Mauritius: Parties that did not contest in 2005

Updated July 2006

The following parties registered for, but did not contested the 2005 election. Parties are ordered by date of founding and alphabetically.

Party Leaders Founded
Parti Action Libéral
Liberal Action Party
Lutchmeeparsadsing Ramsahok c1991
Mouvement Mauricien Pour La Paix (MMP)
Mauritian Movement for Peace
c1995
Voice of Hindu (VOH) Krit Manohur before 2001
Mouvement Popiler (MP)
Popular Movement
Raouf Khodabaccus before 2003
Hindu Shive Sena
Millenium Party
Mouvement Civique D'Action de No 14
Mouvement Justice National
National Justice Movement
Mouvement Patriotique
Patriotic Movement
Mouvement Progressive Militant (MPM)
Progressive Militant Movement
Mouvement Solidarité National (MSN)
National Solidarity Movement
Muslim League
Muvman Premye Me Jack Bizlall
National Socialist Party
Parti Anti Esclavages
Parti Congress National
National Congress Party
Parti Libération Mauricien (PLM)
Mauritian Liberation party
Parti Socialiste
Socialist Party
Parti Socialiste Mauricien
Mauritian Socialist Party
Parti Zenfants Malaise
Rajput Socialist Party

Sources

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LODGE, T, KADIMA, D & POTTIE, D 2002, Compendium of elections in Southern Africa, EISA, 163-174.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF MAURITIUS UNDATED, The Citizen's Charter of the National Assembly of Mauritius, 3-4, [www] http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/Citizen's%20Charter-%20NA.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 24 Oct 2007).

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