Xavier-Luc Duval was before the press this morning. He discussed the Electoral Commissioner’s response to the document on the organisation of the elections that he, Navin Ramgoolam and Paul Bérenger had submitted to him. “Irfan Rahman has agreed not to use ‘computer rooms’ in the next elections”, Xavier-Luc Duval was pleased to say. He said that on this point, the Electoral Commissioner agreed with the three leaders of the opposition parties. He added that Irfan Rahman also agreed with other proposals, in particular the extension of the voter registration exercise to two weeks before the elections and the counting of votes on polling day itself. But for all this to happen,” said Xavier-Luc Duval, “the opposition must now put pressure on the government.
The opposition leader also commented about the Mauritian port at a press conference on Saturday morning. “Mauritius has lost its position as a reference port in the region”, he said. He added that Mauritius, as a result, is in the process of losing its position as a hub for the Indian Ocean. For the PMSD leader, the situation at the port is disastrous for Mauritius. Productivity is low, despite billions of rupees invested in new equipment. He even goes so far as to say that productivity in Mauritius has become lower than in Madagascar.
