Democracy Ratings
Freedom House 2018 |
Score: 1.5 out of 7 (where lower scores are more democratic) |
Freedom Status: Free |
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EIU Democracy Index 2017 |
Score: 8.22 out of 10 (where higher scores are more democratic) |
World Ranking: 16 |
Polity IV 2016 |
Score: 10 (from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic) |
Category: Full Democracy
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Political System
System of Government | Parliamentary |
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Presidential Electoral System | Elected by parliament |
Presidential Term Limits | Two, five-year terms |
System of Appointment to Legislature |
62 elected through 21 multi-member constituencies 8 ‘best loser’ members appointed by the Supreme Court |
Last Legislative Election |
2014 |
Next Legislative Election |
2019 |
Number of Seats in Legislature | 70 |
Female quota, representation in lower house | No |
Results
Last Legislative election (2014) | ||
Candidate (Party) | Votes (%) | |
1st round | 2nd round not needed | |
Alliance Lepep (MSM–PMSD–ML)[a] | 50 | |
PTR/MMM[b] | 39 | |
Mauritian Solidarity Front | 2 | |
Rezistans ek Alternativ | 1 | |
Rodrigues People’s Organisation | 1 | |
Mauritian Social Democratic Movement | 1 | |
Lalit | 1 | |
Rodrigues Movement | 1 | |
Agreement for Parliamentary Democracy | 1 | |
Les Verts Fraternels | 1 | |
Parties with less than 0.5% of the vote | 3 | |
Independents | 1 |
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