Politics: The Forgotten Lessons of 1983 and 1997: The MMM Faces Its Destiny

A year after regaining power within the Alliance of Change, the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM) is experiencing a turbulent political period. Internal disagreements are weakening the party, with some ministers refusing to follow their leader, Paul Bérenger, in a potential break with the Labour Party (PTr). Historian Jocelyn Chan Low notes that the current tensions eerily resemble the fractures of 1983 and 1997, two pivotal moments in Mauritian political history.