Mauritian Social Democrat Party

Mauritian Social Democrat Party PMSD
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Leader	Xavier Luc Duval MP
Founder	Jules Koenig
President	Maurice Allet
Founded	6th April 1955 (6th April 1955)
Ideology	Democratic Socialism, Social Democracy, Conservatism
Political position	Right-wing politics and Centre-left
International affiliation	None
Official colours	blue
National Assembly of Mauritius
Website
http://www.pmsd.mu/
Politics of Mauritius Political parties Elections

The Mauritian Social Democratic Party (French: Parti Mauricien Social-Démocrate) is a political party in Mauritius. It is conservative and francophile.^[1] It is the 4th biggest political party in the National Assembly after Mauritian Labour Party, Mauritian Militant Movement and the Militant Socialist Movement. It has 4 Mps directly elected from the 2010 general elections.

Founded in 1956 by Jules Koenig, this party is one of the oldest parties in the country. It was earlier known as the Mauritian Union from 1946 to 1956. After the post-colonial era, the PMSD was led by Sir Gaetan Duval from 1967 to 1995. The PMSD is known as the only political party which was not agreeing for an independent Mauritius. It started out with a huge mass in the minority communities such as the Christians and the Muslims and then with the arrival of the MMM in the 1970's, it faded its way. In 1967, it held 23 seats, in 1976 it held only 7 and until now it holds only 4 Mps. It is now focused with the Creole community and has been a loyal ally of the Mauritian Labour Party since long.

In 2000 it formed part of the historical MSM/MMM alliance as a minority party. It joined the Social Alliance which was ruled the Labour Party and its other allies. In 2009, it merged with the Xavier Duval Mauritian Party and retained its name but however Xavier Luc Duval became leader and Maurice Allet became President.

References

1. ^ Hutchinson Encyclopedia. Helicon. 1999. p. 686. ISBN 1-85986-254-3.