Paul Bérenger, an 81-year-old co-founder and longtime leader of Mauritius's Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM), has announced his resignation from the party on 13 April 2026, ending a 57-year association. His departure follows a persistent dispute with Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam and a decisive internal split after the MMM's delegate assembly voted to keep the party within the governing coalition — against Bérenger's wishes. Bérenger, who had already stepped down from his role as deputy prime minister in March, says he will continue in opposition and plans to launch a new political movement alongside his daughter and fellow MP Joanna Bérenger and MP Chetan Baboolall, while the remaining 15 MMM parliamentarians, including seven ministers, stay in government under a new collective leadership.