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H.E. M. I. Abdool Rahman,
Electoral Commissioner, OEC

PArt i PArt ii

CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Official Name LEGISLATURE
Republic of Mauritius
1. Structure of National Legislature:
2. Government Unicameral
Parliamentary Republic
2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
3. Head of State Designation National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale)
President Barlen VYAPOORY
3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
4. Head of government Designation nominated
Prime Minister Pravind JUGNAUTH In the National Assembly (Assemblée Natio-
nale), 62 members are elected by plurality vote
5. Capital in multi-member constituencies to serve 5-year
Port Louis terms and 8 members are appointed by the elec-

6. Currency tion commission to serve 5-year terms.
Mauritian Rupee (MUR) 4. Popular House
Assemblée Nationale
7. Ethnic Groups (with %age population)
Indo-Mauritians68%, Creoles 27%, Sino-Mauri- 5. Type of Electoral System
tians 3%, Franco- Mauritians2% First Past the Post

8. Date of Independence PArt iii
12 March 1968 ( from UK)
ELECtorAL sYstEM
9. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution
Adopted on 12 March 1968 Amended in 2016 (A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy

10. Language (s) 1. Name of the EMB(S)
English (official) Office of The Electoral Commissioner (OEC)

11. Literacy Levels 2. Website Address
Male: 93.36 % Female: 89.37% www.electoral.govmu.org

Total: 91.33% 3. Nature of EMB
Independent

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