The Government

Government & Political System

Mauritius is a democratic state based on the Westminster model. Sixty-two members of Parliament are elected every five years by universal adult suffrage. The President is the head of the state but constitutional power is vested in the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.

The Prime Minister

The Prime Minister is the head of the Government. He presides over the Cabinet of Ministers which advises the President of the Republic and is collectively responsible to the National Assembly for any advice given and for all action done by or under the authority of any Minister in the execution of his office.