{"id":20115,"date":"2019-05-13T09:12:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T05:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/?p=20115"},"modified":"2019-05-13T09:12:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T05:12:31","slug":"apropos-interview-a-manohur-driving-in-mauritius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/apropos-interview-a-manohur-driving-in-mauritius\/","title":{"rendered":"Apropos Interview A. Manohur & Driving in Mauritius"},"content":{"rendered":"

A propos de l\u2019interview de A. Manohur<\/u><\/span><\/h4>\n

J’ai lu avec int\u00e9r\u00eat l’entretien accord\u00e9 \u00e0 Mauritius Times<\/em> par M. Manohur, politologue.<\/span><\/p>\n

Son constat sur les tendances politiques de l’\u00e9lectorat est souvent juste. Mais je ne suis pas d’accord avec lui quand il dit qu’il n’y a que deux partis politiques \u00e0 Maurice\u00a0: le parti Travailliste et le MMM. Le parti Travailliste, certainement, mais le MMM, j’ai des doutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Le parti Travailliste est trop ancr\u00e9 dans l’Histoire de Maurice depuis sa cr\u00e9ation en 1936 pour disparaitre. C’est devenu une institution. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 de toutes les luttes. Il a sans cesse \u0153uvr\u00e9 pour am\u00e9liorer le sort des d\u00e9munis. S’il n’a jamais d\u00e9vi\u00e9 de sa position initiale, c’est qu’il n’a jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 un ap\u00f4tre de l’extr\u00e9misme. Apr\u00e8s Navin Ramgoolam, il trouvera toujours un leader de consensus qui se mettra au-dessus des factions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Le MSM prend l’allure d’un parti structur\u00e9. Pravind Jugnauth acquiert de l’exp\u00e9rience. M\u00eame s’il \u00e9choue aux prochaines \u00e9ch\u00e9ances \u00e9lectorales, comme il est relativement jeune, le MSM, sous son leadership, sera toujours l\u00e0, nous pourrons le dire ainsi, en r\u00e9serve.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Le PMSD sera toujours l\u00e0, un certain \u00e9lectorat lui est fid\u00e8le. Xavier Duval a un successeur, son fils Adrien encore tr\u00e8s jeune et qui acquiert de l’exp\u00e9rience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

L’avenir du MMM par contre est tr\u00e8s incertain. Tr\u00e8s \u00e0 gauche \u00e0 ses d\u00e9buts, il est entr\u00e9 en terre inconnue apr\u00e8s le recul des formations de gauche sur l’\u00e9chiquier mondial et avec le triomphe du lib\u00e9ralisme, s\u00e9v\u00e8rement contest\u00e9 de nos jours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s la d\u00e9b\u00e2cle de 2014, le MMM s’est retrouv\u00e9 en miettes. Le parti n’a connu que des \u00e9checs. Obeegadoo et Jeeha qui voulaient donner un nouveau souffle au MMM ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9vinc\u00e9s. Passer son temps \u00e0 d\u00e9noncer des scandales, cela ne suffit pas pour faire la force d’un parti politique. Se contenter de d\u00e9noncer des abus ne suffit pas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quelle est la profession de foi du MMM qui se r\u00e9clame toujours du militantisme ? Personne ne le sait. Il faut un programme \u00e9conomique s\u00e9rieux. Est-ce que le MMM a des options \u00e9conomiques solides ? Que dire de l’apr\u00e8s-B\u00e9renger ? Est-ce que B\u00e9renger a un successeur cr\u00e9dible ? C’est le flou total. Il n’est nullement surprenant que certains croient fermement qu’aller seul aux \u00e9lections \u00e9quivaudrait \u00e0 un suicide pour le MMM. <\/span><\/p>\n

J. Gopaul<\/strong><\/p>\n

* * *<\/span><\/p>\n

About \u2018Driving in Mauritius: Welcome to Anarchist Pinokioland\u2026\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

I am referring to Ramesh Beeharry\u2019s article \u2018Driving in Mauritius: Welcome to Anarchist Pinokioland, aka Paradise Island!\u2019 in a recent issue of your paper. A good article. What it however fails to point out is the lack of road infrastructure making it quite risky. Hardly a road has a proper shoulder nor storm drain which poses risks to slower traffic participants such as moped and cyclists.<\/span>
\nThe other factor not mentioned is that any accident has a significant bearing on traffic pile up which in turn creates a substantial loss in productivity for all those stuck behind it and their respective employers.<\/span>
\nSince the island is so small, until alternative transport is not available, this will continue to be a problem. (Why is coastal traffic not resolved by water taxis of ferries which could shuttle those needing to head from Grand Bay, Flic en Flac, Albion and other to Port Louis and back? That could save some of the pressure on the roads.<\/span><\/p>\n

Concerned person<\/strong><\/span>
\nKleinekalou@outlook.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\n

* Published in print edition on 10 May 2019<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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