General elections were held in

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on 3 July 2005, with votes counted on 4 July. The '' Alliance Sociale'', a

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led by the Mauritian Labour Party (PTr) and including the Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval (PMXD), the Mauritian Social Democrat Party (MSN), '' Les Verts'' (Greens), the Republican Movement, and the Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement (MMSM), won the election with 42 of the 70 seats (38 elected directly, and another 4 nominated under the country's "best loser" system). The PTr leader,

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, was subsequently appointed

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on 5 July, with Rashid Beebeejaun as his deputy. Three other coalition leaders were elected, but the ''Les Verts'' leader failed to oust outgoing Prime Minister

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from his constituency. 24 seats were won by Bérenger's coalition, consisting of the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM) and the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM); of these, 22 were directly elected and two were nominated as "best losers". Pravind Jugnauth, the MSM leader, lost his seat to an ''Alliance Sociale'' candidate. The two seats reserved for the island of Rodrigues were won by the Rodrigues Movement (OPR); another 2 OPR members were appointed as "best losers."

Electoral system

The

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consisted of 60 members elected from three-seat constituencies in mainland Mauritius by multiple non-transferable vote, two members elected from a two-seat constituency (the island of Rodrigues) by the same systenm, and up to eight " best loser" seats appointed to ensure that ethnic and religious minorities are equitably represented.

Results

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References

Elections in Mauritius

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