(8 Nov 2024)
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La Gaulette, Mauritius – 7 November 2024
1. Close of election banner for Mauritius’ ruling party Militant Socialist Movement (MSM)
2. Various of ruling party flags blowing in wind
3. Various of election banners on display as cars drive by
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Johannesburg, South Africa – 8 November 2024
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Nicole Beardsworth, Political Studies Lecturer at University of the Witwatersrand:
“We know that at least 66% of Mauritians think that democracy is or that their country is going in the wrong direction. We also know that 72% of Mauritians believe that corruption increased in the previous 12 months and that only 32% of Mauritians think that their democracy is functioning well.”
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La Gaulette, Mauritius – 7 November 2024
5. Mid of election banners
6. Close of dog under banners
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Johannesburg, South Africa – 8 November 2024
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Nicole Beardsworth, Political Studies Lecturer at University of the Witwatersrand:
“All of these indicators look quite similar to the kinds of indicators we saw in Botswana ahead of Botswana’s elections, so 72% of Batswana thought that their country was headed in the wrong direction. Similarly, we saw 67% of Americans believe that their country was headed in the wrong direction. So when we see these extremely high statistics in terms of public opinion data, we can generally expect there is potential for an upset.”
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La Gaulette, Mauritius – 7 November 2024
8. Various of election banners on display
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Johannesburg, South Africa – 8 November 2024
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Nicole Beardsworth, Political Studies Lecturer at University of the Witwatersrand:
“What we see in southern Africa is a sort of like relative democratic stability for the most part where citizens seem to believe that their votes matter and their votes count and they seem to believe in the democratic process."
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La Gaulette, Mauritius – 7 November 2024
10. Various of election posters on display
11. Wide of flags blowing in wind
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Black River, Mauritius – 30 October 2024
12. Various of people on beach
STORYLINE:
The Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius will hold a national election Sunday, where Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth seeks to win a second term as leader of a nation often praised as one of Africa’s success stories.
Mauritius, which sits about 2,000 kilometres (1,240 miles) off Africa’s east coast, is recognised as one of the continent’s most stable democracies and has developed a successful economy underpinned by its finance, tourism and agricultural sectors since independence from Britain in 1968.
Jugnauth, 62, has been prime minister since 2017, when he succeeded his father.
An alliance of parties led by his center-left Militant Socialist Movement won a majority of seats in Parliament to cement his leadership in 2019.
Mauritius has a long history of parties joining in alliances to contest elections.
The MSM has led the government since 2009.
Jugnauth’s five-party People’s Alliance will be challenged by opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam’s Alliance for Change in this weekend’s election.
Mauritians will vote for 62 seats in Parliament, and the party or alliance with a majority forms the government and chooses the prime minister.
Another eight lawmakers are nominated by the Electoral Supervisory Council.
Mauritius was briefly rated a high-income country in 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic set it back.
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