Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate
Mauritian Social Democratic Party Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate Parti Sosial Demokratik Morisien | |
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| Abbreviation | PMSD |
| Leader | Xavier-Luc Duval MP |
| President | Maurice Allet |
| Founder | Jules Koenig |
| Founded | 6 April 1955 |
| Ideology | Conservatism Liberal conservatism Nationalism Right-wing populism Francophilia Franco-Mauritian interests Creole interests Historical: Civic nationalism Social democracy British unionism |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing Historical: Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Alliance Lepep |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Colours | Blue and White |
| National Assembly | 1 / 66 |
| Website | |
| lepmsd | |
The Mauritian Social Democratic Party (PMSD, French: Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate; Morisyen: Parti Sosial Demokratik Morisien), also known as the Mauritian Conservative Party (French: Parti Conservateur Mauricien; Morisyen: Parti Konservater Morisien), is a political party in Mauritius. Conservative and Francophilic, the PMSD is the fourth biggest political party in the National Assembly and currently forms part of the opposition.
Founded under the name Parti Mauricien by Jules Koenig in 1955/ The PMSD is one of the oldest political parties in the country still active. Anti-independence and advocating a form of departmentalization on the model of La Réunion in the 1960s, it emerged from the Mauritius Rally founded by Koenig in 1953, whose rhetoric castigated the potential "Hindu hegemony" which would result from independence and replace "the dominant Western, Christian and liberal model on the economic level, and establish an Indian society Hindu-socialist.
A party traditionally associated with the white and Creole minorities in the context of Mauritian consociational democracy, it has experienced a major decline since the 1970s and the emergence of the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM) of Paul Bérenger, obtaining only 7 elected representatives during the elections of December 21, 1976 against 30 for the MMM. Several times in power within alliances necessary due to the Westminster system inherited from the British, he was defeated in the 2019 legislative elections within the National Alliance (PTr/PMSD/Jean-Claude Barbier Movement)
Socially conservative — even if the party is known for having historically led the fight against the death penalty —, favorable to economic liberalism — but officially social-democracy and francophile obedience, the PMSD is associated with the Duval family.
The current leader is Xavier-Luc Duval, former Minister of Finance and former Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition. Following the resignation of Arvin Boolell, Xavier-Luc Duval returned to the position of leader of the parliamentary opposition on March 4, 2021.