Category: Politics

A political party is rarely ever monolithic and its leader is constantly engaged in appeasing and even anticipating tensions in order to avoid dissent – — By Rajiv Servansingh

 Anti-social behaviour can be deterred by employment, education and a sense of civics. Do all potential NHDC applicants from lowest income categories have these benefits? — By Nita Chicooree-Mercier 

L’élection partielle intervient trois ans après le « séisme » électoral de décembre 2014. En tout cas, cela ‘va bouger’ — Analyse réalisée par l’ORAC

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 real question that ought to be asked is: ‘What’ exactly voters should be voting for?

Politics cannot mean bitter personal antagonism between leaders. It is about devising the type of projet de société likely to usher a better socio-economic order

Un candidat est jugé sur la campagne qui doit inspirer confiance. Quelle philosophie le ou la guide ?

Is it so difficult for a minister to realize that a salary of Rs 1500-2150 paid to school cleaners should be anathema in modern Mauritius?

The sense of “impunity” among the political class can be considered as one of the obvious causes of the sense of decadence which confronts Mauritius

Le lancement de campagne pour chaque parti disputant la partielle donne lieu à des commentaires chaque jour

On the shoulders of the eventual winner rests the daunting task of convincing the electorate of the national significance of the by-election and to minimize wasted votes

Commentaires — Matchs dans le match : Le PTr face à l’abstention et la ‘nuisance value’ du Reform Party ; le MMM face au PMSD

The honest and democratic decision of a government losing popular support should have been to call for fresh general elections

Where has the country gone wrong? Is it the personal ethics and psychological profile of candidates? Or is it a question of leadership at the helm of the

Either a sweeping change in leadership or the emergence of a new political force remains a necessary condition for any hope for the future of Mauritius