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Welcome to ElectionInfo.com's pages on Mauritius
Official Name: Republic of Mauritius
Capital: Port Louis
Area: 2,040 square kilometres (788 square miles)
Major cities (Population): Port Louis 158,000 (1990 estimate)
Population: 1,117,000 (1995 estimate)
Population growth rate: 1.1 per cent (1990-1995 average)
Type of government: Parliamentary democracy
Independence: 12 March 1968 (from the United Kingdom)
Constitution: 12 March 1968, amended 12 March 1992
Voting Rights: Universal at age 18
Government
Since the country became a republic in 1992, the head of state has been the president, Cassam Uteem. The head of government is the prime minister, a position held by Aneerood Jugnauth since 1982. The Legislative Assembly has a maximum of 70 members, 62 of whom are directly elected every five years. The voting age is 18. Mauritius is divided into nine districts and three dependencies. Local councils govern in urban areas.
Recent History
Independence from the United Kingdom was finally granted in March 1968, and Sir Seewoosager Ramgoolam became the nation’s first prime minister. In 1992 the country became a republic, although it remains in the Commonwealth. The country has practically no army and has been politically stable since independence. Most governments have been coalitions. The 1991 elections returned to power Aneerood Jugnauth, who has been prime minister since 1982. The ruling coalition, after a split in February 1995, is made up of the Mauritian Social Democratic Party (Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate, or PMSD), the New Mauritian Militant Party (Renouveau Militant Mauricien, or RMM), the Democratic Labour Movement (Mouvement des Travaillistes Démocrates, or MTD), and the Organization of the People of Rodrigues (Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais, or OPR).
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