The NewsMauritius’ opposition coalition won the country’s election emphatically. It paves the way for a peaceful handover that would buttress the country’s credentials as a stable investment hub after a high-profile wiretapping scandal last month.Alliance du Changement, led by three-time former premier Navinchandra Ramgoolam (pictured), took all seats in the country’s parliament. Pravind Jugnauth, the Indian Ocean island’s prime minister since 2…

Les Mauriciens ont un nouveau Premier ministre après une victoire éclatante aux législatives

La Libre

Brussels

Belgium

Mauritians have a new prime minister after a resounding victory in the legislative elections

The leader of the Mauritian opposition Navin Ramgoolam was appointed Prime Minister of this archipelago in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, after the resounding victory of his coalition in the legislative elections on Sunday....

Le chef de l'opposition mauricienne Navin Ramgoolam a été désigné mardi Premier ministre de cet archipel de l'océan Indien, après la victoire éclatante de sa coalition aux élections législatives dimanche. ...

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Navin Ramgoolam, set for a third stint as prime minister of Mauritius after a landslide election victory, is a veteran politician who has been dogged by controversy in the past. The 77-year-old -- who boasts a political career spanning more than three decades -- is a member of one of the dynasties that have dominated the leadership of Mauritius since it gained independence from Britain in 1968. His father Seewoosagur Ramgoolam led Mauritius to i…

Seychelles News Agency

Seychelles

Navin Ramgoolam: Mauritius political veteran back in from the cold

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Semafor

Justin B. Smith, Ben Smith

New York

United States

Mauritius PM is latest incumbent voted out in landslide

Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth. © Facebook/Pravind Jugnauth. In a decisive election victory the Mauritius’ opposition coalition ‘Alliance for Change’, led by Navin Ramgoolam won all parliamentary seats in the recent elections, marking a “huge defeat” for the ruling party, L’Alliance Lepep, led by Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth. Ramgoolam’s coalition swept all 62 elected seats in the National Assembly, signaling overwhelming support f…

Daily Telegraph NZ

Mauritian opposition secures landslide election victory - Daily Telegraph NZ

Mauritius‘ opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam was appointed prime minister on Tuesday, returning to the post a decade on after his coalition won a near clean sweep of seats in parliament in a general election. Ramgoolam’s Alliance du Changement (ADC) coalition won a landslide 60 of the 62 national assembly seats, state broadcaster Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation reported. The […]

NTV Kenya

Nation Media Group

Nairobi County

Kenya

Mauritius opposition leader Ramgoolam appointed PM after landslide election win

The ruling party in Mauritius has suffered an embarrassingly huge defeat with people voting for change and becoming the second country in SADC to change government within a week after Botswana. The opposition Alliance of Change in Mauritius has won 60 of the 64 seats in parliament following Sunday's general election. Its leader, Navin Ramgoolam, 77, has been appointed prime minister. The former ruling Lepep Alliance now has two seats in parliame…

Nehanda Radio

Mauritius opposition leader Ramgoolam appointed PM after landslide election win – Nehanda Radio

Supporters of the new government have been celebrating The opposition Alliance of Change in Mauritius has won all 60 seats up for grabs on the archipelago’s main island following Sunday’s parliamentary election. Its leader, Navin Ramgoolam, 77, has been appointed prime minister. The man he replaces, Pravind Jugnauth, 62, already acknowledged on Monday that his […] The post Mauritius government suffers electoral wipeout appeared first on Ghanamma…

Mauritius PM is latest incumbent voted out in landslide

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