Mauritius’ prime minister has acknowledged that his coalition, Alliance Lepep, has suffered a “big defeat” after Sunday’s parliamentary elections.
“The inhabitants has determined to decide on one other crew,” Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth instructed reporters Monday.
Jugnauth was searching for a second five-year time period, however his most important rival, Navin Ramgoolam, chief of the Alliance for Change coalition, appears set to turn into the following chief of the Indian Ocean archipelago.
Mauritius is named one in all Africa’s most steady democracies, however this election was marred by a wiretapping scandal with leaked recordings of public figures posted on-line.
In response, the federal government banned social media till after the election, though this sparked protests and the choice was reversed inside 24 hours.
The remaining outcomes have but to be printed, however Ramgoolam’s celebration appears set to win.
“We should respect this selection… and we want the nation and the folks good luck,” Jugnauth mentioned.
Voting takes place after a historical agreement by which the United Kingdom ceded sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
