Union Démocratique Mauricienne
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Union Démocratique Mauricienne | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1969 |
| Ideology | Conservatism Francophilia |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| Colours | Orange |
| Election symbol | |
| Torch Flambeau | |
The Union Démocratique Mauricienne (UDM) was a political party in Mauritius.
In 1969 the Union Démocratique Mauricienne (UDM) was founded by barrister and politician Guy Ollivry and other members of the Legislative Assembly following their resignation from the Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate (PMSD). Other prominent figures who left the PMSD to join the newly-formed UDM were Raymond Rivet and Maurice Lesage. They refused to support PMSD's leader Gaëtan Duval's decision to move, without elections, from Opposition to the ailing government led by Seewoosagur Ramgoolam who had lost the support of Sookdeo Bissoondoyal's IFB.[1]
Innovations
Before the dissolution of Ollivry's party in 1995 it campaigned for electoral reform, proportional representation, as well as share ownership of workers in each enterprise.[2]
