Mauritius Labour Party Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/mauritius-labour-party/ The low down on African affairs Tue, 09 Dec 2014 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Mauritius Labour Party Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/mauritius-labour-party/ 32 32 Mauritius parliamentary election underway https://jjcornish.com/2014/12/mauritius-parliamentary-election-underway/ Tue, 09 Dec 2014 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2014/12/mauritius-parliamentary-election-underway/ More than a third of Mauritian voters have cast their ballots in a parliamentary election today The ruling Labour Party looks set to win majority support from the 936 000 eligible voters. Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana Mashebane’s heading the SADC election observation team in Mauritius. The poll is expected to lead to […]

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]]> More than a third of Mauritian voters have cast their ballots in a parliamentary election today

The ruling Labour Party looks set to win majority support from the 936 000 eligible voters.

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana Mashebane’s heading the SADC election observation team in Mauritius.

The poll is expected to lead to increased powers being granted to the President who currently has a largely ceremonial role.

Whichever coalition run Mauritius after this elections will have to ensure a better distribution of wealth in what is arguably the most successful SADC member.

The mushrooming tower blocks in the capital Port Louis bear testimony to Mauritian expansion as an offshore financial centre.

However tourism, textile and sugar workers say they’re lagging behind economically.

 

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