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Mauritius to hold legislative election on Nov. 10

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Mauritius' President Roopun Sets General Election for Nov 10

PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - The President of the Republic of Mauritius, Prithvirajsing Roopun, said on Friday the island nation would hold a general election on Nov. 10. Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth won the last election in 2019, with his Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) securing 38 of the 62 seats in parliament.

Mauritius to hold legislative election on November 10

Mauritius will hold legislative elections on November 10, the presidency announced on Friday, just a day after Port Louis sealed a landmark deal to regain sovereignty over a chain of islands from Britain.

The Indian Express · 1d

Mauritius to go to polls on November 10

Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, leader of the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM), won the previous election in 2019, securing 38 of the 62 seats in parliament.

UK cedes Chagos Islands to Mauritius

LA Times on MSN · 1d

UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base on Diego Garcia stays

The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.

UK cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego Garcia airbase

Britain said on Thursday it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military base, and which could also pave the way for people displaced decades ago to return home.

The New York Times · 2d

U.K. to Hand Over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Ending Colonial-Era Dispute

After years of legal wrangling and negotiations, Britain said it would surrender sovereignty of the archipelago in the Indian Ocean.

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Starmer and Lammy face Chagos Islands Commons vote before territory can be handed over to Mauritius

Sir Keir Starmer is set to be forced to hold a Commons vote on the handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

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Mauritius PM says Chagos decision marks complete 'decolonisation of our republic'

The Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth said on Thursday that Britain's decision to cede sovereignty of the Chagos ...

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'Rubbish': Envoy Jonathan Powell slams critics of UK's Chagos deal with Mauritius

UK envoy Jonathan Powell on Friday slammed critics of the Government’s Chagos Islands deal, saying the US was fully on board, ...

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