The Republican Movement (French: Mouvement Républicain) is a political party in Mauritius. At the legislative elections of 11 September 2000, the party was part of a coalition of the Militant Socialist Movement and the Mauritian Militant Movement, that won 51.7% and 58 out of 70 seats. In the 2005 elections, 3 July 2005, the party was part of the Alliance Sociale, that won 42 out of 70 seats.
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