Navin Ramgoolam was sworn in for his third stint as prime minister of Mauritius on Wednesday after his landslide election victory knocked out the ruling coalition and returned the opposition leader to power after 10 years in the political wilderness.
Ramgoolam’s Alliance of Change coalition made a clean sweep of the 60 parliamentary seats on the island of Mauritius in Sunday’s vote, out of a total of 66.
It was an incredible victory,” the 77-year-old said after the ceremony at the presidency outside the capital Port Louis and attended by dozens of politicians and ambassadors.
The two-time former premier won 62.6 percent of the vote against 27.8 percent for his 62-year-old predecessor Pravind Jugnauth’s Lepep Alliance.
NEW MAURITIUS PM SWORN IN AFTER HUGE ELECTION WIN
