Correct Answer : Naveen Ramgulam
Mauritius' opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam was appointed prime minister on Tuesday (12th Nov 2024), returning to the post a decade on after his coalition won a near clean sweep of seats in parliament in a general election.
Ramgoolam's Alliance du Changement (ADC) coalition won a landslide 60 of the 62 national assembly seats, state broadcaster Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation reported.
The ADC earned 62.6% of votes in Sunday's ballot, the election commission said, prompting incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth to resign.
Ramgoolam, 77, said that his first act in office would be to dismantle what he called the country's spying system "so that Mauritians will be free to talk".
He has served three previous terms as prime minister.
"We will also work to put an end to the rising cost of living for the population by better monitoring the value of the rupee, lifting Value Added Tax from basic commodities, and vanquishing nepotism, corruption and repression," Ramgoolam told reporters..
Source : Reuters
