{"id":125073,"date":"2024-11-12T19:17:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T12:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125073"},"modified":"2024-11-12T19:17:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T12:17:20","slug":"mauritius-election-opposition-wins-by-a-landslide-pm-jagnauth-concedes-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125073","title":{"rendered":"Mauritius election: Opposition wins by a landslide, PM Jagnauth concedes defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>JOHANNESBURG (AP) \u2014 Mauritius\u2019 opposition coalition has won <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mauritius-elections-ruling-party-defeat-6c9408efc0f90cf56a9bc3314db967cc\">the country\u2019s election<\/a><\/span> by a landslide, taking all seats in the country\u2019s parliament in a major rejection of the current government.<\/p>\n<p>According to results released at various constituencies across the country throughout Monday, the governing coalition led by Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth failed to get any of the 62 seats available for voters to directly decide on.<\/p>\n<p>Jagnauth conceded defeat before all results were announced, saying his Militant Socialist Movement coalition was headed for a huge defeat as it became clear that the opposition was winning in all of the country\u2019s 21 constituencies.<\/p>\n<p>The Alliance for Change coalition\u2019s win will see the return of Navin Ramgoolam as the country\u2019s prime minister. He served as prime minister from 1995 to 2000 and again from 2005 to 2014. <\/p>\n<p>Jugnauth, in office since 2017, had been seeking another five-year term in the Indian Ocean island nation, but his government faced corruption allegations after recordings of politicians and business people were leaked online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe population has decided to choose another team. I wish good luck to the country,\u201d Jugnauth said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Official results that will include two seats from Rodrigues Island are expected to be released Tuesday, but the opposition has already won all 60 seats that have been announced.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Infobox\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"Over 50 countries go to the polls in 2024 The year will test even the most robust democracies. Read more on what's to come here. Take a look at the 25 places where a change in leadership could resonate around the world. Keep track of the latest AP elections coverage from around the world here.\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Infobox-items RichTextBody\">\n<p><b>Over 50 countries go to the polls in 2024<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another eight lawmakers will be nominated by the Electoral Supervisory Council to make it a total of 70 parliamentary seats.<\/p>\n<p>At least 1 million people were registered to vote on Sunday in <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mauritius-elections-democracy-wiretapping-social-media-ffb7dc71e6206ecee7975620924fef90\">the 12th election<\/a><\/span> since Mauritius gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1968.<\/p>\n<p>Mauritius, which sits about 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles) off Africa\u2019s east coast, is recognized as one of the continent\u2019s most stable democracies and has developed a successful economy underpinned by its finance, tourism and agricultural sectors since gaining independence.<\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>AP Africa news: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/africa\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/africa<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mauritius-election-results-opposition-victory-landslide-af70d3a8810f7992cef4d1d75bbef769\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JOHANNESBURG (AP) \u2014 Mauritius\u2019 opposition coalition has won the country\u2019s election by a landslide, taking all seats in the country\u2019s parliament in a major rejection of the current government. 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