| Capitale | nom: Port Louis coordonnées géographiques: 20 09 S, 57 29 E différence de temps: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: named after Louis XV, who was king of France in 1736 when the port became the administrative center of Mauritius and a major reprovisioning stop for French ships traveling between Europe and Asia |
| Fête de l'Indépendance | 12 Mars 1968 (from the UK) |
| Fête nationale | Independence and Jour De République, 12 Mars (1968 & 1992); note - became independent and a republic on the same date in 1968 and 1992 respectively |
| Constitution | history: several previous; latest adopted 12 Mars 1968 amendments: proposed by the National Assembly; passage of amendments affecting constitutional articles, including the sovereignty of the state, fundamental rights and freedoms, citizenship, or the branches of government, requires approval in a referendum by at least three-fourths majority of voters followed by a unanimous vote by the Assembly; passage of other amendments requires only two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; amended many times, last in 2016 (2017) |
| Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 18 ans; universal |
| Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): Président Pradeep ROOPUN (depuis 2 December 2019); Vice Président Marie Cyril Eddy Boissézon (2 December 2019) note - Président Ameenah GURIB-FAKIM (depuis 5 June 2015) resigned on 23 March 2018 amid a credit card scandal chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Pravind JUGNAUTH (depuis 23 January 2017, remains PM after parliamentary election 7 Nov 2019); note - Prime Minister Sir Anerood JUGNAUTH (depuis 17 December 2014) stepped down on 23 January 2017 in favor of his son, Pravind Kumar JUGNAUTH, who was then appointed prime minister; 7 Nov 2019 Pravind Jugnauth remains prime minister and home affairs minister and also becomes defense minister (2019) cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers (Council of Ministers) appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister elections/appointments: president and vice president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for 5-year renewable terms; election last held on 7 Nov 2019 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president, responsible to the National Assembly (2019) election results: Ameenah GURIB-FAKIM (independent) elected president by the National Assembly - unanimous vote; note - GURIB-FAKIM, Mauritius'- first female president, resigned on 23 March 2018 (2018) |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
