People in Mauritius are voting for a new Parliament with the ruling party seeking to secure a second five-year term for Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth.
Leader of the Labour Party, Navin Ramgoolan, casts his vote in Mauritian elections in Port Louis, Sunday Nov. 10, 2024. Former Mauritian Prime Minister and leader of the Mouvement Militant Mauricien party, Paul Berenger, casts his vote in Mauritian elections in Port Louis, Sunday Nov. 10, 2024. Prime Minister Pravind Jagnauth casts his vote in Mauritian elections in Port Louis, Sunday Nov. 10, 2024.
At least 1 million people were registered to vote in the 12th elections since Mauritius gained independence from Britain in 1968. An alliance of parties led by Jugnauth’s center-left Militant Socialist Movement won a majority of seats in Parliament to cement his leadership in 2019. He is being challenged by opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam’s Alliance for Change.
Mauritius, which sits about 2,000 kilometers off Africa’s east coast, has developed a successful economy underpinned by its finance, tourism and agricultural sectors.
Mauritians are voting for 62 seats in Parliament, and the party or alliance with a majority forms the government and chooses the prime minister. Another eight lawmakers are nominated by the Electoral Supervisory Council.
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