Topic: Navin Chandra Ramgoolam
Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Chandra Ramgoolam's coalition won Wednesday's elections by a large margin, further beefing up his majority in the national assembly, official results showed.Well ahead of the official announcement of results Thursday evening, opposition candidate Paul Berenger ...
<div><p>Counting of votes cast in a general election in Mauritius began on Thursday, with a result expected later in the day, electoral commission officials said.</p><p>Sixty-two parliamentary seats are being contested, with a further eight to be designated ...
<div><p>Voters in Mauritius turned out en masse Wednesday in parliamentary elections that highlighted the African success story's ethnic divide.</p><p>Some 900,000 Mauritians were eligible to vote in polls that will see either outgoing prime minister Navin ...
<div><p>Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Chandra Ramgoolam has dissolved parliament and called fresh elections for May 5.</p><p>Announcing the dissolution late Wednesday, Ramgoolam, leader of the Labour Party, said he would be seeking a new term as prime minister ...
Mauritius has officially asked London to freeze a project to turn the Chagos archipelago, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory, into a marine reserve, the premier said Saturday.Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Chandra Ramgoolam told reporters here upon his return ...
Mauritius President Sir Anerood Jugnauth, the ceremonial head of state, was re-elected Friday for a five-year term.The 75-year-old, was unanimously re-elected by the national assembly following a motion by Prime Minister Navin Chandra Ramgoolam and approved by opposition leader Paul Berenger ...
