The prime minister of Mauritius has accepted that his coalition, L’Alliance Lepep, has suffered a “huge defeat” following Sunday’s parliamentary election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The population has decided to choose another team,” Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth told journalists on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jugnauth was seeking a second five-year term, but his main rival, Navin Ramgoolam, leader of the Alliance of Change coalition, looks set to become the next leader of the Indian Ocean archipelago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mauritius is known as one of Africa’s most stable democracies but this election was tainted by a phone-tapping scandal with leaked recordings of public figures posted online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In response, the government issued a social media ban until after the election, although this led to an outcry and the decision was reversed within 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Final results are yet to be released but Ramgoolam’s party looks set to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We must respect this choice… and we wish the country and the population good luck,” said Jugnauth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The vote comes after a\u00a0historic agreement\u00a0in which the UK gave up sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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