Militant Socialist Movement
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Militant Socialist Movement
Mouvement Socialiste Militant |
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| Abbreviation | MSM |
| Leader | Pravind Jugnauth MP |
| Secretary-General | Nando Bodha |
| President | Sowkatally Soodun MP |
| Vice President | Leela Devi Dookhun MP |
| Founder | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Founded | April 8, 1983 |
| Headquarters | Sun Trust Building - 1er Etage, 31, rue Edith Cavell, Port-Louis |
| Ideology |
Democratic socialism, Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | MMM (2000–2005) PSM MSDP |
| Colours | Orange |
| Seats in the National Assembly |
40 / 69
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| Seats in City and Town Councils |
60 / 120
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| Website | |
| http://www.msmparty.com/ | |
The Militant Socialist Movement (French: Mouvement Socialiste Militant; abbreviated MSM) is a centre-left political party in Mauritius that adheres to the philosophies of socialism and political democracy. It is the largest single political party in the National Assembly of Mauritius, winning 34 of the 69 seats in the 2014 general elections. With political development, 6 MPs from the opposition joined officially the party making the current majority at 40. It also holds the largest number of seats in all city/town councils through the country with 60 councilors out of 120.
The MSM is one of the three biggest political parties in the country, the others being the Labour Party (PTR) and Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM).
The MSM has won, either alone or as part of a coalition, five of the eleven elections in Mauritius since independence (in 1983, 1987, 1991, 2000, and 2014. It draws most of its support from the country's Hindu majority.
The MSM was founded in 1983 by Sir Anerood Jugnauth, who has been Prime Minister three times, for a total of sixteen years (1982-1995, 2000-2003, and again since 2014). He was also President from 2003 to 2012. He led the MSM from 1983 to 2003, when his son Pravind Jugnauth, officially assumed the leadership. Pravind Jugnauth serves as Vice Prime Minister in his father's cabinet. Other members of the Jugnauth family have also been politically active, including Lall Jugnauth (a former Attorney General), Ashok Jugnauth (former Minister of Health) and Maya Hanoomanjee (also former Minister of Health).
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