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Mauritians vote in first ballot since PM given job by dad

Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth shaking hands with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, prior to a bilateral meeting in May. Mauritians will today decide whether Jugnauth should continue to rule after being hand-picked for the job two years ago. – EPA pic, November 7, 2019.

MAURITIANS today get their first chance to decide if Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth should continue to rule since he was hand-picked for the job when his father stepped down more than two years ago. Nearly a million voters are registered for the parliamentary election in Mauritius, a stable democracy in the Indian Ocean. More than 300 polling stations opened at 6am , and are due to close at 6pm.

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