The election date has yet to be declared, but Mauritius has been preparing itself for a new government for some time now. Earlier this year it looked like
Leaders of the MMM and the Labour Party stated on last Friday and Monday this week, respectively, that they failed to reach agreement on the discussions they had
There is no point in speculating at this stage about the nature and breath of the electoral reform proposals that the Prime Minister has announced, for public release
The electoral system in Mauritius and its particular ethnic-social politics will continue to throw up the kind of political alliances that we have seen so far and that
When governments feel weakened due to conjectural circumstances, they are tempted to enter into expeditious coalitions. This does not mean they will eventually harvest the fruits of progress