Chagossian Government
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== Formation == |
== Formation == |
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In December 2025, the [[Great British Political Action Committee]] organised an election to determine the formation of a government-in-exile, independently overseen by polling firm [[Whitestone Insight]], |
In December 2025, the [[Great British Political Action Committee]] organised an election to determine the formation of a government-in-exile, independently overseen by polling firm [[Whitestone Insight]], stating that all Chagossians worldwide were eligible to participate.{{cite web|date=16 December 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20251216200439/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/12/16/chagos-island-sir-keir-starmer-form-government-in-exile/|last=Martin|website=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/12/16/chagos-island-sir-keir-starmer-form-government-in-exile/|first=Daniel|accessdate=16 December 2025|title=Chagos Islanders defy Starmer by forming government in exile|archive-date=16 December 2025}} |
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According to [[Friends of the British Overseas Territories]], 1,341 people voted in the election. 1,233 respondents supported the formation of a government-in-exile with 108 opposed. 1,326 people voted for [[Misley Mandarin]] to serve as self-proclaimed First Minister for a period of a year, during which period a Charter would be drafted and formal elections prepared.{{Cite web |title=Chagossians announce Government-in-Exile |url=https://fotbot.org/chagossians-announce-government-in-exile |access-date=17 February 2026 |website=[[Friends of the British Overseas Territories]] |language=en}} The election of Mandarin is controversial however as there is no evidence of a broadly representative or independently verified election process. There are currently approximately 10,000 Chagossians around the world living in Mauritius, Seychelles and UK and a majority of them said they were not consulted. The group and its leadership are not recognised by the United Kingdom, Mauritius, the United Nations, or any international court or body, and the claim is generally regarded as lacking formal legal or diplomatic status.{{cite web | title=Chagos: A Just Cause and Dangerous Alliances | website=Le Mauricien | date=2021-10-18 | url=https://www.lemauricien.com/actualites/chagos-a-just-cause-and-dangerous-alliances/700039/ | language=fr | access-date=2026-04-09}} |
According to [[Friends of the British Overseas Territories]], 1,341 people voted in the election. 1,233 respondents supported the formation of a government-in-exile with 108 opposed. 1,326 people voted for [[Misley Mandarin]] to serve as self-proclaimed First Minister for a period of a year, during which period a Charter would be drafted and formal elections prepared.{{Cite web |title=Chagossians announce Government-in-Exile |url=https://fotbot.org/chagossians-announce-government-in-exile |access-date=17 February 2026 |website=[[Friends of the British Overseas Territories]] |language=en}} The election of Mandarin is controversial however as there is no evidence of a broadly representative or independently verified election process. There are currently approximately 10,000 Chagossians around the world living in Mauritius, Seychelles and UK and a majority of them said they were not consulted. The group and its leadership are not recognised by the United Kingdom, Mauritius, the United Nations, or any international court or body, and the claim is generally regarded as lacking formal legal or diplomatic status.{{cite web | title=Chagos: A Just Cause and Dangerous Alliances | website=Le Mauricien | date=2021-10-18 | url=https://www.lemauricien.com/actualites/chagos-a-just-cause-and-dangerous-alliances/700039/ | language=fr | access-date=2026-04-09}} |
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