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The National Assembly ( French: Assemblée nationale) is Mauritius 's unicameral legislature, which was called the Legislative Assembly from 1968 until 1992, when the country became a republic. Prior to 1968 and under British rule it was known as the Legislative Council. The Constitution of Mauritius provides for the parliament of Mauritius to ...
Since 1967, Mauritius has experienced 12 free and fair democratic general elections to choose a government. The National Assembly has 70 members elected for a five-year term, 62 by plurality in 21 multi-member constituencies and 8 additional members nominated by the Best Loser System. The government is formed by the party or group which ...
v. t. e. General elections were held in Mauritius on 7 November 2019. 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. Pravind Jugnauth of the MSM remained Prime Minister.
21 March 1960. Stanley was the first speaker [2] Sir Harilal Vaghjee. 22 March 1960. 25 May 1979. Vaghjee was the first Mauritian speaker [2] Sir Ramesh Jeewoolall. 5 June 1979. 17 June 1982.
At the 2019 Mauritian general election Ehsan Juman was a candidate of the Labour Party (Mauritius) within L'Alliance Nationale in Constituency No.3 (Port Louis Maritime and Port Louis East) but he was not elected. However, the Electoral Commission nominated him as one of the 8 Best Losers. [3] [4] [5]
Sooroojdev Phokeer. Sooroojdev Phokeer is a politician and Ambassador from Mauritius who previously served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Mauritius. [1] [2] He has been served as Ambassador to the United States [3] [4] from 2015 to 2019 and Ambassador to Egypt during 2001. [5]
SAINT-PAUL, Reunion (AP) — Mauritius lifted its highest weather alert and eased a nationwide curfew Tuesday after a deadly cyclone battered the Indian Ocean island, causing heavy flooding and ...
Islands of the Republic of Mauritius labelled in black. Sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago is disputed between Mauritius and the United Kingdom.Mauritius has repeatedly stated that the Chagos Archipelago is part of its territory and that the United Kingdom claim is a violation of United Nations resolutions banning the dismemberment of colonial territories before independence.