Labour Party (Mauritius)

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The Labour Party (French: Parti travailliste, pronounced [paʁti tʁavajist]; Mauritian Creole: Parti Travayis, PTr) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Mauritius. It is one of two main Mauritian political parties, along with the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM).The party is led by Navin Ramgoolam. It tends to be more popular amongst Indo-Mauritians, especially in more rural areas. Founded in 1936, the Labour Party is the oldest major political party in the Republic and has remained in power from 1948 to 1982, from 1995 to 2000 and from 2005 to 2014. From 1983 to 1990, it was part of a coalition government as a minority partner. As a member of the Labour Party-MMM alliance, it elected four members of parliament in the general election of 2014.

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