Alliance Lepep (; ) is a coalition of parties in the island state of Mauritius.
Participating parties + Party 2014 2019 2024 MSM Militant Socialist Movement PMSD Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate ML Muvman Liberater PM Plateforme Militante MAG Mouvement Alan Ganoo MPM Muvman Patriot Morisien
History The Alliance Lepep was formed in 2014 by former president and prime minister of Mauritius, Sir Anerood Jugnauth in preparation for the 2014 Mauritian general election, which was held on 10 December 2014.
The main political parties which formed part of the coalition were: Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) - 40 candidates - led by Anerood Jugnauth Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate (PMSD) - 13 candidates - led by Xavier-Luc Duval Muvman Liberater (ML) - 7 candidates - led by Ivan Collendavelloo
During the electoral campaign Alliance Lepep nominated scientist Ameenah Gurib-Fakim as the proposed President of Mauritius.
2014 general elections
A popular slogan of this coalition was Viré Mam, meaning "Friend, it's time to change sides". The alliance won 47 of the 62 elected seats in the National Assembly, allowing it to form government. The Militant Socialist Movement elected 33 candidates whilst the Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate and Muvman Liberater each elected seven candidates. Out of the seven allocated best loser seats, all four allocated to the alliance was taken by the PMSD, bringing the party's total to eleven seats.
Candidates Candidate names highlighted in green indicate elected candidates, yellow indicates that the candidate was elected via the best loser provisions and red unsuccessful candidates neither elected nor chosen for the best loser seats.
+ Constituency Candidate 1 Candidate 2 Candidate 3 1 GRNO–Port-Louis Ouest PMSD PMSD MSM 2 Port-Louis Sud–Port-Louis Centre MSM PMSD ML 3 Port-Louis Maritime–Port-Louis Est MSM PMSD ML 4 Port-Louis Nord–Montagne Longue PMSD MSM PMSD 5 Pamplemousses–Triolet MSM MSM MSM 6 Grand Baie–Poudre d'Or MSM MSM ML 7 Piton–Rivière du Rempart MSM MSM ML 8 Quartier Militaire–Moka MSM MSM MSM 9 Flacq–Bon Accueil MSM MSM MSM 10 Montagne Blanche–GRSE MSM MSM MSM 11 Vieux Grand Port–Rose Belle MSM MSM MSM 12 Mahébourg–Plaine Magnien PMSD MSM MSM 13 Rivière des Anguilles–Souillac MSM MSM MSM 14 Savanne–Rivière Noire MSM MSM PMSD 15 La Caverne–Phœnix MSM ML ML 16 Vacoas–Floréal MSM MSM PMSD 17 Curepipe–Midlands PMSD MSM PMSD 18 Belle Rose–Quatre Bornes PMSD MSM MSM 19 Stanley–Rose Hill ML PMSD MSM 20 Beau Bassin–Petite Rivière ML PMSD MSM
2019 general elections This coalition adopted the name Alliance Morisien and was made up of MSM and ML at the November 2019 general elections. The 60 candidates were:
Candidates Candidate names highlighted in green indicate elected candidates, yellow indicates that the candidate was elected via the best loser provisions and red unsuccessful candidates neither elected nor chosen for the best loser seats.
+ Constituency Candidate 1 Candidate 2 Candidate 3 1 GRNO–Port-Louis Ouest MSM MSM MSM 2 Port-Louis Sud–Port-Louis Centre ML MSM MSM 3 Port-Louis Maritime–Port-Louis Est MSM MSM ML 4 Port-Louis Nord–Montagne Longue MSM MSM MSM 5 Pamplemousses–Triolet MSM MSM MSM 6 Grand Baie–Poudre d'Or MSM MSM MSM 7 Piton–Rivière du Rempart MSM MSM MSM 8 Quartier Militaire–Moka MSM MSM MSM 9 Flacq–Bon Accueil MSM MSM MSM 10 Montagne Blanche–GRSE MSM MSM ML 11 Vieux Grand Port–Rose Belle MSM MSM MSM 12 Mahébourg–Plaine Magnien MSM MSM MSM 13 Rivière des Anguilles–Souillac MSM MSM ML 14 Savanne–Rivière Noire MAG MSM MSM 15 La Caverne–Phœnix MSM MSM MSM 16 Vacoas–Floréal MSM PM MSM 17 Curepipe–Midlands PM MSM ML 18 Belle Rose–Quatre Bornes MSM MSM MAG 19 Stanley–Rose Hill ML MSM ML 20 Beau Bassin–Petite Rivière ML ML MSM
2024 general election The alliance was reformed once again under the name Alliance Lepep and the presentation of the candidates were revealed on 16 October 2016. A total of 60 candidates were fielded in the election, with 10 female candidates in total. Each party under the alliance were allocated seats: the MSM with 40 candidates, PMSD with 10 candidates, Muvman Liberater with four candidates, Muvman Patriot Morisien with three candidates and Plateforme Militante with two candidates.
In the aftermath of the election, the alliance lost the 42 seats (38 elected and 4 Best Losers) which it held from the 2019 general election, and only secured 2 nominated Best Loser seats in the National assembly. Joe Lesjongard from the Militant Socialist Movement, who eventually became Leader of the Opposition, and Adrien Duval from the PMSD were elected as best losers.
Candidates Candidate names highlighted in green indicate elected candidates, yellow indicates that the candidate was elected via the best loser provisions and red unsuccessful candidates neither elected nor chosen for the best loser seats.
+ Constituency Candidate 1 Candidate 2 Candidate 3 1 GRNO–Port-Louis Ouest MSM MSM PMSD 2 Port-Louis Sud–Port-Louis Centre MSM PM PMSD 3 Port-Louis Maritime–Port-Louis Est MSM PMSD ML 4 Port-Louis Nord–Montagne Longue PMSD MSM MSM 5 Pamplemousses–Triolet MSM MSM MSM 6 Grand Baie–Poudre d'Or MSM MSM MSM 7 Piton–Rivière du Rempart MSM MSM MSM 8 Quartier Militaire–Moka MSM MSM MSM 9 Flacq–Bon Accueil MSM MSM MSM 10 Montagne Blanche–GRSE MSM MSM MSM 11 Vieux Grand Port–Rose Belle MSM MSM MSM 12 Mahébourg–Plaine Magnien MSM MSM PMSD 13 Rivière des Anguilles–Souillac MSM MSM ML 14 Savanne–Rivière Noire MPM MPM MSM 15 La Caverne–Phœnix ML MSM MPM 16 Vacoas–Floréal PMSD MSM MSM 17 Curepipe–Midlands PM PMSD MSM 18 Belle Rose–Quatre Bornes PMSD MSM MSM 19 Stanley–Rose Hill ML MSM ML 20 Beau Bassin–Petite Rivière PMSD MSM PMSD
Election results Legislative elections Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Status 2014 Anerood Jugnauth 1,016,551 49.83 34 1st 2019 Pravind Jugnauth 805,036 37.68 9 1st 2024 639,372 27.29 40 2nd
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