Militant Socialist Movement

Militant Socialist Movement
Mouvement Socialiste Militant
AbbreviationMSM
LeaderPravind Jugnauth MP
Secretary-GeneralManeesh Gobin
PresidentJoe Lesjongard
Vice PresidentLeela Devi Dookhun MP
FounderSir Anerood Jugnauth
FoundedApril 8, 1983 (1983-04-08)
Split fromMauritian Militant Movement
HeadquartersSun Trust Building - 1er Etage, 31, rue Edith Cavell, Port-Louis
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliation
  • MMM (2000–2005)
  • PSM
  • MSDP
ColoursOrange
Seats in the National Assembly
37 / 69
Seats in City and Town Councils
60 / 120
Website
http://www.msmparty.com/

The Militant Socialist Movement (French: Mouvement Socialiste Militant; abbreviated MSM) is a centre-left political party in Mauritius. It is the single largest political party in the National Assembly of Mauritius, having won 42 of the 69 seats in the 2019 general elections. It also holds the largest number of seats in all city/town councils through the country with 60 councillors out of 120. The party tends to be more popular amongst Indo-Mauritians.

The MSM is one of the 4 main political parties in the country, the others being the Labour Party or Parti Travailliste (PTr), Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) and Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate (PMSD). The MSM is the only political party in the history of Mauritius to be formed when its office holders were in government, in sharp contrast to all other parties which were either founded in opposition or before acceding to power.[1][2]

  1. ^ Shillington, Kevin (1991). Jugnauth: Prime Minister of Mauritius. London: Macmillan. p. 135. ISBN 0-333-55224-5. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Profile of Mauritius". US Department of State. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

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