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Elections in Mauritius gives information on elections and election results in Mauritius. Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République Politics of Mauritius takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the prime minister is the Head of This page contains a list of presidents of Mauritius. The President is elected by the National Assembly of Mauritius for term of five years it is a largely ceremonial position Sir Anerood Jugnauth, KCMG, QC (born March 29 1930 is the President of Mauritius. Vice President of Mauritius is a political position in Mauritius, created in 1992 when the country became a republic Angidi Verriah Chettiar is current Vice President of Mauritius from 2007 List of Heads of Governments of Mauritius (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office Political Affiliations MMM Navinchandra Ramgoolam ( नवीन चन्द्र रामगुलाम) (born July 14 1947) is the current Prime Minister of the The National Assembly is Mauritius 's Unicameral Parliament, which was called the Legislative Assembly until 1992, when the country Political parties in Mauritius lists political parties in Mauritius. |||}The island of Mauritius is divided into 9 Districts (capitals in parentheses Black River ( Mauritius|Bambous] Flacq Mauritius has strong and friendly relations with the West as well as with India and the countries of southern and eastern Africa Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office Politics of Mauritius takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the prime minister is the Head of
Mauritius elects on national level a legislature. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation The National Assembly has 66 members, 62 elected for a four year term in single-seat constituencies and 4 additional members appointed by the Supreme Court. The National Assembly is Mauritius 's Unicameral Parliament, which was called the Legislative Assembly until 1992, when the country A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty The president is elected for a five year term by the parliament. Mauritius has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful. A multi-party system is a system in which three or more political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral
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2005 general election
| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Seats | Additional seats | total seats |
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Alliance Sociale:
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948,766 | 48. Mauritian general elections took place on 3 July, 2005, with polls counted on 4 July. The National Assembly is Mauritius 's Unicameral Parliament, which was called the Legislative Assembly until 1992, when the country The Mauritian Labour Party (Parti Travailliste is a Political party in Mauritius. The Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval (Parti Mauricien Xavier-Luc Duval is a Political party in Mauritius. The Greens (Les Verts is a Political party in Mauritius. At the Legislative elections of 3 July 2005 the party was part of the Alliance Sociale The Republican Movement (Mouvement Républicain is a Political party in Mauritius. The Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement (Mouvement Militant Socialist Mauricien is a Political party in Mauritius headed by Madun Dulloo 8 | 38 | 4 | 42 |
Alliance MSM-MMM
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829,460 | 42. The Mauritian Militant Movement (Mouvement Militant Mauricien is a Political party in Mauritius. The Militant Socialist Movement (Mouvement Socialiste Mauricien is a Political party in Mauritius. The Mauritian Social Democratic Party (Parti Mauricien Social-Démocrate is a Political party in Mauritius. 6 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| Rodrigues People's Organisation (Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais) | 10,184 | 0. The Rodrigues People's Organisation ( French: Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais) is a Political party based in the Island of Rodrigues, Mauritius 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| All others | 156,538 | 8. 0 | |||
| Total (Turnout 81. 5 %) | 1,944,948 | 100. 0 | 62 | 8 | 70 |
| Source: Adam Carr | |||||
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