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| November 10 2024 | General elections scheduled to take place in Mauritius. |
| November 10 2024 | Opposition coalition Alliance du Changement won 60 of 64 seats in the Mauritian general election, with Navin Ramgoolam becoming the new prime minister. |
| November 1 2024 | Mauritius suspended access to social media platforms 10 days before national elections, which opposition leaders condemned as an attack on freedom of expression and a desperate tactic by the ruling party. |
| October 2024 | An anonymous Facebook account named Missie Moustass began releasing audio recordings of alleged phone conversations involving government officials, political adversaries, journalists, diplomats, and lawyers. |
| October 31 2024 | The ICT Authority ordered telecommunication operators to block all social media platforms ahead of the general elections, citing concerns about illegal postings that may impact national security and public safety. |
| 2021 | Rehana Mungly-Gulbul succeeded Ashraf Caunhye as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mauritius. |
| 2019 | Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) won more than half of the seats in parliamentary election, securing Pravind Kumar Jugnauth a new five-year term as prime minister. |
| January 23 2017 | 86-year-old Sir Aneerood Jugnauth announced his resignation as prime minister, with his son Pravind Jugnauth being sworn in as the new prime minister. |
| December 19 2016 | PMSD announced their resignation from the coalition government and joined the opposition. |
| 2014 | L'Alliance Lepep, a coalition of several political parties including MSM, Muvman Liberater and PMSD, won the national elections. |
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