Mauritius election: Pravind Jugnauth accepts 'huge defeat'

"The population has decided to choose another team," says Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth.

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"The population has decided to choose another team," Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth told journalists on Monday.

Jugnauth was seeking a second five-year term, but his main rival, Navin Ramgoolam, leader of the Alliance of Change coalition, looks set to become the next leader of the Indian Ocean archipelago.

Mauritius is known as one of Africa's most stable democracies but this election was tainted by a phone-tapping scandal with leaked recordings of public figures posted online.

In response, the government issued a social media ban until after the election, although this led to an outcry and the decision was reversed within 24 hours.

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