Democracy

Mauritius election: Scandals, low public trust and inflation give Opposition coalition clean sweep

The new government will have re-establish trust in core institutions that should help build back some of the island’s key democratic credentials.

Roukaya Kasenally, The Converastion
· Nov 17, 2024 · 10:00 pm
Ahead of elections, Mauritius’s attempt to ban social media reflects dwindling rights

Democratic liberties have been eroding since the past decade but the trend has accelerated since 2019.

Roukaya Kasenally, The Converastion
· Nov 10, 2024 · 10:00 pm
A pathway to authoritarianism?: The real problem with geriatric politicians

Elderly elites who have consolidated power perpetuate policies based on compromises and manufactured consensus rather than truly democratic dialogue.

Ghazala Jamil
· Nov 05, 2024 · 06:30 am

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