![]() Mauritius became a high-income country in July 2020 (based on 2019 data). A meeting of the country's opposition was held in August 2022 to discuss the possibility of forming an opposition alliance, although such an alliance is not expected to result in major political turmoil for the ruling coalition. While the Prime Minister’s coalition enjoys enough of a majority to marshal its legislative agenda without the opposition, unity among a once divided opposition seems to be emerging. The next elections are scheduled for 2024. Pravind Jugnauth of the MSM remained Prime Minister. The result was a victory for the Mauritian Alliance-a coalition of the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM), Muvman Liberater, Alan Ganoo Movement, and Plateforme Militante-which won 42 of the 70 seats. General elections were held in November 2019. The President is the head of state, while the Prime Minister has full executive powers and heads the government. Shifting coalitions are a feature of politics in the country. Mauritius is a multi-party, parliamentary democracy. Its key challenges include managing the transition to a knowledge-based economy and adapting to the impact of climate change. The country’s economy has made great strides since independence in 1968 and is now classified as an upper-middle-income economy. Mauritius is an island state of about 1.25 million people (2021) located off the southeast coast of Africa, neighboring the French island of La Reunion.
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