Mauritian general election, 2014

Mauritian general election, 2014

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All 70 seats in the National Assembly 35 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Sir Anerood Jugnauth Navin Ramgoolam Party MSM Labour Party Alliance Alliance Lepep PTR–MMM Leader since 2014 1991 Leader's seat Piton/Rivière-du-Rempart Pamplemousses/Triolet (lost seat) Seats before 13 seats 31 seats Seats won 47 13 Seat change 34 18
Prime Minister before election Navin Ramgoolam Labour Party Prime Minister-designate Anerood Jugnauth Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM)

Navin Ramgoolam
Labour Party

Anerood Jugnauth
Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM)

General elections were held in Mauritius on 10 December 2014 and resulted in a victory for the Alliance Lepep coalition, which secured 47 of the elected seats under the leadership of Sir Anerood Jugnauth, while the PTR–MMM alliance under Navin Ramgoolam only got 13 seats.

Prime Minister Navin Rangoolam lost his own seat and accepted defeat after voters rejected his proposals to boost presidential powers. Former president and Alliance Lepep leader, 84-year-old Anerood Jugnauth became prime minister in the Indian Ocean island nation. Alliance Lepep is a coalition led by the Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM) with other parties including the Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate (PMSD) and the Muvman Liberater (ML).

Following the victory of the Alliance de L'Avenir in the 2010 elections, Navin Ramgoolam continued to govern as prime minister. However, during the period 2010-2014, the Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM) and the Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate (PMSD) left the coalition and the Labour Party continued to govern alone with a thin majority.

In September 2014, the leaders of the Labour Party and the Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM), Navin Ramgoolam and Paul Berenger, signed an agreement to enter into an electoral alliance for the next general election. The plan of this agreement vowed to push through constitutional changes giving greater power to the now-ceremonial role of president.