Tag: Belle Rose-Quatre Bornes By-election

By S. Callikan

Populist governments and populist policies were bound to fail. They lack vision, competence, experience, and their approach to governance is cosmetic. The leaders are groomed to appear handsome,

Interview: Associate Professor Satish Mahadeo , UoM

Rather than addressing who is going to take up the reins of government at the next turn, the priority should have been to address the issue of correct

Interview: Rama Sithanen —  ‘Tongue in cheeks, the electorate listened to Berenger and voted for ‘Ramgoolam through Boolell’! Whether this is enough to redeem him completely is another

People hope that 2018, the year of general election, will be the start of a new era of development and positive change — By Sada Reddi

The definitive victory of the Labour Party’s candidate has been generally welcomed as a sign of “revival”. This victory, however, does not come without some tough questions — Rajiv

The year that was

Voters have the opportunity to create through their collective vote a salubrious sea change in the political landscape and kickstart the process of a new dawn for the

Irrespective of which party or alliance comes to power, the hope is that it will be a ‘for’ rather than an ‘against’ win — By M.K.

‘The electorate would seem to favour the party with the best chances of ending the present government’s reign… It is the other side of the ‘Virer Mam’ coin’

If the young new candidates with forward-looking ideas live up to their promises, perhaps the new dawn we are all hoping for may yet come to be

In a country where propaganda is very effective and rumours spread like wild fire, a large segment of the electorate was brought to vote against independence – By Sada

The right to vote has to be judiciously exercised to bring about true democracy and a salubrious sea change in the political landscape — By Mrinal Roy

The Belle Rose-Quatre Bornes by-election provides a golden opportunity for the electorate to show the way for a paradigm shift in the country’s political ethics