricien Socialiste Progressiste MMMSP Dev Virahsawmy 1973 Mouvement Militant Socialiste Mauricien MMSM Madan Dulloo 1995 Mouvement Patriotique Mauricien MPM Satcam Boolell 1982 Mouvement Républicain MR Rama Valayden 1996 Mouvement Socialiste Démocrate MSD Anil Bachoo 2005 Mouvement Travailliste Démocrate MTD Anil Bachoo 1987 Mouvement Travailleur Mauricien MTM Atma Doolooa 2006 National Socialist Workers Party NSWP Dr. Maurice Curé August 1967 Parti Action Liberal PAL Lutchmeeparsadsing Ramsahok 1991 Parti de l'Ordre (Oligarchy Party) PDO Henri Leclézio 1890 Parti Gaëtan Duval PGD Gaëtan Duval 1998 Parti Islamique Mauricien PIM Yousuf Abdul Razack Mohamed 1982 Parti Mauricien Xavier-Luc Duval PMXD Xavier-Luc Duval 1998 2009 Parti du Peuple Mauricien PPM Anirood Gajadhur 1982 Parti Socialiste PS Anil Gayan 1990 Parti Socialiste Mauricien PSM Harish Boodhoo 1979 1983 Parti Socialiste Progressiste PSP Oumashunker Hawoldar 1976 Reformist Party RP William Newton 1885 Ralliement Mauricien RM Jules Koenig 1953 1965 Renouveau Militant Mauricien RMM Prem Nababsing, Jean Claude de l'Estrac 1994 Retrocessionist Party RP Edouard Laurent 1911 Rassemblement Pour la Réforme RPR Sheila Bappoo, Rama Sithanen, Alain Laridon 1996 Rassemblement des Travaillistes Mauricien RTM Beergoonath Ghurburrun 1984 Union Démocratique Mauricienne UDM Maurice Lesage, Guy Ollivry 1969 Union Mauricienne UM Jean-Michel de Senneville 1998 Union Nationale UN Ashok Jugnauth 2014

Former alliances Name Leader Parties Elections participated Founded Dissolved Colours Emblem Independence Party Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam PTR/IFB/CAM 1976 general election, 1967 general election Parti de l'Alliance Nationale Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam PTR/CAM/PMSD 1982 general election Alliance MMM/PSM Sir Anerood Jugnauth MMM/MSP 1982 general election MSM/Travailliste Sir Anerood Jugnauth MSM/PTR 1983 general election L'Union MMM/MTD/FFS Prem Nababsing MMM/MTD/FFS 1987 general election Alliance MSM - Mauritius Labour Party Sir Anerood Jugnauth MSM/PTR 1987 general election, By-Election 1989 Alliance Parti Travailliste-PMSD Navin Ramgoolam PTR/PMSD 1991 general election Alliance MSM-MMM Sir Anerood Jugnauth MSM/MMM 1991 general election, By-Election 1992 Alliance PTr-MMM Navin Ramgoolam PTR/MMM By-Election 1995, 1995 general election Alliance MSM-RMM Sir Anerood Jugnauth MSM/ By-Election 1995, 1995 general election Federation MSM-MMM MSM/MMM By-Election 1999 Alliance Parti Travailliste-PMXD Navin Ramgoolam PTR/PMXD By-Election 1999, 2000 general election Alliance MSM-MMM Paul Berenger MSM/MMM 2000 general election, By-Election 2003 Alliance Sociale Navin Ramgoolam PTR/PMXD/VF/MR/MMSM 2005 general electionRed Alliance MSM/MMM Paul Berenger MSM/MMM 2005 general election Alliance MMM/UN/PMSD Paul Berenger MSM/UN/PMSD By-Election 2009 Alliance de L'Avenir Navin Ramgoolam PTR/PMSD/MSM 2010 general election 2010 6 June 2014 Blue, White and Red Alliance du Coeur Paul Berenger MMM/UN/MMSD 2010 general election Purple Remake 2000 Sir Anerood Jugnauth MMM/MSM None 24 April 2014 Purple and Orange Alliance de l'unité et de la modernité Navin Ramgoolam PTR/MMM 2014 general election 2014 2014 Red and PurpleAlliance LepepSir Anerood Jugnauth/Pravind JughnauthMSM/PMSD/ML2014 general election20142024Orange, White and BlueAlliance du ChangementNavin RamgoolamPTR/MMM/ND/REA2024 general election2024Red, Purple, Blue and Yellow

Parties in Rodrigues Political parties in Rodrigues island. Name Abbr. Leader Actualalliance Front Patriotique Rodrigues FPR Johnson Roussety None Mouvement Rodriguais MR Gaëtan Jabeemissar None Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais OPR Serge Clair None

See also

Politics of Mauritius List of political parties by country List of prime ministers of Mauritius

References