By Associated Press
People in Mauritius voted Sunday for a new Parliament with the ruling party seeking to secure a second five-year term for Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth in one of Africa’s most stable democracies.
Jugnauth’s government has faced criticism recently after it banned social media websites following a wiretapping scandal in which recorded conversations involving politicians, businesspeople, activists and journalists leaked and were published online. The ban was lifted after a few days but has raised concern among the opposition and civil society.
At least 1 million people were registered to vote in the 12th elections since Mauritius gained independence from Britain in 1968.
An alliance of parties led by Jugnauth’s center-left Militant Socialist Movement won a majority of seats in Parliament to cement his leadership in 2019. He is being challenged by opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam’s Alliance for Change.
Mauritius, which sits about 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles) off Africa’s
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