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{{Infobox political party
|name             = Reunification Movement for Change
|native_name      = 
|logo             = Logo of the Reunification Movement for Change.png
|president = [[Charlot Salwai]]
| abbreviation = RMC
|foundation       = 2012
|predecessor      = [[:fr:Namangi-Aute|Namangi Aute]]
|ideology         = [[Cultural conservatism]]<br>[[Francophonie]]
|position         = [[Centre-right]]
|seats1_title     = [[Parliament of Vanuatu|Parliament]] 
|seats1           = {{Composition bar|5|52|hex={{party color|Reunification Movement for Change}}}} 
|website          = [https://www.facebook.com/RMC-231284204098162/ Facebook page]
| colours = {{color box|{{party color|Reunification Movement for Change}}|border=darkgray}} [[Orange (color)|Orange]]<br>{{color box|#1A1A1A|border=darkgray}} [[Black]]
|colorcode        = {{party color|Reunification Movement for Change}}
|country          = Vanuatu 
}}
The '''Reunification Movement for Change''' (sometimes written as the '''Reunification of Movements for Change''') is a [[political party]] in [[Vanuatu]] resulting from a split in the [[Union of Moderate Parties]] in 2012. At the 2016 election the party won 3.44% of the vote and 3 seats, resulting in its leader [[Charlot Salwai]] being appointed Prime Minister.<ref name=":0">[https://vanuatudaily.wordpress.com/2016/02/12/new-govt-committed-to-change-announces-cabinet-new-directors-general-bye-bye-cyclone-winston/ "New Govt committed to change, announces Cabinet"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311224020/https://vanuatudaily.wordpress.com/2016/02/12/new-govt-committed-to-change-announces-cabinet-new-directors-general-bye-bye-cyclone-winston/|date=11 March 2016}}, ''Vanuatu Daily Digest'', 12 February 2016</ref> The party was also included in the governing coalitions that emerged from the two following elections, in 2020 and 2022, where it won 7 and 5 seats respectively.<ref>[https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/414711/vanuatu-s-new-pm-appoints-his-new-cabinet Vanuatu's new PM appoints his new Cabinet] Radio New Zealand, 21 April 2020</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Manassah |first=Kiery |url=https://devpolicy.org/alatoi-ishmael-kalsakaus-opportunity-to-write-his-own-story-20221111/ |title=Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau's opportunity to write his own story |work=DevPolicy Blog |date=11 November 2022 |access-date=11 December 2022}}</ref>

== Election results ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+ [[Parliament of Vanuatu|Parliament]]
! Election
! Leader
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
! Government
|-
! [[2012 Vanuatuan general election|2012]]
| [[Paul Telukluk]]
| 6,921
| 5.75 (#6)
| {{Composition bar|3|52|hex={{party color|Reunification Movement for Change}}}}
| New
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2016 Vanuatuan general election|2016]]
| rowspan=3 |[[Charlot Salwai]]
| 8,376
| 3.44 (#10)
| {{Composition bar|3|52|hex={{party color|Reunification Movement for Change}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
| {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
! [[2020 Vanuatuan general election|2020]]
| 16,298
| 11.32 (#3)
| {{Composition bar|7|52|hex={{party color|Reunification Movement for Change}}}}
| {{increase}} 4
| {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
! [[2022 Vanuatuan general election|2022]]
| 9,830
| 7.43 (#5)
| {{Composition bar|5|52|hex={{party color|Reunification Movement for Change}}}}
| {{decrease}} 2
| {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[:Category:Reunification Movement for Change politicians]]

==References==
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{{Vanuatuan political parties}}

[[Category:Political parties in Vanuatu]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2012]]
[[Category:2012 establishments in Vanuatu]]


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