Yesterday, the Electoral Commission announced seven best losers after the 2010 General Elections. As I wrote in one of my earlier posts, the algorithm used for selecting those lucky few is arcane and vague. In Week-End today, there is an article which attempts to explain how it works. One of these days, the best loser system will really need to be thrown away and replaced by something more logical (based on the concept of proportionality for example.)
Among the seven selected is Micheal Sik Yuen, a candidate of the Alliance de l’Avenir. His …

L’Alliance de l’Avenir a remporté les élections 2010 haut la main. Ce n’est pas vraiment une surprise étant donné que le Parti Travailliste est incontestablement le parti le plus fort de Maurice (suivi par le MMM.)
Par contre, le MSM, partenaire du PTr, a pu faire élire 12 députés dont la moitié en tête de liste dans leurs circonscriptions respectives et cela constitue une grande performance à mes yeux.
Il est aisé de dire que c’est de la chance mais, personellement, je ne le crois pas. En effet, pour se faire élire, …

Trends at this moment show that the Alliance de l’Avenir is winning… relatively comfortably. They are winning 3-0 in most of the constituencies which are predominantly red (No 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 = 10 constituencies). On the other hand, the Alliance du Coeur is winning 3-0 in 4 constituencies: No 1, 17, 19, 20.
Very surprisingly, Port-Louis is divided. In No 2, right now, the Alliance de l’Avenir is winning 2-1 and in No 4, the Alliance du Coeur is winning 2-1. In No 3, …