Mauritian Militant Movement
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Mauritian Militant Movement
Mouvement Militant Mauricien |
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| Leader | Paul Berenger |
| Secretary-General | Rajesh Bhagwan |
| Deputy Leader | Jaya Krishna Cuttaree |
| Founder | Paul Berenger |
| Founded | September 1969 |
| Headquarters | Route Poudrière, Port Louis |
| Newspaper | Le Militant |
| Youth wing | Militant Youth |
| Ideology |
Democratic socialism Humanism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| International affiliation |
Socialist International, Progressive Alliance |
| Colours | Purple |
| National Assembly of Mauritius |
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The Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) (English: Mauritian Militant Movement) is a left-wing socialist political party in Mauritius. The party was formed by a group of students in the late 1960s. The MMM advocates what it sees as a "fairer" society, without discrimination on the basis of social class, race, community, caste, religion, gender or sexual orientation.
In the general election of 2014, the MMM became the second largest party in the National Assembly of Mauritius with 12 Members of Parliament, and the second largest party at the municipal level, with 4 councillors.
The party is divided into twenty Regionales, one for each of the twenty National Assembly constituencies the main island is divided into. (A twenty-first constituency covers the island of Rodrigues; the MMM, like other mainland parties, typically does not contest elections there, although historically they had a Regionale organized there). The MMM is divided into branches, each of which has a minimum of ten members. Each branch sends two representatives to the local Regionale. Each Regionale has one representative on the party's Central Committee (CC). The CC also includes one male and one female representative of the party's Youth Wing. The CC elects a Political Bureau from among its own members. Ultimate power within the party consists of the Assembly of Delegates, consisting of members of all branches, which can make any decision with a simple majority by secret ballot.
Since its inception in 1969, the MMM has emphasized women's rights, and claims to have been the first political party in the country to have done so.[1]. A Women's Wing was officially organized in 1974, with the goal of ensuring consistent representation of women in the Central Committee and the Political Bureau. It also seeks to support female candidates for parliamentary elections. Its fourteen-member executive committee is elected at the same time as the party's Central Committee. The party's constitution allocates at least two positions on the Central Committee to women who are not Members of Parliament.
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