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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | |