Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is vying for a third term in elections on Sunday that take place against the backdrop of an economic boom and eroding public trust in the political establishment.
Members of just three families have led the Indian Ocean archipelago since it gained independence from Britain in 1968. Jugnauth assumed the premiership in 2017 after his father stepped down and retained the post in 2019 elections. He’s backed by the Alliance Lepep, which comprises his Mouvement Socialiste Militant and four allied parties.
Jugnauth’s main challenger is Navinchandra Ramgoolam, himself a three-time prime minister and son of the nation’s first post-independence leader, who’s the flagbearer for the four-party Alliance du Changement. The premier is selected from among lawmakers in the National Assembly.
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