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Mauritius Mauritius

PC001

Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Signature requirement (specify requirement)
f. Other
Comments: Parties and/or coalitions must register for each election with the Electoral Supervisory Commission. a: Signature of President, Chairman, Secretary or Leader of the party f: Other- extract from Minutes of proceedings regarding name and symbol of the party
Source: Electoral Law: National Assembly Elections Regulations, sec. 7 & 8 Rouikaya Kasenally (2009): "Chapter 8: Mauritius" Compendium of Elections in Southern Africa 1989-2009: 20 Years of Multiparty Democracy, EISA, Johannesburg, 289.
Verified: 2012/02/25
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PC003

Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): b. Citizenship
d. Residence
j. Other
Comments: Must be able to speak and read English well enough to perform the job. "33. Qualifications for membership Subject to section 34, a person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the Assembly if, and shall not be qualified unless - (a) is a Commonwealth citizen of not less than the age of 18 years; (b) has resided in Mauritius for a period of, or periods amounting in the aggregate to, not less than 2 years before the date of his nomination for election; (c) has resided in Mauritius for a period of not less than 6 months immediately before that date; and (d) is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read the English language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him to take an active part in the proceedings of the Assembly. "
Source: Constitution: Constitution of the Republic of Mauritius, art. 33
Verified: 2012/02/25
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PC008

Independent candidates
Question:Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s): c. In legislative elections (Chamber 1)
Comments: " Every candidate for election at any general election may at his nomination declare in such manner as may be prescribed that he belongs to a party that is registered as such for the purpose of that general election and, if he does so, he shall be regarded as a member of that party for those purposes, while if he does not do so, he shall not be regarded as a member of any party for those purposes." This only relates to National Assembly elections. The other options are not applicable since there are no presidential elections and there is no chamber 2.
Source: Constitution: Constitution of the Republic of Mauritius, First Schedule. 2
Verified: 2012/02/25
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PC012

Public funding of parties
Question:Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s): a. No
Comments: There is no public funding of political parties in Mauritius.
Source: Rouikaya Kasenally (2009): "Chapter 8: Mauritius" Compendium of Elections in Southern Africa 1989-2009: 20 Years of Multiparty Democracy, EISA, Johannesburg, 283.
Verified: 2012/02/25
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PC015


Question:What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s): g. Not applicable
Comments: There is no public funding of political parties in Mauritius.
Source: Rouikaya Kasenally (2009): "Chapter 8: Mauritius" Compendium of Elections in Southern Africa 1989-2009: 20 Years of Multiparty Democracy, EISA, Johannesburg, 283.
Verified: 2012/02/25
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PC017


Question:Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Parties mobilise their funding on an informal basis from funds accumulated through donations during their term in government or from private sector funding.
Source: Rouikaya Kasenally (2009): "Chapter 8: Mauritius" Compendium of Elections in Southern Africa 1989-2009: 20 Years of Multiparty Democracy, EISA, Johannesburg, 283.
Verified: 2012/02/25
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