Mauritius: Registered parties and coalitions that did not contest the 2010 election
Updated May 2010
The following parties registered with the Electoral Supervisory Commission for the 2010 National assembly election, but did not nominate candidates to contest seats.
Parties unrepresented in 2005
The following parties contested the 2005 elections, but failed to win seats in the National Assembly.
| Party | Leaders | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| Comité d'Action Musulman Mauricien (CAMM) Mauritian Committee for Muslim Action |
Sir Abdul Razak Mohammed | February 1959 |
| Lalit | Alain Ah Vee Ram Seegobin |
1982 |
| Front Populaire Musulman (FPM) Popular Muslim Front |
Mohammed Sameer Abdool | c1995 |
| Rezistans ek Alternativ | Paveetree Dholah | |
| Tamil Council | Poullay Renghen Veraswmy (secr) | c2005 |
| Mouvement Libération Militant (MLM) Militant Liberation Movement |
Maulana Adam Sahodeea | |
| Mouvement National Mauricien (MNM) Mauritian National Movement |
Louis Serge Antoine | 5 May 2000 |
Parties that registered by did not contest seats in 2005
The following parties registered for, but did not contested the 2005 election. Parties are ordered by date of founding and alphabetically.
| Party | Leaders | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| Muslim League | Farouk Mohamudbucus | |
| Muvman Premye Me | Coumarasen Appavoo Jack Bizlall |
|
| Parti Congress National National Congress Party |
Dulari Jugnarain | |
| Rajput Socialist Party | Iswarlall Roopchand | |
| Voice of Hindu (VOH) | Navin Unnoop Krit Manohur |
before 2001 |
New parties
The following parties were founded after the 2005 National Assembly elections.
| Party | Leaders | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| All National Congress Party | Dewanand Auckle | |
| All United Mauritius Hindu Sanatan Association (AUMHSA) | Vijay Khemnaraising Jundoosing | |
| Front Commun Musulman | Farouk Mohamudbucus (secr gen) | |
| Front Peuple Mauricien (FPM) | Rozy Khedoo | |
| La Ligue Republicaine | Govinden Chinapah (secr gen) | |
| Le Front Patriotique Mauricien | Abdool Raouf Damree (secr) | |
| Muvman Independantis Rodriguais | Vivian Roussety | |
| Parti Reconciliation Nationale | Edley Gerard James Bergue | |
| Parti Reformiste Mauricien | Narendranath Keetarut | |
| Partie Mauricien Social de Repiblic (PMSR) | Mamode Assim Rajoo (secr) | |
| Platform pou nouvo konstitisyon: Sitwayennte Egalite ek Ekolozi | Paveetree Dholah | |
| Union Patriotique pour l'Avenir (UPA) | Jean Yves Valls (chair) |
Sources
ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE (ECO) 2010 "National Assembly Elections, 2010: List of Registration of Political Parties", [www] http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/eco/file/politicalparties.doc [MS Word document] (accessed 5 may 2010).
LE ROY, JC 2010 "535 candidats pour les legislatives", 17 Apr, [www] http://www.grandbaie.mu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3922:535-candidats-pour-les-legislatives&catid=319:politik-dans-mo-zil&Itemid=619 [opens new window] (accessed 6 May 2010).