Dodo bird, Trochetia Boutoniana flower; national colors: red, blue, yellow, green.
Title | "Motherland" |
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Lyric/music | Jean Georges PROSPER/Philippe GENTIL |
Date of Independence | 12 March 1968 (from the UK) |
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National holiday | Independence and Republic Day, 12 March (1968 & 1992); note - became independent and a republic on the same date in 1968 and 1992 respectively |
Legal system | civil legal system based on French civil law with some elements of English common law |
International law organization participation | accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
Constitution | |
History | Several previous; latest adopted 12 March 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 |
Citizenship | |
Citizenship by birth | yes |
Citizenship by descent only | yes |
Dual citizenship recognized | yes |
Residency requirement for naturalization | 5 out of the previous 7 years including the last 12 months |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | President Prithvirajsing ROOPUN (since 2 December 2019) |
Head of government | Prime Minister Pravind JUGNAUTH (since 23 January 2017) |
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 November 2019 (next to be held in 2024); the president appoints the prime minister and deputy prime minister who have the majority support in the National Assembly |
Election results | 2019: Prithvirajsing ROOPUN (MSM) elected president by the National Assembly - unanimous vote 2015: Ameenah GURIB-FAKIM (independent) elected president by the National Assembly - unanimous vote; note - GURIB-FAKIM, who was Mauritius' first female president, resigned on 23 March 2018; acting presidents served from March 2018 until ROOPUN's appointment in 2019 |
Legislative branch | |
Description | Unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (70 seats maximum; 62 members directly elected multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and up to 8 seats allocated to non-elected party candidates by the Office of Electoral Commissioner; members serve a 5-year term) |
Elections | Last held on 7 November 2019 (next to be held by late 2024) |
Election results | Percent of vote by party - Mauritian Alliance 2019 (MSM, ML, MAG, and PM) 37.7%, National Alliance (PTR, PMSD, and MJCB) 32.8%, MMM 20.6%, OPR 1%, other 7.9%; seats by party - MSM 38, PTR 14, MMM 8, OPR 2; composition - men 56, women 14, percentage women 20% (2019) |
Judicial branch | |
Highest court(s) | Supreme Court of Mauritius (consists of the chief justice, a senior puisne judge, and 24 puisne judges); note - the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) serves as the final court of appeal |
Judge selection and term of office | Chief justice appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister; senior puisne judge appointed by the president with the advice of the chief justice; other puisne judges appointed by the president with the advice of the Judicial and Legal Commission, a 4-member body of judicial officials including the chief justice; all judges serve until retirement at age 67 |
Subordinate courts | Lower regional courts known as District Courts, Court of Civil Appeal; Court of Criminal Appeal; Public Bodies Appeal Tribunal |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador Purmanund JHUGROO (since 7 July 2021) |
Chancery | 1709 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 |
Telephone | [1] (202) 244-1491 |
FAX | [1] (202) 966-0983 |
Email address and website | [email protected] https://mauritius-washington.govmu.org/Pages/index.aspx |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador Henry V. JARDINE (since 22 February 2023); note - also accredited to Seychelles |
Embassy | 4th Floor, Rogers House, John Kennedy Avenue, Port Louis |
Mailing address | 2450 Port Louis Place, Washington, DC 20521-2450 |
Telephone | [230] 202-4400 |
FAX | [230] 208-9534 |
Email address and website | [email protected] https://mu.usembassy.gov/ |
National heritage | |
Total World Heritage Sites | 2 (both cultural) |
Selected World Heritage Site locales | Aapravasi Ghat; Le Morne Cultural Landscape |
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