<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments for Elections.mu</title> <atom:link href="http://www.elections.mu/comments/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.elections.mu</link> <description>Elections 2010 in Mauritius</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:48:11 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by alain</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-2/#comment-12740</link> <dc:creator>alain</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:48:11 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-12740</guid> <description>Pravind subit le spectre de Rama</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pravind subit le spectre de Rama</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-12225</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:33:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-12225</guid> <description>I have to agree with your LOL.I&#039;ve seen pathetic things in my life. But this one beggars belief! I feel compelled to revive this blog again just to say &quot;Enough is enough&quot;. I&#039;ll write a new post very shortly. Thanks for your comment.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have to agree with your LOL.</p><p>I&#8217;ve seen pathetic things in my life. But this one beggars belief! I feel compelled to revive this blog again just to say &#8220;Enough is enough&#8221;. I&#8217;ll write a new post very shortly. Thanks for your comment.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by Dirty Politics</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-12218</link> <dc:creator>Dirty Politics</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:31:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-12218</guid> <description>Gro LOL!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gro LOL!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by Some months later</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-4834</link> <dc:creator>Some months later</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:18:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-4834</guid> <description>lol</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>lol</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Curtain Lining</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-2532</link> <dc:creator>Curtain Lining</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:20:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-2532</guid> <description>the good thing about solar water heaters is that they can help you conserve energy ;&#039;.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>the good thing about solar water heaters is that they can help you conserve energy ;&#8217;.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by Political support for OLPC brings new challenges to education in Mauritius &#124; Stop</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-1824</link> <dc:creator>Political support for OLPC brings new challenges to education in Mauritius &#124; Stop</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 18:36:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-1824</guid> <description>[...] As I wrote in my blog on the Mauritius elections, the OLPC proposal, if implemented, has the potential to greatly contribute to the development of [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] As I wrote in my blog on the Mauritius elections, the OLPC proposal, if implemented, has the potential to greatly contribute to the development of [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-1232</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:20:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-1232</guid> <description>You&#039;re right. Elections.mu has been dormant for too long. I promise I&#039;ll write something this week. Maybe not on Choonee though :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re right. Elections.mu has been dormant for too long. I promise I&#8217;ll write something this week. Maybe not on Choonee though <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by Aziz</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-1230</link> <dc:creator>Aziz</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:19:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-1230</guid> <description>Met choonee toonee! Why the silence Avinash?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Met choonee toonee! Why the silence Avinash?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-1029</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:32:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-1029</guid> <description>Merci pour ces idées, Bruno. C&#039;est ce que nous allons faire dans les semaines à venir...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Merci pour ces idées, Bruno. C&#8217;est ce que nous allons faire dans les semaines à venir&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-1027</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:41:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-1027</guid> <description>Peut etre commenter l&#039;actualite politique des elus chaque semaine ... essayer d&#039;interviewer un depute chaque mois ... histoire que le blog ne reste pas &quot;dormant&quot; quand il n&#039;y a pas d&#039;elections. Ou bien chercher des guest bloggers pour comment l&#039;actualite politique si vous n&#039;avez pas le temps de le faire regulierement.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Peut etre commenter l&#8217;actualite politique des elus chaque semaine &#8230; essayer d&#8217;interviewer un depute chaque mois &#8230; histoire que le blog ne reste pas &#8220;dormant&#8221; quand il n&#8217;y a pas d&#8217;elections. Ou bien chercher des guest bloggers pour comment l&#8217;actualite politique si vous n&#8217;avez pas le temps de le faire regulierement.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-974</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:37:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-974</guid> <description>Pas exactement.Christina et moi sommes très intéressé de continuer ce blog. Là que les élections ont eu lieu, dans quelle direction pensez-vous que nous devons le réorienter?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pas exactement.</p><p>Christina et moi sommes très intéressé de continuer ce blog. Là que les élections ont eu lieu, dans quelle direction pensez-vous que nous devons le réorienter?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-973</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:09:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-973</guid> <description>Le blog est mort?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Le blog est mort?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-970</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:47:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-970</guid> <description>Does it matter? :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Does it matter? <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-969</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:54:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-969</guid> <description>I prefer Morysiens....</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I prefer Morysiens&#8230;.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-967</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:54:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-967</guid> <description>@VeerenThanks for this insightful comment. It would be great if we all call ourselves Créoles like our friends from Réunion :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Veeren</p><p>Thanks for this insightful comment. It would be great if we all call ourselves Créoles like our friends from Réunion <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-966</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:33:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-966</guid> <description>A very interesting read....Originally, a criollo meant a European (normally a Spaniard) born in the New World (as opposed to peninsulares); today, a similar usage is current in La Réunion, where everybody born in the island, regardless of skin colour, is seen as créole, as opposed to the zoreils who were born in metropolitan France. born in metropolitan France. In Trinidad, the term creole is sometimes used to designate all Trinidadians except those of Asian origin. In Suriname, a creole is a person of African origin, while in neighbouring French Guyana a creole is a person who has adopted a European way of life.Complete text at this link:http://www.transcomm.ox.ac.uk/working%20papers/eriksen.pdf</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A very interesting read&#8230;.</p><p>Originally, a criollo meant a European (normally a Spaniard) born in the New World (as opposed to<br /> peninsulares); today, a similar usage is current in La Réunion, where everybody born in the island, regardless of skin colour, is seen as créole, as opposed to the zoreils who were born in metropolitan France. born in metropolitan France. In Trinidad, the term creole is sometimes used to<br /> designate all Trinidadians except those of Asian origin. In Suriname, a creole is a person of African origin, while in neighbouring French Guyana a creole is a person who has<br /> adopted a European way of life.</p><p>Complete text at this link:</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.transcomm.ox.ac.uk/working%20papers/eriksen.pdf"  rel="nofollow">http://www.transcomm.ox.ac.uk/working%20papers/eriksen.pdf</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-2/#comment-924</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:15:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-924</guid> <description>Dans 5 ans :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dans 5 ans <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Suresh Balgobin</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-2/#comment-922</link> <dc:creator>Suresh Balgobin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:23:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-922</guid> <description>Elections quand?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Elections quand?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-892</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 05:14:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-892</guid> <description>@BanckiLegally and mathematically speaking, yes. But the numbers themselves do not reflect the social reality of Mauritius anymore...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bancki</p><p>Legally and mathematically speaking, yes. But the numbers themselves do not reflect the social reality of Mauritius anymore&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Bancki</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-890</link> <dc:creator>Bancki</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-890</guid> <description>Evidemment, the census of 1972 is outdated, but it is still legally relevant for the &#039;best losers&#039;.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Evidemment, the census of 1972 is outdated, but it is still legally relevant for the &#8216;best losers&#8217;.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-889</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:07:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-889</guid> <description>@melt Sorry. I had to delete your comment. I thought about approving it but, in the end, I didn&#039;t do it because it would have provoked too much (for lack of a better word) &lt;em&gt;palabres&lt;/em&gt;...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@melt Sorry. I had to delete your comment. I thought about approving it but, in the end, I didn&#8217;t do it because it would have provoked too much (for lack of a better word) <em>palabres</em>&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-888</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:04:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-888</guid> <description>@BanckiI don&#039;t know. The numbers were published in a newspaper a few weeks ago. I&#039;ll try to find it. But, as far as I know, a lot of things have happened in 40 years (&lt;em&gt;en particulier&lt;/em&gt;, lots of children with parents of different communities were born, became adults and do not really know how to classify themselves today...)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bancki</p><p>I don&#8217;t know. The numbers were published in a newspaper a few weeks ago. I&#8217;ll try to find it. But, as far as I know, a lot of things have happened in 40 years (<em>en particulier</em>, lots of children with parents of different communities were born, became adults and do not really know how to classify themselves today&#8230;)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Bancki</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-884</link> <dc:creator>Bancki</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:31:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-884</guid> <description>OK, the rules are mathematically sound and give no room for choice to the authority appointing the &#039;best losers&#039;. What were the numbers of the four communities in the 1972 census?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, the rules are mathematically sound and give no room for choice to the authority appointing the &#8216;best losers&#8217;.<br /> What were the numbers of the four communities in the 1972 census?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-880</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 10:40:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-880</guid> <description>@BanckiThe &quot;rules&quot; are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/how-to-determine-the-8-best-losers/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;somewhat complex&lt;/a&gt;. But they are mathematically valid as far as I can see... except that they are based on two ridiculous assumptions:(1) We, Mauritians, need to be classified into four classes (and the fourth one contains all members who do not belong to any of the first three)(2) An obscure census done in 1972 is still relevant as far as the composition of the population is concerned.Interestingly, the Sik Yuen case has shown that the system is far from being good...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bancki</p><p>The &#8220;rules&#8221; are <a href="http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/how-to-determine-the-8-best-losers/"  rel="nofollow">somewhat complex</a>. But they are mathematically valid as far as I can see&#8230; except that they are based on two ridiculous assumptions:</p><p>(1) We, Mauritians, need to be classified into four classes (and the fourth one contains all members who do not belong to any of the first three)</p><p>(2) An obscure census done in 1972 is still relevant as far as the composition of the population is concerned.</p><p>Interestingly, the Sik Yuen case has shown that the system is far from being good&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Bancki</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-879</link> <dc:creator>Bancki</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 09:19:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-879</guid> <description>The selection of the &#039;best loser&#039; seems to depend on a decision, an appreciation (&quot;so far as is possible&quot;) and does not flow automatically from the electoral rules. Does the Electoral Supervisory Commission (if I&#039;ve read the constitution correctly, they appoint the &#039;best losers&#039;) have to state its reasons for selecting these &#039;best losers&#039; and leaving unelected other candidates? (and for leaving the 8th seat vacant) What proportion between the communities should be reached? (I read something about the 1972 census in the constitution)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The selection of the &#8216;best loser&#8217; seems to depend on a decision, an appreciation (&#8220;so far as is possible&#8221;) and does not flow automatically from the electoral rules.<br /> Does the Electoral Supervisory Commission (if I&#8217;ve read the constitution correctly, they appoint the &#8216;best losers&#8217;) have to state its reasons for selecting these &#8216;best losers&#8217; and leaving unelected other candidates? (and for leaving the 8th seat vacant)<br /> What proportion between the communities should be reached? (I read something about the 1972 census in the constitution)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-2/#comment-867</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 16:34:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-867</guid> <description>3 years ago, the euro was at 1.60 USD (I remember dollar fell to around Rs 25 and Euro was around Rs 45). Today dollar is at Rs 34 and Euro at Rs 42, 1 euro = 1.24 USD.This alone could account for the success of the mauritian economy that imports more in dollars and export more in euros. Did sithanen surf on this wave?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>3 years ago, the euro was at 1.60 USD (I remember dollar fell to around Rs 25 and Euro was around Rs 45). Today dollar is at Rs 34 and Euro at Rs 42, 1 euro = 1.24 USD.</p><p>This alone could account for the success of the mauritian economy that imports more in dollars and export more in euros. Did sithanen surf on this wave?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-2/#comment-864</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 06:14:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-864</guid> <description>@Melt @Veeren :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Melt @Veeren <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-863</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 06:13:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-863</guid> <description>@MeltAs a matter of fact, I thought a lot before approving Veeren&#039;s comment and I did it because he has a valid point. One of the major problems with us, humans, is that we sometimes forget that we are all the same and start believing we are superior to others. On the other hand, anyone should try to make things better.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Melt</p><p>As a matter of fact, I thought a lot before approving Veeren&#8217;s comment and I did it because he has a valid point. One of the major problems with us, humans, is that we sometimes forget that we are all the same and start believing we are superior to others. On the other hand, anyone should try to make things better.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Melt</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-2/#comment-862</link> <dc:creator>Melt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 01:30:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-862</guid> <description>Vereen, your true colours are &#039;shining&#039; through. Had you read my previous post(s) you would have realised that I&#039;m NOT aligned with ANY political party. Did Ramgoolam promise you any goodies?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vereen, your true colours are &#8216;shining&#8217; through. Had you read my previous post(s) you would have realised that I&#8217;m NOT aligned with ANY political party. Did Ramgoolam promise you any goodies?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Melt</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-861</link> <dc:creator>Melt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 01:25:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-861</guid> <description>....lol! Talk about exagerating! So, anyone who doesn&#039;t agree with Veeren is a Nazi? Mr. Moderator, please! Btw Avinash thought has gone into my comments! I expect some even handedness, as well as a rebuke to Veeren for the above comment!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;.lol! Talk about exagerating! So, anyone who doesn&#8217;t agree with Veeren is a Nazi? Mr. Moderator, please! Btw Avinash thought has gone into my comments! I expect some even handedness, as well as a rebuke to Veeren for the above comment!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-859</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 06:25:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-859</guid> <description>Les nazis se prenaient pour des êtres supérieurs et ils ont exterminé des millions de gens.Les premiers immigrants sont arrivés dans les pays avec leur propagande et ont décimé les populations locales sans même comprendre et respecter leur ‘way of life’.Des millions des gens ont donné leur vie pour la tolérance, la liberté, l’égalité et la fraternité. Dans une démocratie, chaque personne (quelque soit son ‘way of life’), compte pour une et unique voix.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Les nazis se prenaient pour des êtres supérieurs et ils ont exterminé des millions de gens.</p><p>Les premiers immigrants sont arrivés dans les pays avec leur propagande et ont décimé les populations locales sans même comprendre et respecter leur ‘way of life’.</p><p>Des millions des gens ont donné leur vie pour la tolérance, la liberté, l’égalité et la fraternité.<br /> Dans une démocratie, chaque personne (quelque soit son ‘way of life’), compte pour une et unique voix.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-858</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 02:40:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-858</guid> <description>@veerenMoi aussi, j&#039;ai tiqué en lisant cette phrase. Mais, bon, ce n&#039;est qu&#039;une phrase...@MeltPensez-vous vraiment ce que vous avez écrit dans cette phrase? En particulier, le mot &quot;only&quot;?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@veeren</p><p>Moi aussi, j&#8217;ai tiqué en lisant cette phrase. Mais, bon, ce n&#8217;est qu&#8217;une phrase&#8230;</p><p>@Melt</p><p>Pensez-vous vraiment ce que vous avez écrit dans cette phrase? En particulier, le mot &#8220;only&#8221;?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Melt</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-856</link> <dc:creator>Melt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 22:48:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-856</guid> <description>....merci pour votre soutien!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;.merci pour votre soutien!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-2/#comment-853</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 11:07:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-853</guid> <description>@MeltYou said it: Berenger has lost because of himself.No point blaming and insulting the others.Elections are over. Sithanen is out. Berenger is out.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Melt</p><p>You said it: Berenger has lost because of himself.</p><p>No point blaming and insulting the others.</p><p>Elections are over. Sithanen is out. Berenger is out.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-852</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 10:56:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-852</guid> <description>@avinash Bien sur, mais en respectant les autres. J&#039;ai trouve cette remarque insultante.quote...only us ex-pats have the far sightedness and vista to combat the epidemic small mindedness which plagues our island....unquoteN&#039;est ce pas une forme annoncée de superiorité.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@avinash<br /> Bien sur, mais en respectant les autres. J&#8217;ai trouve cette remarque insultante.</p><p>quote</p><p>&#8230;only us ex-pats have the far sightedness and vista to combat the epidemic small mindedness which plagues our island&#8230;.</p><p>unquote</p><p>N&#8217;est ce pas une forme annoncée de superiorité.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-851</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 09:27:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-851</guid> <description>@VeerenToutes les idées sont bonnes... Je pense que &quot;Melt&quot; peut contribuer au développement de notre pays en apportant sa vision d&#039;expatrié. Au moins, il est de ceux qui tentent :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Veeren</p><p>Toutes les idées sont bonnes&#8230; Je pense que &#8220;Melt&#8221; peut contribuer au développement de notre pays en apportant sa vision d&#8217;expatrié. Au moins, il est de ceux qui tentent <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-850</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 07:25:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-850</guid> <description>Good luck with your expatriates club!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good luck with your expatriates club!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Melt</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-849</link> <dc:creator>Melt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 00:45:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-849</guid> <description>veeren,try to be coherent! you are a prime example of the failure that i have highlighted!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>veeren,</p><p>try to be coherent! you are a prime example of the failure that i have highlighted!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Melt</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-2/#comment-848</link> <dc:creator>Melt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 00:40:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-848</guid> <description>@veerenobviously u were one of the &#039;bright electors&#039; (sic.) who are not so bright after all! bitching is the pre-occupation of intellectually defunct people, who cant&#039;t debate in a coherent manner. had u been literate, u would realise that this is an open forum.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@veeren</p><p>obviously u were one of the &#8216;bright electors&#8217; (sic.) who are not so bright after all! bitching is the pre-occupation of intellectually defunct people, who cant&#8217;t debate in a coherent manner. had u been literate, u would realise that this is an open forum.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-2/#comment-839</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 10:30:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-839</guid> <description>@Melt,Reading you comments, it seems that you have some difficulties in accepting the fact that the bright mauritian electors have voted for this government and that we are moving forward.So please stop bitching about it and enjoy yourself. By the way, I read that Sik Yuen had himself spent a lot of time in Canada and is now back. Viva Sik Yuen.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Melt,</p><p>Reading you comments, it seems that you have some difficulties in accepting the fact that the bright mauritian electors have voted for this government and that we are moving forward.</p><p>So please stop bitching about it and enjoy yourself. By the way, I read that Sik Yuen had himself spent a lot of time in Canada and is now back. Viva Sik Yuen.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-837</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 07:47:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-837</guid> <description>@meltPlease cut your crap on expat mauritians being brighter and farsighted and are better as think tanks. Just wondering whether as expat mauritian you have been able to participate in the political life of the country you are living in.When I read your argument, it looks as if yoour so calle communalists in Mauritius have better arguments than so called expats.By reasoning as such you give reason to people who do not want mauritian expats to vote in Mauritius elections.Sorry for being so direct.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@melt</p><p>Please cut your crap on expat mauritians being brighter and farsighted and are better as think tanks. Just wondering whether as expat mauritian you have been able to participate in the political life of the country you are living in.</p><p>When I read your argument, it looks as if yoour so calle communalists in Mauritius have better arguments than so called expats.</p><p>By reasoning as such you give reason to people who do not want mauritian expats to vote in Mauritius elections.</p><p>Sorry for being so direct.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-836</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 05:38:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-836</guid> <description>@MeltSelecting some &quot;best losers&quot; is not a bad idea as long as we have a &quot;first pass the post&quot; system. Of course, with a real proportional system, everything will be catered for by the system itself.As for having a party by ex-pats only, I have some doubts. There are a lot of Mauritians who have never left the country but who are doing great things everything. But it&#039;s true that when one lives for some years abroad, perspectives change. But it&#039;s also true that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technocracy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;technocracy&lt;/a&gt; is rarely an ideal solution...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Melt</p><p>Selecting some &#8220;best losers&#8221; is not a bad idea as long as we have a &#8220;first pass the post&#8221; system. Of course, with a real proportional system, everything will be catered for by the system itself.</p><p>As for having a party by ex-pats only, I have some doubts. There are a lot of Mauritians who have never left the country but who are doing great things everything. But it&#8217;s true that when one lives for some years abroad, perspectives change. But it&#8217;s also true that <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technocracy"  rel="nofollow">technocracy</a> is rarely an ideal solution&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-2/#comment-835</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 05:34:26 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-835</guid> <description>@MeltI think we are moving in the right direction. The best loser system will evolve to something better. The Sik Yuen case has clearly demonstrated its limits.As for the MSM, I think they did well and I don&#039;t believe there is a major risk that there is a breakup between the PTr and the MSM in the short term. See http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Melt</p><p>I think we are moving in the right direction. The best loser system will evolve to something better. The Sik Yuen case has clearly demonstrated its limits.</p><p>As for the MSM, I think they did well and I don&#8217;t believe there is a major risk that there is a breakup between the PTr and the MSM in the short term. See <a href="http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/"  rel="nofollow">http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Melt</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-2/#comment-834</link> <dc:creator>Melt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 04:01:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-834</guid> <description>......by NOT banning communalism in politics.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;&#8230;by NOT banning communalism in politics.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Melt</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-833</link> <dc:creator>Melt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 03:49:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-833</guid> <description>.....i think that a new political party should be set up by ex-pat mauritians. only us ex-pats have the far sightedness and vista to combat the epidemic small mindedness which plagues our island. one should not forget that berenger came back to mauritius fresh from cutting his political teeth at the baracades of the student riots in france (may 1968).for one, most ex-pat mauritians are immune from the communalism which plagues our island especially at election time. I for one cannot begin to describe the joy of hearing someone speaking (mauritian) creole, whether in london, dubai or jo&#039;burg. The mere fact that one has met a mauritian abroad over rides any considerations vis a vis race or religion. Furthermore the shared experience(s) of hardships faced, whether as a student or a recently arrived immigrant in a foreign land are memories which stay with one for life.at the very least, i would like to see ex-pat mauritians; who incidently have a wealth of academic as well as practical experience in many fields, get together and form think tanks. It is shameful that mauritius doesn&#039;t have any organised think tank(s).</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;..i think that a new political party should be set up by ex-pat mauritians. only us ex-pats have the far sightedness and vista to combat the epidemic small mindedness which plagues our island. one should not forget that berenger came back to mauritius fresh from cutting his political teeth at the baracades of the student riots in france (may 1968).</p><p>for one, most ex-pat mauritians are immune from the communalism which plagues our island especially at election time. I for one cannot begin to describe the joy of hearing someone speaking (mauritian) creole, whether in london, dubai or jo&#8217;burg. The mere fact that one has met a mauritian abroad over rides any considerations vis a vis race or religion. Furthermore the shared experience(s) of hardships faced, whether as a student or a recently arrived immigrant in a foreign land are memories which stay with one for life.</p><p>at the very least, i would like to see ex-pat mauritians; who incidently have a wealth of academic as well as practical experience in many fields, get together and form think tanks. It is shameful that mauritius doesn&#8217;t have any organised think tank(s).</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Melt</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-832</link> <dc:creator>Melt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 03:31:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-832</guid> <description>...what would be the point of selecting these 8 best losers then?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;what would be the point of selecting these 8 best losers then?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Melt</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-831</link> <dc:creator>Melt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 03:28:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-831</guid> <description>...the bls is so intertwined with race/religion that it has become disreputable; Michael Sik Yuen; say no more!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;the bls is so intertwined with race/religion that it has become disreputable; Michael Sik Yuen; say no more!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Melt</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-830</link> <dc:creator>Melt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 03:22:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-830</guid> <description>Should the conditions that lead to prisons being filled, not be investigated first? Building more prisons is sure sign of an admission of defeat against the upsurge of crime. Valayden&#039;s happy-clappy human rights oddessy is but a feather in the cap for criminals; by the way Rama, how&#039;s your mate Sada Curpen?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Should the conditions that lead to prisons being filled, not be investigated first? Building more prisons is sure sign of an admission of defeat against the upsurge of crime. Valayden&#8217;s happy-clappy human rights oddessy is but a feather in the cap for criminals; by the way Rama, how&#8217;s your mate Sada Curpen?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Melt</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-2/#comment-829</link> <dc:creator>Melt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 03:15:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-829</guid> <description>I CHALLENGE NAVIN RAMGOOLAM TO DE-COMMUNALISE POLITICS IN MAURITIUS-BY LAW! I have discussed this issue with many Mauritians of ALL ethic/religious backgrounds, especially Mauritians (like myself) who were ex-pats and have now returned home. The Michael Sik Yuen issue is but a reminder of how disgraceful this issue is. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! This is a sure way to guarantee a future racial/religious conflict in Mauritius.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I CHALLENGE NAVIN RAMGOOLAM TO DE-COMMUNALISE POLITICS IN MAURITIUS-BY LAW! I have discussed this issue with many Mauritians of ALL ethic/religious backgrounds, especially Mauritians (like myself) who were ex-pats and have now returned home. The Michael Sik Yuen issue is but a reminder of how disgraceful this issue is. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! This is a sure way to guarantee a future racial/religious conflict in Mauritius.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Melt</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-2/#comment-828</link> <dc:creator>Melt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 03:00:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-828</guid> <description>.....did the &#039;Ali Mansoor&#039; issue play a role in Sithanen&#039;s fall from grace? I for one was creasing with laughter at the Pravind Jagnauth&#039;s nomination/elavation to minister of finance (not bad for a lawyer!). Ultimately the Mauritian people gave BBR the mandate to rule, no point in bitching about it now! MSM did very well; 5 minsitries for about 1% of BBR&#039;s total share of the vote! I bet the PMSD (2 ministries) must be seething with anger!Berenger&#039;s cardinal error of falling into a well-laid trap, thinking that Ramgoolam was &#039;serious&#039; about entering into an alliance with him, whilst Ramgoolam was in fact preparing for elections (thus denying the MMM adequate time to prepare their campaign) was naievety par excellance. Ramgoolam was simultaneously wagging his finger at the PMSD, who earlier this year were openly opposing the campaign (instigated by Ramgoolam)on the return of the death penality. Furthermore by demanding more ministeries, the PMSD were openly challenging Navin&#039;s writ. I wonder; were the PMSD dreaming of a &#039;Bleau-Mauve&#039; l&#039;alliance?Fast-forwading to a potential scenario; how long will the BBR co-alition last? (will it last longer than the Con-Lib government in the UK?)Should this (BBR) alliance break apart and P.Jugnauth, running a subsequent blatantly communal campaign, thus winning the elections. We would have the spectre of Papa (doc?)President and PM Son! Would P.Jugnauth call A.Jugnauth &#039;daddy&#039; or &#039;Mr. President&#039;?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;..did the &#8216;Ali Mansoor&#8217; issue play a role in Sithanen&#8217;s fall from grace? I for one was creasing with laughter at the Pravind Jagnauth&#8217;s nomination/elavation to minister of finance (not bad for a lawyer!). Ultimately the Mauritian people gave BBR the mandate to rule, no point in bitching about it now! MSM did very well; 5 minsitries for about 1% of BBR&#8217;s total share of the vote! I bet the PMSD (2 ministries) must be seething with anger!</p><p>Berenger&#8217;s cardinal error of falling into a well-laid trap, thinking that Ramgoolam was &#8216;serious&#8217; about entering into an alliance with him, whilst Ramgoolam was in fact preparing for elections (thus denying the MMM adequate time to prepare their campaign) was naievety par excellance. Ramgoolam was simultaneously wagging his finger at the PMSD, who earlier this year were openly opposing the campaign (instigated by Ramgoolam)on the return of the death penality. Furthermore by demanding more ministeries, the PMSD were openly challenging Navin&#8217;s writ. I wonder; were the PMSD dreaming of a &#8216;Bleau-Mauve&#8217; l&#8217;alliance?</p><p>Fast-forwading to a potential scenario; how long will the BBR co-alition last? (will it last longer than the Con-Lib government in the UK?)Should this (BBR) alliance break apart and P.Jugnauth, running a subsequent blatantly communal campaign, thus winning the elections. We would have the spectre of Papa (doc?)President and PM Son! Would P.Jugnauth call A.Jugnauth &#8216;daddy&#8217; or &#8216;Mr. President&#8217;?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-827</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 02:59:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-827</guid> <description>@MeltPersonally, I think the best loser concept is not that bad (of course, having proportionality would have been much better...) The only major issue with the BLS is the fact that it relies on communalism. Remove that aspect from it and it becomes acceptable i.e. selecting up to 8 &quot;best losers&quot;.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Melt</p><p>Personally, I think the best loser concept is not that bad (of course, having proportionality would have been much better&#8230;) The only major issue with the BLS is the fact that it relies on communalism. Remove that aspect from it and it becomes acceptable i.e. selecting up to 8 &#8220;best losers&#8221;.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-826</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 02:57:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-826</guid> <description>@MeltPersonally, I find this stupid. I don&#039;t think the one who did that thought about the negative message being sent. In some ways, this looks like http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2008/06/30/political-illiterates-in-quatre-bornes/</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Melt</p><p>Personally, I find this stupid. I don&#8217;t think the one who did that thought about the negative message being sent. In some ways, this looks like <a target="_blank" href="http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2008/06/30/political-illiterates-in-quatre-bornes/"  rel="nofollow">http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2008/06/30/political-illiterates-in-quatre-bornes/</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-825</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 02:56:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-825</guid> <description>@Melt We don&#039;t know. As GP maybe...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Melt We don&#8217;t know. As GP maybe&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Melt</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-824</link> <dc:creator>Melt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 02:32:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-824</guid> <description>Is there a solution to the &#039;Best Loser System&#039;? If so, what is this &#039;silver bullet&#039;?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is there a solution to the &#8216;Best Loser System&#8217;? If so, what is this &#8216;silver bullet&#8217;?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by Melt</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-823</link> <dc:creator>Melt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 02:28:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-823</guid> <description>Anyone that tries to affiliate his/her religion with any of the Mauritian political parties is commiting blasphemy in every sense of the word.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anyone that tries to affiliate his/her religion with any of the Mauritian political parties is commiting blasphemy in every sense of the word.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by Melt</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-822</link> <dc:creator>Melt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 02:26:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-822</guid> <description>............whomever was behind this disgraceful act should be arrested for a potential breach of public order. Is the implication of this act that voting for Le BBR is a vote for Hindu hegemony, or that Hindu dieties support Le BBR?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;whomever was behind this disgraceful act should be arrested for a potential breach of public order. Is the implication of this act that voting for Le BBR is a vote for Hindu hegemony, or that Hindu dieties support Le BBR?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Melt</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-821</link> <dc:creator>Melt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 02:21:11 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-821</guid> <description>......just a thought; how can people cry &#039;communalist&#039; during election time, when the whole system is based and depends on a bloody communal basis (BLS) in order to be complete!......just a thought; part 2! How would Christina (should she ever stand for elections) categorise herself given her mixed background?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;&#8230;just a thought; how can people cry &#8216;communalist&#8217; during election time, when the whole system is based and depends on a bloody communal basis (BLS) in order to be complete!</p><p>&#8230;&#8230;just a thought; part 2! How would Christina (should she ever stand for elections) categorise herself given her mixed background?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Melt</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-820</link> <dc:creator>Melt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 02:14:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-820</guid> <description>The point is that MSK DECLARED hinmself as being from the GP then re-categorised himself as Sino-Mauritian. The electoral committee refused the candidature of 104 people because they refused to abide by the (albeit archaic!)  electorial rules, where one has to declare ones self as belonging to one of the 4 racial and religious categories. To make matters worse MSK not only &#039;won&#039; one of the BLS seats but is now a government minister! We maybe laughing now at this farce, but in the event of this happening during a closely fought election things may/could turn ugly. I wonder what &#039;daddy&#039; (Bernard) makes of all this?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The point is that MSK DECLARED hinmself as being from the GP then re-categorised himself as Sino-Mauritian. The electoral committee refused the candidature of 104 people because they refused to abide by the (albeit archaic!)  electorial rules, where one has to declare ones self as belonging to one of the 4 racial and religious categories. To make matters worse MSK not only &#8216;won&#8217; one of the BLS seats but is now a government minister! We maybe laughing now at this farce, but in the event of this happening during a closely fought election things may/could turn ugly. I wonder what &#8216;daddy&#8217; (Bernard) makes of all this?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by E.T.</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-814</link> <dc:creator>E.T.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 17:58:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-814</guid> <description>I think that late Sir Gaetan Duval would have been very enthusiastic about the new Ministry of Social Integration given to Xavier. He had a shadow ministry which was that of Emigration. Remember the exodus of our brains in the post-independence era. I think its a wonderful opportunity to have the expats to be able to vote in elections. I would call it Social Integration on international scale. Also an opportunity for the PMSD to prove itself to be a Parti Mauricien! About competence, for doing what? Remember there was a guy named Sithanen who did everything but did not read the book of Prince Machiavel! You need competence to be re-elected, thats all.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think that late Sir Gaetan Duval would have been very enthusiastic about the new Ministry of Social Integration given to Xavier. He had a shadow ministry which was that of Emigration. Remember the exodus of our brains in the post-independence era. I think its a wonderful opportunity to have the expats to be able to vote in elections. I would call it Social Integration on international scale. Also an opportunity for the PMSD to prove itself to be a Parti Mauricien!<br /> About competence, for doing what? Remember there was a guy named Sithanen who did everything but did not read the book of Prince Machiavel! You need competence to be re-elected, thats all.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-802</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 06:18:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-802</guid> <description>@brunoYour comments are clearer now. My personal view is that we ought not bring to everything to ethnocasteiste reasons. Yeah, we know there is a dose of it. There are other reasons as well.A couple of years ago, I went for an interview for a high position and the DRH and CEO both told me that they were looking for a candidate with the correct attitude and who they could trust.Competence was of course important. I did not get the job as I was putting my competence before evrything else (and a bit arrogannt about it!!!).</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@bruno</p><p>Your comments are clearer now. My personal view is that we ought not bring to everything to ethnocasteiste reasons. Yeah, we know there is a dose of it. There are other reasons as well.</p><p>A couple of years ago, I went for an interview for a high position and the DRH and CEO both told me that they were looking for a candidate with the correct attitude and who they could trust.</p><p>Competence was of course important. I did not get the job as I was putting my competence before evrything else (and a bit arrogannt about it!!!).</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-764</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 12:08:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-764</guid> <description>@Veeren Mo finn simplement constater ki pas seulement competence ki finn considerer pou forme cabinet la. La raison kifer mo finn fer sa critik la c a coz sa govt la finn elu avec slogan &quot;modernité&quot;. Mo pas trouv nanier moderne pou met enn Virahsawmy (seul telegu du govt) ministre de l&#039;ile Durable dans plas enn Deerpalsing ou Sayed Hossen ou Assirvaden. C&#039;est tout.Plusieurs ministres actuels finn deja prouvent zot incompetence dans le passée (Abu Kassenally, Aimée, BBJohn, Bachoo - comier fois li finn minis transport ek ena encore embouteillage, Choonee) ek plusieurs aussi ti deja prouve zot competence (Bodha dans tourisme, Boolell ek Bunwaree) Attendons voir ...Mo reserve mo jugement lor Jugnauth. Mo pas trop d&#039;accord ek sa notion &quot;zero tax&quot; la. Seul facon ki ca concept la marcher sans consequences dramatik pou lekonomie c&#039;est en augmentan la consommation, ek mo pas convaincu que c&#039;est la direction qu&#039;une ile durable bizin poursuivre.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Veeren<br /> Mo finn simplement constater ki pas seulement competence ki finn considerer pou forme cabinet la. La raison kifer mo finn fer sa critik la c a coz sa govt la finn elu avec slogan &#8220;modernité&#8221;. Mo pas trouv nanier moderne pou met enn Virahsawmy (seul telegu du govt) ministre de l&#8217;ile Durable dans plas enn Deerpalsing ou Sayed Hossen ou Assirvaden. C&#8217;est tout.</p><p>Plusieurs ministres actuels finn deja prouvent zot incompetence dans le passée (Abu Kassenally, Aimée, BBJohn, Bachoo &#8211; comier fois li finn minis transport ek ena encore embouteillage, Choonee) ek plusieurs aussi ti deja prouve zot competence (Bodha dans tourisme, Boolell ek Bunwaree) Attendons voir &#8230;</p><p>Mo reserve mo jugement lor Jugnauth. Mo pas trop d&#8217;accord ek sa notion &#8220;zero tax&#8221; la. Seul facon ki ca concept la marcher sans consequences dramatik pou lekonomie c&#8217;est en augmentan la consommation, ek mo pas convaincu que c&#8217;est la direction qu&#8217;une ile durable bizin poursuivre.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-761</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 10:40:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-761</guid> <description>P.S There&#039;s something else I&#039;d very much like the Gov/IT Ministry to work on - amending any policies @ Orange (MRU Gov. have shares, right? Orange will definitely complain) and ICTA to ensure that anybody can set up an Ad Hoc network (both secure and insecure - this is left at the discretion of the admins/users) and share access to the Internet (via any ISP) to a group of people anywhere and at any time.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>P.S<br /> There&#8217;s something else I&#8217;d very much like the Gov/IT Ministry to work on &#8211; amending any policies @ Orange (MRU Gov. have shares, right? Orange will definitely complain) and ICTA to ensure that anybody can set up an Ad Hoc network (both secure and insecure &#8211; this is left at the discretion of the admins/users) and share access to the Internet (via any ISP) to a group of people anywhere and at any time.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-759</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 10:30:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-759</guid> <description>BTW, which ministry is responsible for the management of the media and press? It&#039;s about time that bloggers are given press passes.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BTW, which ministry is responsible for the management of the media and press? It&#8217;s about time that bloggers are given press passes.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-758</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 10:29:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-758</guid> <description>I believe that bloggers (and other tweeps) should write to the new IT&amp;Comm Minister and provide him a list of ideas (many extracted and re-edited from elections.mu/ideas.)He should adopt an open way of managing the sector - for e.g. he needs to get someone to publish most of the activities he is doing. The US senators have blogs and youtube channels. He sure can have a small blog.He should focus on merging the NCB to the BOI. The latter is currently seen as what the NCB should have been.He should definitely meet with Open Source advocates and not be misled by &quot;advisors&quot; and &quot;lobbyists&quot; into believing that MS is almighty.Citizens should remind him of the OLPC.Aside from the above, he needs to solve current Cybercity management issues (which pop in on the news once in a while), work to make Mauritius more business-friendly, work with all Ministries esp. the Ministry of Tertiary and Education to promote entrepreneurship in the IT sector at a young age. It should be possible and feasible for children below the age of 16 to launch their own startups in this field. Note: I don&#039;t know anything about the &quot;How&quot; part but you can elaborate more on existing ideas, propose new ones and use elections.mu/ideas)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I believe that bloggers (and other tweeps) should write to the new IT&amp;Comm Minister and provide him a list of ideas (many extracted and re-edited from elections.mu/ideas.)</p><p>He should adopt an open way of managing the sector &#8211; for e.g. he needs to get someone to publish most of the activities he is doing. The US senators have blogs and youtube channels. He sure can have a small blog.</p><p>He should focus on merging the NCB to the BOI. The latter is currently seen as what the NCB should have been.</p><p>He should definitely meet with Open Source advocates and not be misled by &#8220;advisors&#8221; and &#8220;lobbyists&#8221; into believing that MS is almighty.</p><p>Citizens should remind him of the OLPC.</p><p>Aside from the above, he needs to solve current Cybercity management issues (which pop in on the news once in a while), work to make Mauritius more business-friendly, work with all Ministries esp. the Ministry of Tertiary and Education to promote entrepreneurship in the IT sector at a young age. It should be possible and feasible for children below the age of 16 to launch their own startups in this field. Note: I don&#8217;t know anything about the &#8220;How&#8221; part but you can elaborate more on existing ideas, propose new ones and use elections.mu/ideas)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by raj</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-749</link> <dc:creator>raj</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 08:01:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-749</guid> <description>AvinashI personally believe that you&#039;re the ideal person to make the OLPC project a success in this country. Since I know you&#039;re a patriot can I suggest that you introduce yourself to the new IT minister and propose your services. I know it can be frustrating to bring forward new ideas but I think Mauritius will miss the technology train if we go on the traditional way. Teachers in this country are not properly valued, thanks to a few &quot;brebis galeuese&quot; but if you consider that a Guru has a higher status than parents in the hindu mythology it is not for nothing. The first and foremost group to take on board is the teaching staff, once they are convinced there&#039;s nothing to stop the OLPC project. As for funds, lets say all new MLA&#039;s choose 1800cc cars instead of 2500cc and save Rs2M per car.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Avinash</p><p>I personally believe that you&#8217;re the ideal person to make the OLPC project a success in this country. Since I know you&#8217;re a patriot can I suggest that you introduce yourself to the new IT minister and propose your services. I know it can be frustrating to bring forward new ideas but I think Mauritius will miss the technology train if we go on the traditional way. Teachers in this country are not properly valued, thanks to a few &#8220;brebis galeuese&#8221; but if you consider that a Guru has a higher status than parents in the hindu mythology it is not for nothing.<br /> The first and foremost group to take on board is the teaching staff, once they are convinced there&#8217;s nothing to stop the OLPC project. As for funds, lets say all new MLA&#8217;s choose 1800cc cars instead of 2500cc and save Rs2M per car.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Sanjay Jagatsingh</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-2/#comment-746</link> <dc:creator>Sanjay Jagatsingh</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 07:26:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-746</guid> <description>@veerenyou may also wish to &lt;a href=&#039;http://kozelidir.blogspot.com/2010/05/world-bank-blows-own-trumpet-again.html&#039; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;check this.&lt;/a&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@veeren</p><p>you may also wish to <a target="_blank" href="http://kozelidir.blogspot.com/2010/05/world-bank-blows-own-trumpet-again.html"  rel="nofollow">check this.</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-743</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 07:06:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-743</guid> <description>@RajLet&#039;s hope that he is sensible enough to surround himself with knowledgeable people who are doers (and not only talkers.) I am keenly interested to know how the OLPC project will be implemented here. But, first and foremost, there is a major work to be done in IT education in our country.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Raj</p><p>Let&#8217;s hope that he is sensible enough to surround himself with knowledgeable people who are doers (and not only talkers.) I am keenly interested to know how the OLPC project will be implemented here. But, first and foremost, there is a major work to be done in IT education in our country.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Raj</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-742</link> <dc:creator>Raj</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 15:22:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-742</guid> <description>I heard Chedumbrum Pillay on Radio 1 on Tuesday and to be honest I&#039;m not impressed. In didn&#039;t seem to have a single clue about what IT was and definitely didn&#039;t indicate his views about what he intends to do. I would strongly advise him to get the best advisors he could get, even if they are from the opposition, and get started. It is unacceptable that none of the government offices accept card payments when remote small shops can do so.I have a feeling that this ministry should have been combined with R&amp;D and Tertiary Education.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I heard Chedumbrum Pillay on Radio 1 on Tuesday and to be honest I&#8217;m not impressed. In didn&#8217;t seem to have a single clue about what IT was and definitely didn&#8217;t indicate his views about what he intends to do. I would strongly advise him to get the best advisors he could get, even if they are from the opposition, and get started. It is unacceptable that none of the government offices accept card payments when remote small shops can do so.</p><p>I have a feeling that this ministry should have been combined with R&amp;D and Tertiary Education.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Ronny</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-741</link> <dc:creator>Ronny</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 13:51:25 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-741</guid> <description>@BBRIts the perfect ministry for xavier. If he has a good communications advisor and takes care of ppl which his ministry is supposed to take care of, he might become as popular as his dad. So nita with her [...] the red supremacy in QB will need to be cautious, as still now apart from shouting around, has not yet showed what she can do for the ppl. And she was one of the responsible for the empowerment program...[Slightly edited -- Avinash]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@BBR</p><p>Its the perfect ministry for xavier.<br /> If he has a good communications advisor and takes care of ppl which his ministry is supposed to take care of, he might become as popular as his dad.<br /> So nita with her [...] the red supremacy in QB will need to be cautious, as still now apart from shouting around, has not yet showed what she can do for the ppl. And she was one of the responsible for the empowerment program&#8230;</p><p>[Slightly edited -- Avinash]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-740</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 12:36:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-740</guid> <description>@Fadil,Private sector will come up with same arguments: devaluate the rupee, the euro is depreciating, the dollar is appreciating. I wonder what they are waiting to buy in euros and sell in dollar markets or kind of get a balancinng act between their purchase and sale currencies.I will give the ministers one year and not preempt on their decisions. For the last governement, some ministers were invisible for 5 years!I wonder how we can contribute to really make a visible change..(kind of positive criticism) through the internet.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil,</p><p>Private sector will come up with same arguments: devaluate the rupee, the euro is depreciating, the dollar is appreciating. I wonder what they are waiting to buy in euros and sell in dollar markets or kind of get a balancinng act between their purchase and sale currencies.</p><p>I will give the ministers one year and not preempt on their decisions. For the last governement, some ministers were invisible for 5 years!</p><p>I wonder how we can contribute to really make a visible change..(kind of positive criticism) through the internet.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Sanjay Jagatsingh</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-2/#comment-738</link> <dc:creator>Sanjay Jagatsingh</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 07:44:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-738</guid> <description>@veeren The damage is indeed extensive.&lt;a href=&#039;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VVWMdIAbnU&amp;feature=PlayList&amp;p=E63B09CA5F34AF19&amp;index=0&amp;playnext=1&#039; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Better options were available.&lt;/a&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@veeren<br /> The damage is indeed extensive.<a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VVWMdIAbnU&amp;feature=PlayList&amp;p=E63B09CA5F34AF19&amp;index=0&amp;playnext=1"  rel="nofollow">Better options were available.</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-737</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 07:23:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-737</guid> <description>@RonnyYou have a point.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Ronny</p><p>You have a point.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Ronny</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-736</link> <dc:creator>Ronny</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 07:15:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-736</guid> <description>Mo esperé qui ester qui xavier népli dans tourisme, Tourism authority et Ministere tourisme pas pou alle fer travail ministere environnement.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mo esperé qui ester qui xavier népli dans tourisme, Tourism authority et Ministere tourisme pas pou alle fer travail ministere environnement.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-735</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 05:23:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-735</guid> <description>@B-B-RTrès probablement.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R</p><p>Très probablement.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-734</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 05:19:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-734</guid> <description>Xavier ine gagn ministere de l&#039;integration sociale et empowerment... b moi mo penser sa ministere la kapav rend li plus populaire si li kapav amene resultats...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Xavier ine gagn ministere de l&#8217;integration sociale et empowerment&#8230; b moi mo penser sa ministere la kapav rend li plus populaire si li kapav amene resultats&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-2/#comment-733</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 05:06:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-733</guid> <description>@sanjayI would also add the following about sithanen...he made the rich richer and the poor poorer.1) He removed taxes from big cars and reduced high income tax brackets to 15%. I was looking at the annual report of our leading bank. 3 of the top managers each get more than Rs 15 million each (excluding other benefits, like travels, cars, cheap loans, etc...)2) CEOs and top managers get big cars (with monthly costs of Rs 50 000 to 100 000). Costs include depreciation over 5 years, maintenance, insurance, fuel. Sithanen lets them declare these benefits as only Rs 4 000 per month!!No wonder the private sector CEO&#039;s regret Sithanen3) People who own multiple houses and villas own them through societes (they end up paying no NRPT and escape transfer taxes, by selling their parts in the societe and not the property itself)4)He cancelled food for children at school. With some imagination he could have use incentives to encourage children and parents to be interested in schooling5) He made people lose valuable time with his measures that did not bring much income for the governement ( HSC/SC fees, NRPT, Tax on savings)6) His subsidy for SC/HSC exams were so complex that even his advisors (from the World Bank)could not figure out who was going to pay how much. A much simpler method could have been used: people who do not pay taxes get full subsidies.7) For sugar cane planters, he introduced taxes for smaller tonnages and fixed expenses. If you do not like it,you have to keep detailed expenses...now can you imagine a small cane grower having to justify in his return all his expenses! A simpler method would have been to keep the existing tonnage. Does this minimal additional revenue justify all the hassles?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@sanjay</p><p>I would also add the following about sithanen&#8230;he made the rich richer and the poor poorer.</p><p>1) He removed taxes from big cars and reduced high income tax brackets to 15%. I was looking at the annual report of our leading bank. 3 of the top managers each get more than Rs 15 million each (excluding other benefits, like travels, cars, cheap loans, etc&#8230;)</p><p>2) CEOs and top managers get big cars (with monthly costs of Rs 50 000 to 100 000). Costs include depreciation over 5 years, maintenance, insurance, fuel. Sithanen lets them declare these benefits as only Rs 4 000 per month!!</p><p>No wonder the private sector CEO&#8217;s regret Sithanen</p><p>3) People who own multiple houses and villas own them through societes (they end up paying no NRPT and escape transfer taxes, by selling their parts in the societe and not the property itself)</p><p>4)He cancelled food for children at school. With some imagination he could have use incentives to encourage children and parents to be interested in schooling</p><p>5) He made people lose valuable time with his measures that did not bring much income for the governement ( HSC/SC fees, NRPT, Tax on savings)</p><p>6) His subsidy for SC/HSC exams were so complex that even his advisors (from the World Bank)could not figure out who was going to pay how much. A much simpler method could have been used: people who do not pay taxes get full subsidies.</p><p>7) For sugar cane planters, he introduced taxes for smaller tonnages and fixed expenses. If you do not like it,you have to keep detailed expenses&#8230;now can you imagine a small cane grower having to justify in his return all his expenses! A simpler method would have been to keep the existing tonnage. Does this minimal additional revenue justify all the hassles?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-732</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 04:36:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-732</guid> <description>@ brunoHow can you judge that certain ministers are more competent than others even before they have worked in these positions? On which criteria do you base yourself?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ bruno</p><p>How can you judge that certain ministers are more competent than others even before they have worked in these positions? On which criteria do you base yourself?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-731</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 03:18:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-731</guid> <description>@FadilPravind Jugnauth was Minister of Finance before and, as far as I remember, he did well. In fact, I (mini) blogged on that in 2005. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2005/04/04/we-all-live-in-a-duty-free-island/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2005/04/04/we-all-live-in-a-duty-free-island/&lt;/a&gt;By the way, did you examine every frame of yesterday&#039;s broadcast?!?Incidentally, it&#039;s not 7:15 and I&#039;ve just heard Xavier Duval say that &quot;ça me fait beaucoup de plaisir de pouvoir consacrer quelques années aux pauvres...&quot; Is that enough?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil</p><p>Pravind Jugnauth was Minister of Finance before and, as far as I remember, he did well. In fact, I (mini) blogged on that in 2005. See <a target="_blank" href="http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2005/04/04/we-all-live-in-a-duty-free-island/"  rel="nofollow">http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2005/04/04/we-all-live-in-a-duty-free-island/</a></p><p>By the way, did you examine every frame of yesterday&#8217;s broadcast?!?</p><p>Incidentally, it&#8217;s not 7:15 and I&#8217;ve just heard Xavier Duval say that &#8220;ça me fait beaucoup de plaisir de pouvoir consacrer quelques années aux pauvres&#8230;&#8221; Is that enough?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-730</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 22:44:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-730</guid> <description>Autre fait comic - sa madame la (mo croire so madame sa) p get li travers et fer so la bouche travers pendant tout interview la (pas juste dans sa frame la)&gt; http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/2332/screenshot9o.png</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Autre fait comic &#8211; sa madame la (mo croire so madame sa) p get li travers et fer so la bouche travers pendant tout interview la (pas juste dans sa frame la)&gt; <a target="_blank" href="http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/2332/screenshot9o.png"  rel="nofollow">http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/2332/screenshot9o.png</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-729</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 21:53:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-729</guid> <description>Who here believes that Pravind Jugnauth would make a successful Minster of finance? Just askin&#039;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who here believes that Pravind Jugnauth would make a successful Minster of finance? Just askin&#8217;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-727</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 19:12:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-727</guid> <description>@avinash Mo aussi mo ti croir ki peine de mort la ti enn decoy, mais la li pe vinn de plus en plus imminent. Ban abolitionists bizin mobiliser dans Maurice mo croir.Sinon, il faut faire ressortir qu&#039;on a un gouvernement de droite maintenant. On a un ministre des finances &quot;zero tax&quot; --&gt; politique de droite, et un groupe important pour la peine de mort dans le cabinet (Ramgoolam + MSM + Varma).</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@avinash<br /> Mo aussi mo ti croir ki peine de mort la ti enn decoy, mais la li pe vinn de plus en plus imminent. Ban abolitionists bizin mobiliser dans Maurice mo croir.</p><p>Sinon, il faut faire ressortir qu&#8217;on a un gouvernement de droite maintenant. On a un ministre des finances &#8220;zero tax&#8221; &#8211;&gt; politique de droite, et un groupe important pour la peine de mort dans le cabinet (Ramgoolam + MSM + Varma).</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-726</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 18:21:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-726</guid> <description>@FadilMo croire ki Arvind Boolell ti malade zordi. En tout cas, so lisié ti pe mari faire mal mo gagne l&#039;impression.En ce qui concerne Xavier, asterla li ena possibilité améliore l&#039;existence boucou dimoun mizer. Bien sir, li pou moins amizé mais seki li pou faire pou plis important dans le long terme pour le developpement du pays. Ek Navin ine faire dimoun bien comprend ki pena place réservé.@BrunoJe ne crois pas que le Gouvernement reviendra sur sa décision de suspendre la peine de mort. Voir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2010/02/25/politics-and-the-death-penalty/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2010/02/25/politics-and-the-death-penalty/&lt;/a&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil</p><p>Mo croire ki Arvind Boolell ti malade zordi. En tout cas, so lisié ti pe mari faire mal mo gagne l&#8217;impression.</p><p>En ce qui concerne Xavier, asterla li ena possibilité améliore l&#8217;existence boucou dimoun mizer. Bien sir, li pou moins amizé mais seki li pou faire pou plis important dans le long terme pour le developpement du pays. Ek Navin ine faire dimoun bien comprend ki pena place réservé.</p><p>@Bruno</p><p>Je ne crois pas que le Gouvernement reviendra sur sa décision de suspendre la peine de mort. Voir <a target="_blank" href="http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2010/02/25/politics-and-the-death-penalty/"  rel="nofollow">http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2010/02/25/politics-and-the-death-penalty/</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-725</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 18:06:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-725</guid> <description>Arvind so banne grimace ti entertaining net pendant Nomination Day. Snap: http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4576/screenshot4g.png</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Arvind so banne grimace ti entertaining net pendant Nomination Day.<br /> Snap: <a target="_blank" href="http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4576/screenshot4g.png"  rel="nofollow">http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4576/screenshot4g.png</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-724</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 18:05:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-724</guid> <description>Laisse ecrire coz creol ene coute. Mo ena ene ti remark a faire a propos de Xavier.Kan li ti ministre tourism li ti gagne plein amusements - hang out @ the beaches, meet with international press, zote conne les reste.Et maintenant, Ramgoolam vini et mete li dans Intégration sociale et Economic Empowerment et dire: &quot;C’est un ministère spécial que j’ai créé dans la lutte contre la pauvreté&quot;Un peu comme ene punishment non? Pena beaucoup l&#039;amusement la dans a moins ena ene ti fete un fois dans les temps. Mais si dans ene brighter side, Xavier pou feature dans la presse local beaucoup et sa ministere la pou retablir so image apres fiasco thalassa.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Laisse ecrire coz creol ene coute. Mo ena ene ti remark a faire a propos de Xavier.</p><p>Kan li ti ministre tourism li ti gagne plein amusements &#8211; hang out @ the beaches, meet with international press, zote conne les reste.</p><p>Et maintenant, Ramgoolam vini et mete li dans Intégration sociale et Economic Empowerment et dire: &#8220;C’est un ministère spécial que j’ai créé dans la lutte contre la pauvreté&#8221;</p><p>Un peu comme ene punishment non? Pena beaucoup l&#8217;amusement la dans a moins ena ene ti fete un fois dans les temps. Mais si dans ene brighter side, Xavier pou feature dans la presse local beaucoup et sa ministere la pou retablir so image apres fiasco thalassa.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-723</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 17:38:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-723</guid> <description>That&#039;s the guy: http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/2335/screenshot8uk.png He is an attorney! *yay* Maybe he is the One! The One who shall finally push for a bill about the CCTV data keeping time out, and The One who shall convert the NCB into a subset of BOI.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s the guy: <a target="_blank" href="http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/2335/screenshot8uk.png"  rel="nofollow">http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/2335/screenshot8uk.png</a> He is an attorney! *yay* Maybe he is the One! The One who shall finally push for a bill about the CCTV data keeping time out, and The One who shall convert the NCB into a subset of BOI.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-722</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 16:52:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-722</guid> <description>It doesn&#039;t matter! We need to hear more from the JEC now. What do these guys think of the new ministers? How are things about to change?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter! We need to hear more from the JEC now. What do these guys think of the new ministers? How are things about to change?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-721</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 15:54:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-721</guid> <description>@Bruno...bein c un peu normal de representer toutes les communautés dans le cabinet...sinon l&#039;homme a la moustache blanche, Ton Polo, va dire que communauté X ou communaté Y n&#039;est pas onboard et profitera de l&#039;occasion pour diviser la nation...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno&#8230;bein c un peu normal de representer toutes les communautés dans le cabinet&#8230;sinon l&#8217;homme a la moustache blanche, Ton Polo, va dire que communauté X ou communaté Y n&#8217;est pas onboard et profitera de l&#8217;occasion pour diviser la nation&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-720</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 15:44:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-720</guid> <description>@avinash Rama Valayden est contre la peine de mort, alors que Yatin Varma a été parmi les premiers travaillistes à se prononcer pour, même bien avant le Premier Ministre.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@avinash<br /> Rama Valayden est contre la peine de mort, alors que Yatin Varma a été parmi les premiers travaillistes à se prononcer pour, même bien avant le Premier Ministre.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Ronny</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-719</link> <dc:creator>Ronny</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 15:26:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-719</guid> <description>Valayden is not Attorney General: i wont miss him even if he is against the death penalty.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Valayden is not Attorney General: i wont miss him even if he is against the death penalty.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Ronny</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-718</link> <dc:creator>Ronny</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 15:25:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-718</guid> <description>Pravind Jugnauth, ministre des Finances. Nando Bodha, ministre du Tourisme et des Loisirs. Shawkutally Soodhun, ministre de l’Industrie et du Commerce. Deva Virahsawmy, ministre de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable. Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, ministre de la Sécurité Sociale. Mukeshwar Choonee, ministre des Arts et de la Culture. Chellumbrum Pillay, ministre des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication. Nicholas Von Mally, ministre de la Pêche et de Rodrigues. Maya Hanoomanjee, ministre de la Santé et de la Qualité de la Vie. Ashit Gunga, ministre de la Fonction publique. Shakeel Mohammed, ministre du Travail et des Relations Industrielles. Michael Sik Yuen, ministre des PME, des Coopératives et de la Protection des Consommateurs. Yatin Varma, Attorney General.Rashid Beebeejaun, vice-Premier ministre et ministre des Utilités publiques. Xavier Luc Duval, ministre de l’Intégration sociale et de l’Economic Empowerment. Rajesh Jeetah, ministre de l’Education tertiaire et de la Recherche. Anil Bachoo, ministre des Infrastructures publiques, de la NDU et du Transport intérieur. Satish Faugoo, ministre de l’Agro-industrie. Vasant Bunwaree, ministre de l’Education. Arvin Boolell, ministre des Affaires Etrangères. Sheila Bappoo, ministre de l’Egalité des genres, du Développement de l’enfant et du Bien-être familial. Abu Kasenally, ministre des Terres et du Logement. Devanand Rittoo, ministre de la Jeunesse et des Sports. Hervé Aimé, ministre des Collectivités locales.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pravind Jugnauth, ministre des Finances.<br /> Nando Bodha, ministre du Tourisme et des Loisirs.<br /> Shawkutally Soodhun, ministre de l’Industrie et du Commerce.<br /> Deva Virahsawmy, ministre de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable.<br /> Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, ministre de la Sécurité Sociale.<br /> Mukeshwar Choonee, ministre des Arts et de la Culture.<br /> Chellumbrum Pillay, ministre des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication.<br /> Nicholas Von Mally, ministre de la Pêche et de Rodrigues.<br /> Maya Hanoomanjee, ministre de la Santé et de la Qualité de la Vie.<br /> Ashit Gunga, ministre de la Fonction publique.<br /> Shakeel Mohammed, ministre du Travail et des Relations Industrielles.<br /> Michael Sik Yuen, ministre des PME, des Coopératives et de la Protection des Consommateurs.<br /> Yatin Varma, Attorney General.</p><p>Rashid Beebeejaun, vice-Premier ministre et ministre des Utilités publiques.<br /> Xavier Luc Duval, ministre de l’Intégration sociale et de l’Economic Empowerment.<br /> Rajesh Jeetah, ministre de l’Education tertiaire et de la Recherche.<br /> Anil Bachoo, ministre des Infrastructures publiques, de la NDU et du Transport intérieur.<br /> Satish Faugoo, ministre de l’Agro-industrie.<br /> Vasant Bunwaree, ministre de l’Education.<br /> Arvin Boolell, ministre des Affaires Etrangères.<br /> Sheila Bappoo, ministre de l’Egalité des genres, du Développement de l’enfant et du Bien-être familial.<br /> Abu Kasenally, ministre des Terres et du Logement.<br /> Devanand Rittoo, ministre de la Jeunesse et des Sports.<br /> Hervé Aimé, ministre des Collectivités locales.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-717</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:42:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-717</guid> <description>Who is Chedumbrum Pillay? I want to know more of his academical background.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who is Chedumbrum Pillay? I want to know more of his academical background.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-716</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:41:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-716</guid> <description>@BrunoC&#039;est vrai que la &quot;selection&quot; de ministrables à Maurice doit être modernisé, tout comme les critères utilisés pour choisir les &lt;em&gt;best losers&lt;/em&gt;.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno</p><p>C&#8217;est vrai que la &#8220;selection&#8221; de ministrables à Maurice doit être modernisé, tout comme les critères utilisés pour choisir les <em>best losers</em>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-715</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:36:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-715</guid> <description>The big news is that Rama Valayden is not the Attorney General anymore: Navin Ramgoolam prefers Yatin Varma.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The big news is that Rama Valayden is not the Attorney General anymore: Navin Ramgoolam prefers Yatin Varma.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-714</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:34:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-714</guid> <description>Nita Deerpalsing, Sayed Cader Hossen et Patrick Assirvaden, qui sont plus compétents que plusieurs ministres, n&#039;ont pu avoir de ministeres a cause des considerations ethno-casteistes.Nita Deerpalsing ne sera jamais ministre tant que Boolell et Bunwaree sont la, meme si elle est plus competente que Virasawmy au developpement durable par e.g. (a note que Virasawmy est le seul Telegu elu et donc automatiquement ministrable).Chellumbrum Pillay aux TIC, Pillay était le seul Tamoul du gouvernement. Meme considerations utilisé pour Sik Yeun: seul chinois, alors ki li finn rentrer lor la liste best loser G.P.C&#039;est cela la modernite et la meritocracie a la mauricienne. :)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nita Deerpalsing, Sayed Cader Hossen et Patrick Assirvaden, qui sont plus compétents que plusieurs ministres, n&#8217;ont pu avoir de ministeres a cause des considerations ethno-casteistes.</p><p>Nita Deerpalsing ne sera jamais ministre tant que Boolell et Bunwaree sont la, meme si elle est plus competente que Virasawmy au developpement durable par e.g. (a note que Virasawmy est le seul Telegu elu et donc automatiquement ministrable).</p><p>Chellumbrum Pillay aux TIC, Pillay était le seul Tamoul du gouvernement. Meme considerations utilisé pour Sik Yeun: seul chinois, alors ki li finn rentrer lor la liste best loser G.P.</p><p>C&#8217;est cela la modernite et la meritocracie a la mauricienne. <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-713</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:33:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-713</guid> <description>Does it matter?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Does it matter?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-712</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:33:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-712</guid> <description>Michael Sik Yuen is now a Minister.So, was he chosen because (i) he &quot;looks&quot; (even if he said he &quot;is&quot; not) a Sino-Mauritian or (ii) of his competency?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michael Sik Yuen is now a Minister.</p><p>So, was he chosen because (i) he &#8220;looks&#8221; (even if he said he &#8220;is&#8221; not) a Sino-Mauritian or (ii) of his competency?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les Ministres by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/11/les-ministres/comment-page-1/#comment-711</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:31:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=242#comment-711</guid> <description>I wish good luck to all Ministers. Now they &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; have to implement what was promised in their &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleublancrouge.mu/files/Programme.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;electoral manifesto&lt;/a&gt;...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wish good luck to all Ministers. Now they <em>only</em> have to implement what was promised in their <a target="_blank" href="http://bleublancrouge.mu/files/Programme.pdf"  rel="nofollow">electoral manifesto</a>&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on How to determine the 8 best losers? by Elections.mu &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Does it matter?</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/how-to-determine-the-8-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-710</link> <dc:creator>Elections.mu &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Does it matter?</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 12:57:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=223#comment-710</guid> <description>[...] As I wrote in one of my previous posts, the algorithm used for selecting those lucky fews is arcane and vague. In Week-End today, there is an article which attempts to explain how it works. One of these days, [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] As I wrote in one of my previous posts, the algorithm used for selecting those lucky fews is arcane and vague. In Week-End today, there is an article which attempts to explain how it works. One of these days, [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-709</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 09:55:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-709</guid> <description>@shak I had mixed feelings when I watched the full thalassa emission (Rodrigues, Chagos, Mauritius, and the dodo). I am not sure if I am mixing 2 emissions! There was so much these 2 lastweeks.At the start, they showed Rodrigues where fishermen are engaging in illegal fishing and detroying the corals. They admit the harm they are doing and the coast guards close a eye as the fishermen do not have other occupations!So comining back to Intercontinental, Anahita, Ile aux Cerfs golf course, I am for development. These have contributed to FDI and jobs.I found that this emission was significantly biased. If you go to Baie du Tombeau, around Le goulet and Intercontinental hotel, the corals were dead long ago (because of its proximity to port louis and the mouth of the river). There is almost no reefs and Intercontinental had to place rock walls in the sea to accomodate an artificial beach. The emission want us believe that this place was thriving with living corals and fish!!Instead of blindly critisizing those developments, I wonder why our &#039;Ange Gardien in his speedboat&#039; does not identify suitable spots for creating artificial reefs (sinking of old boats for example...) and be more positive in his approach.What does he propose for Balaclava and Blue Bay marine parks and other marine areas that can be created?Other examples will be fish or lobster breeding in the wild (lobster  breeding in Maine, US or oyster breeding all over the world, tuna breeding, etc...)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@shak<br /> I had mixed feelings when I watched the full thalassa emission (Rodrigues, Chagos, Mauritius, and the dodo). I am not sure if I am mixing 2 emissions! There was so much these 2 lastweeks.</p><p>At the start, they showed Rodrigues where fishermen are engaging in illegal fishing and detroying the corals. They admit the harm they are doing and the coast guards close a eye as the fishermen do not have other occupations!</p><p>So comining back to Intercontinental, Anahita, Ile aux Cerfs golf course, I am for development. These have contributed to FDI and jobs.</p><p>I found that this emission was significantly biased. If you go to Baie du Tombeau, around Le goulet and Intercontinental hotel, the corals were dead long ago (because of its proximity to port louis and the mouth of the river). There is almost no reefs and Intercontinental had to place rock walls in the sea to accomodate an artificial beach. The emission want us believe that this place was thriving with living corals and fish!!</p><p>Instead of blindly critisizing those developments, I wonder why our &#8216;Ange Gardien in his speedboat&#8217; does not identify suitable spots for creating artificial reefs (sinking of old boats for example&#8230;) and be more positive in his approach.</p><p>What does he propose for Balaclava and Blue Bay marine parks and other marine areas that can be created?</p><p>Other examples will be fish or lobster breeding in the wild (lobster  breeding in Maine, US or oyster breeding all over the world, tuna breeding, etc&#8230;)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Faisal...</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-708</link> <dc:creator>Faisal...</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 08:07:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-708</guid> <description>@Parvez: education (of the system and our rights) may not be enough but it is a good start.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parvez: education (of the system and our rights) may not be enough but it is a good start.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-705</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 06:16:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-705</guid> <description>@Kervin: You are absolutely right. This demon should be wipe out from our political system and I don&#039;t think education is enough for this.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Kervin: You are absolutely right. This demon should be wipe out from our political system and I don&#8217;t think education is enough for this.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Here are the best losers by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/here-are-the-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-704</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 05:56:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=227#comment-704</guid> <description>@ Avinash,I sometimes hear 2/3 majority and sometimes 3/4 majority. With MR, the govt has 2/3 majority</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Avinash,</p><p>I sometimes hear 2/3 majority and sometimes 3/4 majority. With MR, the govt has 2/3 majority</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-703</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 05:53:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-703</guid> <description>@parvez,It is a fact that People prefer Ramgoolam to Berenger as prime minister. All preelection polls showed that. When we are electing a deputy, we are also voting for the prime minister. And this is the strategy of every leader to win (Barack Obama,Cameron, etc...)However we cannot reduce everything to Ramgoolam was elected because  of him being a hindu (and Paul berenger not) and forget the rest (rassembleur vs diviseur, positive language vs negative language, stability vs instability, etc...).There are other reasons and we are evolving in the right directions. There are several factors that made Kavi Ramano elected and not Kadress Pillay (young vs old, new ideas vs old, local presence...).Incidentally, PTR with Navin at its head lost in 2000 and MSM/MMM won with Berenger as prime minister for 2 years. During this time, I remember Berenger as a very good worker (maitrisant ses dossier comme il aime dire), doing most of the work and treating his ministers as incompetent and intellectually limited. Ramgoolam on the other end, put the onus on his ministers to deliver (some were excellent, some good and some bad). This is howw a good CEO should work, employ the right people and not try to do everything himself.TEAMWORK, POSITIVE ATTITUDE WORKS</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@parvez,</p><p>It is a fact that People prefer Ramgoolam to Berenger as prime minister. All preelection polls showed that. When we are electing a deputy, we are also voting for the prime minister. And this is the strategy of every leader to win (Barack Obama,Cameron, etc&#8230;)</p><p>However we cannot reduce everything to Ramgoolam was elected because  of him being a hindu (and Paul berenger not) and forget the rest (rassembleur vs diviseur, positive language vs negative language, stability vs instability, etc&#8230;).</p><p>There are other reasons and we are evolving in the right directions. There are several factors that made Kavi Ramano elected and not Kadress Pillay (young vs old, new ideas vs old, local presence&#8230;).</p><p>Incidentally, PTR with Navin at its head lost in 2000 and MSM/MMM won with Berenger as prime minister for 2 years. During this time, I remember Berenger as a very good worker (maitrisant ses dossier comme il aime dire), doing most of the work and treating his ministers as incompetent and intellectually limited. Ramgoolam on the other end, put the onus on his ministers to deliver (some were excellent, some good and some bad). This is howw a good CEO should work, employ the right people and not try to do everything himself.</p><p>TEAMWORK, POSITIVE ATTITUDE WORKS</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-702</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 05:42:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-702</guid> <description>Just a thought:&quot;The absolutely pathetic thing would be that he becomes a Minister because the Government needs to have one Sino-Mauritian in office...&quot;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just a thought:</p><p>&#8220;The absolutely pathetic thing would be that he becomes a Minister because the Government needs to have one Sino-Mauritian in office&#8230;&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on About by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/about/comment-page-1/#comment-701</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 05:37:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=6#comment-701</guid> <description>@FadilI can tell you that, since launching Elections.mu, we&#039;ve had 6,565 visits and the average time spent by a visitor is 4:14 which is very good.Of course, this is a consequence of people like you who have greatly contributed to the discussions. I&#039;ve also given a few interviews in the local press which has helped.The idea is to continue growing Elections.mu. Of course, traffic is less now that the elections are over. But, as you know, on the web, things take some time and, at the end of the day, everything depends on the quality of the content.Incidentally, would you like to be a regular contributor?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil</p><p>I can tell you that, since launching Elections.mu, we&#8217;ve had 6,565 visits and the average time spent by a visitor is 4:14 which is very good.</p><p>Of course, this is a consequence of people like you who have greatly contributed to the discussions. I&#8217;ve also given a few interviews in the local press which has helped.</p><p>The idea is to continue growing Elections.mu. Of course, traffic is less now that the elections are over. But, as you know, on the web, things take some time and, at the end of the day, everything depends on the quality of the content.</p><p>Incidentally, would you like to be a regular contributor?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on About by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/about/comment-page-1/#comment-699</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 18:56:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=6#comment-699</guid> <description>for one, traffic.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>for one, traffic.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by citizen_kane</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-698</link> <dc:creator>citizen_kane</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 18:46:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-698</guid> <description>Well if am not mistaken, he did have special meetings with Sino Mauritian in his constituency during the campaign, so how did he not see himself as general population back then. But the whole thing of declaring one`s community is kinda backwards in itself. He might or might not have done that to trick the system, I think it is a great opportunity to review the system and prevent such polemics in the future. I head on the radio this morning that if the FSM had a Sino Mauritian candidate, he/she would have been the 8th best loser, &quot;irrespective of his score&quot;...clearly the thing is flawed.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well if am not mistaken, he did have special meetings with Sino Mauritian in his constituency during the campaign, so how did he not see himself as general population back then. But the whole thing of declaring one`s community is kinda backwards in itself.<br /> He might or might not have done that to trick the system, I think it is a great opportunity to review the system and prevent such polemics in the future. I head on the radio this morning that if the FSM had a Sino Mauritian candidate, he/she would have been the 8th best loser, &#8220;irrespective of his score&#8221;&#8230;clearly the thing is flawed.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on About by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/about/comment-page-1/#comment-697</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 18:13:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=6#comment-697</guid> <description>@Fadil What stats?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil What stats?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Kervin</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-695</link> <dc:creator>Kervin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 15:03:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-695</guid> <description>@Parvez, I have to admit that you are right and that most Mauritians choose to elect persons based on their &quot;community&quot;.  It might seems silly and difficult to say, but it is true.  I think our education system does not allow us (myself in it) to think impartially of what is best for the country.  Politicians, make use and abuse of this, in their &quot;strategic calculations&quot; to win elections.In contrast to you, however I personally think that although, the best loser system has helped Mauritius during the years, it is now time for change.  We need to remove the importance of communities in the election and day to day running of the country.  In so doing, we must not make the mistake of having the ruling of the majority become tyranny of the majority.We must also have additional plans to get everyone satisfied, I think we also need to have more democratic parties that would allow anyone from any community to become elected (not father son dictatorship).@veeren, please leave chelsea out of this. :)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parvez, I have to admit that you are right and that most Mauritians choose to elect persons based on their &#8220;community&#8221;.  It might seems silly and difficult to say, but it is true.  I think our education system does not allow us (myself in it) to think impartially of what is best for the country.  Politicians, make use and abuse of this, in their &#8220;strategic calculations&#8221; to win elections.</p><p>In contrast to you, however I personally think that although, the best loser system has helped Mauritius during the years, it is now time for change.  We need to remove the importance of communities in the election and day to day running of the country.  In so doing, we must not make the mistake of having the ruling of the majority become tyranny of the majority.</p><p>We must also have additional plans to get everyone satisfied, I think we also need to have more democratic parties that would allow anyone from any community to become elected (not father son dictatorship).</p><p>@veeren, please leave chelsea out of this. <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on About by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/about/comment-page-1/#comment-694</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 14:07:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=6#comment-694</guid> <description>Will you be releasing the stats of the blog soon?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Will you be releasing the stats of the blog soon?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by MK</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-693</link> <dc:creator>MK</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 13:41:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-693</guid> <description>First of all, one cannot fail to recognise that BOTH were born on ths island and are equally sons of this NATION. I am not implying that there are not yet still other gerat sons  and daughters of this nation. It is a fact, WE ARE a SMALL GREAT NATION.One can say he started as a &#039;vendeur gateau piment&#039; and pointing at the other saying that &#039;you propably never did that&#039;. But it MUST NOT be forgotten how SSR started in life, he even lost one eye, &#039;dans so charette boeuf.&#039;So much things he did in his life time for the the people our island. Yes but NO ONE IS PERFECT under the sun, he had  his own minuses too. Yes, Navin probably has learnt a lot from his father, why not ? That is his chance in this life. I am not jealous of that.  But one needs to recognise also, that others are also born with others chances in life.Navin &amp; Rama,  both need to get together and identify each other&#039;s +&#039;s &amp; -&#039;s. It is normal we all have them no one is exempted.To say that one have none or saying the other is more at fault etc is peurile, isn&#039;t it?If one has understood well, Rama was given a ticket in constituency &#039; X&#039; but wanted it in previous constituency &#039;Y&#039; and plus a condition that he be the Finance Minister.In my humble analysis, I see that BOTH, Navin &amp; Rama are NOT exempted from their interior desirs, pursuits of their interior motivations i.e. there MUST BE A GIVE and TAKE for the INTEREST of the country and its people PLEASE.Mauritians are very well educated, and need leaders who are ready to let go their IMAGES that they might have built for themselves or inherited.Forget NOT dear SONS of Mauritius they are JUST IMAGES !!!Let those IMAGES go and the whole NATION will prosper. Come on NAVIN, RAMA, &amp; PRAVIND you CAN DO IT GUYS! YES YOU CAN ! MK (a modest son of Maurtius also, but not interested in any future political ticket :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First of all, one cannot fail to recognise that BOTH were born on ths island and are equally sons of this NATION. I am not implying that there are not yet still other gerat sons  and daughters of this nation.<br /> It is a fact, WE ARE a SMALL GREAT NATION.</p><p>One can say he started as a &#8216;vendeur gateau piment&#8217; and pointing at the other saying that &#8216;you propably never did that&#8217;. But it MUST NOT be forgotten how SSR started in life, he even lost one eye, &#8216;dans so charette boeuf.&#8217;So much things he did in his life time for the the people our island. Yes but NO ONE IS PERFECT under the sun, he had  his own minuses too.</p><p>Yes, Navin probably has learnt a lot from his father, why not ? That is his chance in this life. I am not jealous of that.  But one needs to recognise also, that others are also born with others chances in life.</p><p>Navin &amp; Rama,  both need to get together and identify each other&#8217;s +&#8217;s &amp; -&#8217;s. It is normal we all have them no one is exempted.</p><p> To say that one have none or saying the other is more at fault etc is peurile, isn&#8217;t it?</p><p>If one has understood well, Rama was given a ticket in constituency &#8216; X&#8217; but wanted it in previous constituency &#8216;Y&#8217; and plus a condition that he be the Finance Minister.</p><p>In my humble analysis, I see that BOTH, Navin &amp; Rama are NOT exempted from their interior desirs, pursuits of their interior motivations i.e. there MUST BE A GIVE and TAKE for the INTEREST of the country and its people PLEASE.</p><p> Mauritians are very well educated, and need leaders who are ready to let go their IMAGES that they might have built for themselves or inherited.Forget NOT dear SONS of Mauritius they are JUST IMAGES !!!</p><p>Let those IMAGES go and the whole NATION will prosper. Come on NAVIN, RAMA, &amp; PRAVIND you CAN DO IT GUYS!<br /> YES YOU CAN !<br /> MK<br /> (a modest son of Maurtius also,<br /> but not interested in any future political ticket <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-692</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 12:38:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-692</guid> <description>To all,There were two big splits for MMM.....first one was MSM led by Aneerood Jugnath and second one was RMM led by Jean Claude de L&#039;Estrac (who thought he could defy Paul Berenger in number 19, putting an end to his political career!)When I found myself before the list of 25 or so candidates in the isoloir, I was asking myself: 1) should I put a cross or a tick? 2) who do i know in the list and which party are they from? 3) and I started from the alphabetically sorted list...results of the elections...top of the lists...well known people in their respective constituencies (media, internet, local presence) and in some cases WOMEN.Incidentally, people who I talked to in number 8, said that Ashok Jugnauth had helped them (jobs, etc..). Do not forget why he was stripped of his deputeeshipp.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To all,</p><p>There were two big splits for MMM&#8230;..first one was MSM led by Aneerood Jugnath and second one was RMM led by Jean Claude de L&#8217;Estrac (who thought he could defy Paul Berenger in number 19, putting an end to his political career!)</p><p>When I found myself before the list of 25 or so candidates in the isoloir, I was asking myself:<br /> 1) should I put a cross or a tick?<br /> 2) who do i know in the list and which party are they from?<br /> 3) and I started from the alphabetically sorted list</p><p>&#8230;results of the elections&#8230;top of the lists&#8230;well known people in their respective constituencies (media, internet, local presence) and in some cases WOMEN.</p><p>Incidentally, people who I talked to in number 8, said that Ashok Jugnauth had helped them (jobs, etc..). Do not forget why he was stripped of his deputeeshipp.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by selven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-691</link> <dc:creator>selven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 12:12:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-691</guid> <description>who allowed this flaw to exist? the people walong with the government, the later just exploited a flaw that you have accepted to exist till now, people don&#039;t have the right to throw stones at him now.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>who allowed this flaw to exist? the people walong with the government, the later just exploited a flaw that you have accepted to exist till now, people don&#8217;t have the right to throw stones at him now.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Faisal...</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-690</link> <dc:creator>Faisal...</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 11:54:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-690</guid> <description>As you mentioned Avinash, casting the moral/immoral aspect of the system aside, it is illogical. How can you compare way of life against ethnicity? A sino-mauritian can be a hindu or muslim if he wants to. The other thing is how would you prove someone&#039;s way of life? I understand that the original idea was to make sure that all communities have a say in the election in order to keep Mauritius stable. At the time, it was pretty much easy to classify and it worked somehow. It is an outdated system because people think differently. If it is to stay, it is up to the candidate to decide. After-all, it is about to which community he associates himself, for which community he is willing to fight if threatened in some ways.The other thing is that most communities are already being presented within all the major parties - on the outside. Are the MPs, including the best losers, really representing their communities, their parties, or personal gains?These 8 extra seats could be used in a corrective way to represent the number of votes as per the top coalitions/parties. This way the representation will be better and the people will really see that their votes count. One thing that we should be proud is that counting is not rigged in Mauritius.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As you mentioned Avinash, casting the moral/immoral aspect of the system aside, it is illogical. How can you compare way of life against ethnicity? A sino-mauritian can be a hindu or muslim if he wants to. The other thing is how would you prove someone&#8217;s way of life? I understand that the original idea was to make sure that all communities have a say in the election in order to keep Mauritius stable.<br /> At the time, it was pretty much easy to classify and it worked somehow. It is an outdated system because people think differently. If it is to stay, it is up to the candidate to decide. After-all, it is about to which community he associates himself, for which community he is willing to fight if threatened in some ways.</p><p>The other thing is that most communities are already being presented within all the major parties &#8211; on the outside. Are the MPs, including the best losers, really representing their communities, their parties, or personal gains?</p><p>These 8 extra seats could be used in a corrective way to represent the number of votes as per the top coalitions/parties. This way the representation will be better and the people will really see that their votes count. One thing that we should be proud is that counting is not rigged in Mauritius.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-689</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 11:06:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-689</guid> <description>@veeren: sure chelsea won on merit and you can&#039;t compare chelsea with our political system. Like it or not but this choice worked for Ramgoolam. If it was on merits then our prime minister should have said to vote for the best candidates in the constituency and not perform regional campaign with this as slogan. it&#039;s the truth and no one should deny that he perform this type of campaign in the rural areas. thanks for commenting veeren.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@veeren: sure chelsea won on merit and you can&#8217;t compare chelsea with our political system. Like it or not but this choice worked for Ramgoolam. If it was on merits then our prime minister should have said to vote for the best candidates in the constituency and not perform regional campaign with this as slogan. it&#8217;s the truth and no one should deny that he perform this type of campaign in the rural areas.<br /> thanks for commenting veeren.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-688</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 09:15:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-688</guid> <description>@FadilThanks a lot for the link. It&#039;s an excellent read.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil</p><p>Thanks a lot for the link. It&#8217;s an excellent read.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-687</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 08:57:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-687</guid> <description>@parvezLet me ask you the following questions:Chelsea is champion because of its merit and not because of Liverpool.If hindus will have to chose a prime minister between Ramjuttun and Berenger, will they choose Ramjuttun?So please give Ramgoolam his merit and do not insult&#039;s people intelligence.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@parvez</p><p>Let me ask you the following questions:</p><p>Chelsea is champion because of its merit and not because of Liverpool.</p><p>If hindus will have to chose a prime minister between Ramjuttun and Berenger, will they choose Ramjuttun?</p><p>So please give Ramgoolam his merit and do not insult&#8217;s people intelligence.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-686</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 07:45:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-686</guid> <description>I have read all the comments and wish to make the following observations:1) The democratic system enables the party who has the most elected candidates govern. It also has its flaws (Gore was defeated against Bush, despite the fact that his party had more percentage votes than Bush). In the UK, labour has 258 seats with 29% of votes whereas the liberal democrats has only 57 seats with 23% of votes. Is this fair?2) In our companies, it is the majority shareholder that decides everything (the shareholder who has 51%). The shareholder holding 49% has basically no say. This system is not fair but it works. Can you imagine a company where no decision can be taken?3)The best loser system, despite all its flaws may have helped in keeping a stable Mauritius4) Categorisation of populations in itself is the single worst evil. So proposing to group people based on religion, ethnic origins or way of life is completely stupid and cannot be done. Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite, is what people have fought for during decades. Categorisation cannnot be imposed. It should be of your freewill. And if you refuse to be categorised, this is also your right.Sik Yuen has chosen to declare himself as Generation Population. It is his absolute right. Just like the people who chose not to declare theirs.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have read all the comments and wish to make the following observations:</p><p>1) The democratic system enables the party who has the most elected candidates govern. It also has its flaws (Gore was defeated against Bush, despite the fact that his party had more percentage votes than Bush). In the UK, labour has 258 seats with 29% of votes whereas the liberal democrats has only 57 seats with 23% of votes. Is this fair?</p><p>2) In our companies, it is the majority shareholder that decides everything (the shareholder who has 51%). The shareholder holding 49% has basically no say. This system is not fair but it works. Can you imagine a company where no decision can be taken?</p><p>3)The best loser system, despite all its flaws may have helped in keeping a stable Mauritius</p><p>4) Categorisation of populations in itself is the single worst evil. So proposing to group people based on religion, ethnic origins or way of life is completely stupid and cannot be done. Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite, is what people have fought for during decades. Categorisation cannnot be imposed. It should be of your freewill. And if you refuse to be categorised, this is also your right.</p><p>Sik Yuen has chosen to declare himself as Generation Population. It is his absolute right. Just like the people who chose not to declare theirs.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-685</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 06:57:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-685</guid> <description>@Avinash http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/downloads/PRMyths.pdf</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Avinash <a target="_blank" href="http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/downloads/PRMyths.pdf"  rel="nofollow">http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/downloads/PRMyths.pdf</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-684</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 05:30:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-684</guid> <description>@B-B-REh oui. Mo ti RCC avec Kavi Ramano et d&#039;autres quelques années de cela :-)Mo croire to ena ene point avec sympathie ki MSM ena: mo aussi mo capav imaginer qui ene partie militants MMM encore apprécié MSM ek, naturellement, banne sympatisants PTr ine vote banne MSM (parceki zot ine gagne instructions depi la haut mais aussi parceki banne agents lor terrain ena presque meme background.)En tout cas, MSM ine reussi ene performance remarquable. Ek mo penser sa pou ena ene repercussion lor banne postes ministres.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R</p><p>Eh oui. Mo ti RCC avec Kavi Ramano et d&#8217;autres quelques années de cela <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>Mo croire to ena ene point avec sympathie ki MSM ena: mo aussi mo capav imaginer qui ene partie militants MMM encore apprécié MSM ek, naturellement, banne sympatisants PTr ine vote banne MSM (parceki zot ine gagne instructions depi la haut mais aussi parceki banne agents lor terrain ena presque meme background.)</p><p>En tout cas, MSM ine reussi ene performance remarquable. Ek mo penser sa pou ena ene repercussion lor banne postes ministres.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-683</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 04:33:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-683</guid> <description>@avinash...paret tone vote kavi ramano toi!! lolNon..moi mo toujours penser certains candidats MSM ine gagn votes depuis bannes electorat MMM (kan bannes votants mmm ine couper trancher)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@avinash&#8230;paret tone vote kavi ramano toi!! lol</p><p>Non..moi mo toujours penser certains candidats MSM ine gagn votes depuis bannes electorat MMM (kan bannes votants mmm ine couper trancher)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-682</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 03:41:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-682</guid> <description>In our excitement during and following the elections, we nearly forgot that Rama Sithanen is still a member of the Labour Party.Who knows what Navin Ramgoolam intends to do with him? Who has an idea?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In our excitement during and following the elections, we nearly forgot that Rama Sithanen is still a member of the Labour Party.</p><p>Who knows what Navin Ramgoolam intends to do with him? Who has an idea?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-681</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 03:39:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-681</guid> <description>@KervinI guess you&#039;re speaking of money that the MSM has invested in the campaign. As far as I know, all major political parties (even the MMM...) did so.In fact, that Rs 100,000 limit per constituency (as defined by the Electoral Commission I think) is surreal. Everyone knows that the actual sums used are at least 10x more.@BrunoPourquoi &quot;bien sur que non&quot;?!? C&#039;est évident qui (par exemple) Mireille Martin plis populaire ki Kalyanee Jhugroo au No 4 parceki line gagne plis vote. Question ki capav poser c&#039;est couma line vine plis populaire ene 3 semaines.Moi, mo préfère pas rentre dans aucaine &quot;conspirary theory.&quot; Mo préfère penser ki (i) li ene meilleur communiquant (li ti mari bon lor TV dans emission politique par exemple) (ii) li koz Hindi mari bien et (iii) li projete ene bon image =&gt; dimoun content li.Couma Kavi Ramano en fait.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Kervin</p><p>I guess you&#8217;re speaking of money that the MSM has invested in the campaign. As far as I know, all major political parties (even the MMM&#8230;) did so.</p><p>In fact, that Rs 100,000 limit per constituency (as defined by the Electoral Commission I think) is surreal. Everyone knows that the actual sums used are at least 10x more.</p><p>@Bruno</p><p>Pourquoi &#8220;bien sur que non&#8221;?!? C&#8217;est évident qui (par exemple) Mireille Martin plis populaire ki Kalyanee Jhugroo au No 4 parceki line gagne plis vote. Question ki capav poser c&#8217;est couma line vine plis populaire ene 3 semaines.</p><p>Moi, mo préfère pas rentre dans aucaine &#8220;conspirary theory.&#8221; Mo préfère penser ki (i) li ene meilleur communiquant (li ti mari bon lor TV dans emission politique par exemple) (ii) li koz Hindi mari bien et (iii) li projete ene bon image => dimoun content li.</p><p>Couma Kavi Ramano en fait.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-680</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 03:32:11 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-680</guid> <description>Donc, en résumé,(1) Michael Sik Yuen ena droit considère li couma Population Général(2) Critières &quot;communal&quot; pou système best loser bizin revoir.Couma zot penser (2) bizin été?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Donc, en résumé,</p><p>(1) Michael Sik Yuen ena droit considère li couma Population Général</p><p>(2) Critières &#8220;communal&#8221; pou système best loser bizin revoir.</p><p>Couma zot penser (2) bizin été?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-679</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 03:23:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-679</guid> <description>Yes let&#039;s hope they really review the system as the classification does not follow a single logical reasoning. It mixes up ethnicity with religion. And, fact is that the 1972 census is used as reference so the demographic stats used are inherently flawed as there must have been changes in the composition of the population w.r.t to the odd classification.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes let&#8217;s hope they really review the system as the classification does not follow a single logical reasoning. It mixes up ethnicity with religion. And, fact is that the 1972 census is used as reference so the demographic stats used are inherently flawed as there must have been changes in the composition of the population w.r.t to the odd classification.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by MK</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-677</link> <dc:creator>MK</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 00:25:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-677</guid> <description>Chers Rama et Navin (FILS de l&#039;ILE MAURICE! ) Est-ce que la vie du peuple mauriciens est dépendente des activitées politiques et économiques SEULEMENT? A mon avis la vie du peuple de toute nation est un tout. Pour aller de l’avant, METTEZ l’avenir du PEUPLE EN PREMIER SVP. RECONCILIEZ-VOUS et VOUS SEREZ UN EXEMPLE de BONNE VOLONTE ET SEREZ AIMER par le peuple.*******************Maintenant si posait une question : qu’est-ce qu’on voit dans cette situation chez les Navin Ramgoolam et Rama Sithanen? Ce n’est que l’extérieur? Et ce qu’on NE VOIT PAS est à l’intérieur chez les deux. Mais la vérité est ( heureusement !) que l’extérieur et l’intérieur ne sont jamais séparées. On ne peut pas les séparer car il y a une interaction continuelle -extérieur et intérieur chez les deux. A mon vis, l’un n’est pas mieux que l’autre et vice versa. Se pointer du doigt est enfantin. Ce que nous devons comprendre dans toute ce scénario est que les désirs intérieurs et les poursuites des motivations intérieurs, des deux hommes, sont toujours plus puisantes.Come on guys get together in the interest of the country and its people. You can do it !</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chers Rama et Navin (FILS de l&#8217;ILE MAURICE! )<br /> Est-ce que la vie du peuple mauriciens est dépendente des activitées politiques et économiques SEULEMENT?<br /> A mon avis la vie du peuple de toute nation est un tout.<br /> Pour aller de l’avant,<br /> METTEZ l’avenir du PEUPLE EN PREMIER SVP.<br /> RECONCILIEZ-VOUS et VOUS SEREZ UN EXEMPLE de BONNE VOLONTE<br /> ET SEREZ AIMER par le peuple.</p><p>*******************</p><p>Maintenant si posait une question :<br /> qu’est-ce qu’on voit dans cette situation chez les Navin Ramgoolam et Rama Sithanen?</p><p>Ce n’est que l’extérieur?<br /> Et ce qu’on NE VOIT PAS est à l’intérieur chez les deux.</p><p>Mais la vérité est ( heureusement !) que l’extérieur et l’intérieur ne sont jamais séparées.</p><p>On ne peut pas les séparer car il y a une interaction continuelle -extérieur et intérieur chez les deux.<br /> A mon vis, l’un n’est pas mieux que l’autre et vice versa. Se pointer du doigt est enfantin.</p><p>Ce que nous devons comprendre dans toute ce scénario est que les désirs intérieurs et les poursuites des motivations intérieurs, des deux hommes, sont toujours plus puisantes.</p><p>Come on guys get together in the interest of the country and its people. You can do it !</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Mita</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-675</link> <dc:creator>Mita</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 18:58:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-675</guid> <description>Too late for protest...Michael was not wrong to declare himself as someone of &quot;population générale&quot;. He is not a Chinese though of Chinese origin. He is not a foreigner residing in Mauritius but a Mauritian. He may pray in pagodas and in churches while being a Christian. He is free to take up the way of life he wishes.So let&#039;s all congratulate him for his present nomination.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Too late for protest&#8230;</p><p>Michael was not wrong to declare himself as someone of &#8220;population générale&#8221;.<br /> He is not a Chinese though of Chinese origin.<br /> He is not a foreigner residing in Mauritius but a Mauritian.<br /> He may pray in pagodas and in churches while being a Christian.<br /> He is free to take up the way of life he wishes.</p><p>So let&#8217;s all congratulate him for his present nomination.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-674</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 18:45:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-674</guid> <description>@Avinash Martin plus populaire que Kalyanee au no 4??!!!!? Jugnauth disons, mais DOOKUN???? plus populaire ke Dayal au no 8!!!! Bholah plus populaire que Hookoom?!!!??? Jhugroo plus populaire que Bunwaree!!!???? Bien sur que NON.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Avinash<br /> Martin plus populaire que Kalyanee au no 4??!!!!? Jugnauth disons, mais DOOKUN???? plus populaire ke Dayal au no 8!!!! Bholah plus populaire que Hookoom?!!!??? Jhugroo plus populaire que Bunwaree!!!???? Bien sur que NON.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-673</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 18:41:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-673</guid> <description>@avinash :) Not only Homo Sapiens, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18869-neanderthal-genome-reveals-interbreeding-with-humans.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;there is a trace of Neanderthal genome in some!&lt;/a&gt; So they are genetically different :P #sarcasm</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@avinash<br /> <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> Not only Homo Sapiens, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18869-neanderthal-genome-reveals-interbreeding-with-humans.html"  rel="nofollow">there is a trace of Neanderthal genome in some!</a> So they are genetically different <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> #sarcasm</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by Mita</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-672</link> <dc:creator>Mita</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 18:33:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-672</guid> <description>Hi all, D&#039;après moi, les candidats MSM sont sortis en tête de liste parcequ&#039;ils paraissent sérieux et qu&#039;ils ont eu tous les votes des PMXD; PTr; MSM + (qq votes des MMM car la bataille était entre Paul et Navin). Beaucoup de MMM voulaient les MSM comme alliés et vicé-versa. C&#039;est vrai B-B-R-, C&#039;est SGD qui aveit parlé de 5 sous pour faire la roupie de SSR rond etc. Sorry!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi all,<br /> D&#8217;après moi, les candidats MSM sont sortis en tête de liste parcequ&#8217;ils paraissent sérieux et qu&#8217;ils ont eu tous les votes des PMXD; PTr; MSM + (qq votes des MMM car la bataille était entre Paul et Navin). Beaucoup de MMM voulaient les MSM comme alliés et vicé-versa.<br /> C&#8217;est vrai B-B-R-,<br /> C&#8217;est SGD qui aveit parlé de 5 sous pour faire la roupie de SSR rond etc. Sorry!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-671</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 18:26:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-671</guid> <description>As BBR has clearly says, it&#039;s too late now to discuss this matter. What can that change? Apart from paying one more person the salary of deputy.On the matter of the best loser system and the system itself, I believe that this system create stability among the different component of our society. Trying to change it would imply that we would create instability among the population of Mauritius. I would base my opinion on all previous elections that took place in Mauritius. If I&#039;m not mistaken, communalism is predominant on the Island and thus once this can be removed, then we can change the current system. Concerning meritocracy, those who believe that it is alive on our island, I think they are not living here. Do you think that our people are ready to vote someone else than a hindu as prime minister? It was clear during the previous campaign that every social hindu groups sided with Navin Ramgoolam and even the VOH press release pointed that Navin should be re-elected as Prime Minister. Everyone knows that Navin worked very hard during this election and he asked the hindus clearly to choose between him and Berenger. So, this election proved that the communalism devil was active. Correct me if I&#039;m wrong.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As BBR has clearly says, it&#8217;s too late now to discuss this matter. What can that change? Apart from paying one more person the salary of deputy.</p><p>On the matter of the best loser system and the system itself, I believe that this system create stability among the different component of our society. Trying to change it would imply that we would create instability among the population of Mauritius. I would base my opinion on all previous elections that took place in Mauritius. If I&#8217;m not mistaken, communalism is predominant on the Island and thus once this can be removed, then we can change the current system. Concerning meritocracy, those who believe that it is alive on our island, I think they are not living here. Do you think that our people are ready to vote someone else than a hindu as prime minister? It was clear during the previous campaign that every social hindu groups sided with Navin Ramgoolam and even the VOH press release pointed that Navin should be re-elected as Prime Minister. Everyone knows that Navin worked very hard during this election and he asked the hindus clearly to choose between him and Berenger. So, this election proved that the communalism devil was active.<br /> Correct me if I&#8217;m wrong.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by Kervin</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-670</link> <dc:creator>Kervin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 17:59:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-670</guid> <description>1 kitchoze important kin pan mentioner, c&#039;est Sun Trust...  Haha, li ena so poids dan sa alliance kin fin ena la ek sa victoire Pravind.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1 kitchoze important kin pan mentioner, c&#8217;est Sun Trust&#8230;  Haha, li ena so poids dan sa alliance kin fin ena la ek sa victoire Pravind.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-669</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 17:35:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-669</guid> <description>Let&#039;s hope this will prompt existing political parties to reconsider the bizarre criteria used for determining the best losers.It&#039;s true that comparing two religions (Hindu &amp; Muslim) to a geographical provenance (Sino-Mauritian) is stupid. In fact, and I think a lot of Mauritians miss that, Hindus and Muslims in Mauritius come from India (so, strictly speaking, Hindus and Muslims should have been categorised as Indo-Mauritian.)Those &quot;rules&quot; were introduced in 1967 at a time where people still thought in terms of race. And, since then, scientists, using DNA analysis, have found out that all humans belong to the same race: the Homo Sapiens.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s hope this will prompt existing political parties to reconsider the bizarre criteria used for determining the best losers.</p><p>It&#8217;s true that comparing two religions (Hindu &#038; Muslim) to a geographical provenance (Sino-Mauritian) is stupid. In fact, and I think a lot of Mauritians miss that, Hindus and Muslims in Mauritius come from India (so, strictly speaking, Hindus and Muslims should have been categorised as Indo-Mauritian.)</p><p>Those &#8220;rules&#8221; were introduced in 1967 at a time where people still thought in terms of race. And, since then, scientists, using DNA analysis, have found out that all humans belong to the same race: the Homo Sapiens.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu dans Le Mauricien by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/08/elections-mu-dans-le-mauricien/comment-page-1/#comment-668</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 17:31:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=234#comment-668</guid> <description>@Fadil...the whole island is free for Mauritians...only the tourists pay to enter the island...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil&#8230;the whole island is free for Mauritians&#8230;only the tourists pay to enter the island&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu dans Le Mauricien by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/08/elections-mu-dans-le-mauricien/comment-page-1/#comment-667</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 17:27:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=234#comment-667</guid> <description>@FadilYou&#039;re right. Anyone has some answers?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil</p><p>You&#8217;re right. Anyone has some answers?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu dans Le Mauricien by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/08/elections-mu-dans-le-mauricien/comment-page-1/#comment-666</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 17:23:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=234#comment-666</guid> <description>About Thalassa - The hotel dudes who managed to have an underwater channel dug should be arrested and prosecuted. We have evidence now. All it takes is many Mauritians (like all bloggers - instead of just doing regular meetings - maybe you should take things up to a new level and get some publicity) going to the police station and complain about the issue.I&#039;ve mixed feelings about the restaurant on the small island thingy. It&#039;s a good move (the owners do pay taxes) but Mauritians should be allowed on the island and not be restricted to the beaches. I&#039;d like to know for how long the island was leased to the private sector. Does anyone have an answer for that? Maybe we need answer before bitching.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>About Thalassa &#8211; The hotel dudes who managed to have an underwater channel dug should be arrested and prosecuted. We have evidence now. All it takes is many Mauritians (like all bloggers &#8211; instead of just doing regular meetings &#8211; maybe you should take things up to a new level and get some publicity) going to the police station and complain about the issue.</p><p>I&#8217;ve mixed feelings about the restaurant on the small island thingy. It&#8217;s a good move (the owners do pay taxes) but Mauritians should be allowed on the island and not be restricted to the beaches. I&#8217;d like to know for how long the island was leased to the private sector. Does anyone have an answer for that? Maybe we need answer before bitching.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Yashvin</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-665</link> <dc:creator>Yashvin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 16:58:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-665</guid> <description>Oops, I blogged on something similar me too.As I said, I think that things need to change in Mauritius, especially the best loser system needs a review. We are in 2010, everybody is talking about equal opportunities while our law still separates people according to their community?There is no way that someone can judge someone&#039;s community by looking at him/her and this information is written nowhere in a person&#039;s records if am not mistaken.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oops, I blogged on something similar me too.</p><p>As I said, I think that things need to change in Mauritius, especially the best loser system needs a review.<br /> We are in 2010, everybody is talking about equal opportunities while our law still separates people according to their community?</p><p>There is no way that someone can judge someone&#8217;s community by looking at him/her and this information is written nowhere in a person&#8217;s records if am not mistaken.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-664</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 16:21:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-664</guid> <description>Mo pas croire MSM pou kapav casse alliance avec le Ptr... Pravind en 2003, ine tenir parole et ine laisse Paul Berenger vine PM...Bon, meme sa... Ptr=29, PMSD=4, MR=2...Total=35! C bien akoz sa ki Navin pou donne ene ministere Rodrigues...pou amadouer les 2 deputers MR...Deuxiemement, mo pas croire FSM pou soutenir le MMM...ena trop beaucoup amertume entre sa 2 la...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mo pas croire MSM pou kapav casse alliance avec le Ptr&#8230; Pravind en 2003, ine tenir parole et ine laisse Paul Berenger vine PM&#8230;</p><p>Bon, meme sa&#8230; Ptr=29, PMSD=4, MR=2&#8230;Total=35! C bien akoz sa ki Navin pou donne ene ministere Rodrigues&#8230;pou amadouer les 2 deputers MR&#8230;</p><p>Deuxiemement, mo pas croire FSM pou soutenir le MMM&#8230;ena trop beaucoup amertume entre sa 2 la&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-663</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 16:20:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-663</guid> <description>En kreol cet fois ci - ki fer ena polemik la? Acoz ene certain parti politik perdant so leader p bitch et moan ki li pas gagne assez best losers au lieu soutenir le gov. present a faire la reforme. Et sa banne dimounes ki p critik michael c banne racists! Aret base zote lor so lapparence!aret fer polemik a la con! pena preuve (zote vive ar michael? zote conne so la vie private?) conte sa ki zote p bitch about! leave michael alone!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>En kreol cet fois ci &#8211; ki fer ena polemik la? Acoz ene certain parti politik perdant so leader p bitch et moan ki li pas gagne assez best losers au lieu soutenir le gov. present a faire la reforme. Et sa banne dimounes ki p critik michael c banne racists! Aret base zote lor so lapparence!</p><p>aret fer polemik a la con! pena preuve (zote vive ar michael? zote conne so la vie private?) conte sa ki zote p bitch about! leave michael alone!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-662</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 16:14:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-662</guid> <description>read tete instead of teste</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>read tete instead of teste</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-661</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 16:12:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-661</guid> <description>Hey...it&#039;s too late now to contest whether he is sino mauritian or pop.generale...any complaint regarding this should have been done in the space of 7 days after the Nomination Day... Now, nothing can be done because the court will rule according to the law...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey&#8230;it&#8217;s too late now to contest whether he is sino mauritian or pop.generale&#8230;any complaint regarding this should have been done in the space of 7 days after the Nomination Day&#8230; Now, nothing can be done because the court will rule according to the law&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-660</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 16:10:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-660</guid> <description>@Bruno..teste de liste ou pas...pas fer difference sa...Moi mo penser certains candidats MSM ine profite de quelques votes de l&#039;electorat MMM...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno..teste de liste ou pas&#8230;pas fer difference sa&#8230;</p><p>Moi mo penser certains candidats MSM ine profite de quelques votes de l&#8217;electorat MMM&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-659</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 15:53:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-659</guid> <description>Do you fast like Hindus? Do you fast like Muslims? How often do you go to the Mosque? Do you light up incense at the Pagoda every morning? Do you pray to dolls/statues?That is how the way of life is defined. And if you don’t do what certain communities do, you belong to the General Population. And this suits Resistans ek Alternativs.E.g. If you’re a liberal who happens to be an atheist and who engage into fornication and take a piss at traditional values, you belong to the General Population.As far as Micheal Sik Yuen goes, he is the ONLY one who can truly choose &quot;his way of life.&quot;If some religious priest/kreol dude/journalist thinks that the electoral commission has wrongly picked Micheal Sik Yuen based on his looks (he does look like a chinaman (to put it bluntly), then this is a case of lookism and the former is a racist!Leave Micheal Sik Yuen alone! He is now a member of parliament. People should focus on helping out the Government on new constitutional reforms instead of bitching!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you fast like Hindus? Do you fast like Muslims? How often do you go to the Mosque? Do you light up incense at the Pagoda every morning? Do you pray to dolls/statues?</p><p>That is how the way of life is defined. And if you don’t do what certain communities do, you belong to the General Population. And this suits Resistans ek Alternativs.</p><p>E.g. If you’re a liberal who happens to be an atheist and who engage into fornication and take a piss at traditional values, you belong to the General Population.</p><p>As far as Micheal Sik Yuen goes, he is the ONLY one who can truly choose &#8220;his way of life.&#8221;</p><p>If some religious priest/kreol dude/journalist thinks that the electoral commission has wrongly picked Micheal Sik Yuen based on his looks (he does look like a chinaman (to put it bluntly), then this is a case of lookism and the former is a racist!</p><p>Leave Micheal Sik Yuen alone! He is now a member of parliament. People should focus on helping out the Government on new constitutional reforms instead of bitching!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Guru</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-658</link> <dc:creator>Guru</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 14:55:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-658</guid> <description>I feel ill at ease with those who want to contest the fact that Mr. Sik Yuen registered himself as Population Generale.The Chinese people attend the sunday mass as catholics.Most of them have embraced the christian faith and are considered as catholics.Furthermore, it should be recalled that the Lalit  candidates followed the same principle some years back by using  a toss of the coin to declare to which ethnic group they belonged. So why this uproar to-day about Mr. Sik Yuen?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I feel ill at ease with those who want to contest the fact that Mr. Sik Yuen registered himself as Population Generale.The Chinese people attend the sunday mass as catholics.Most of them have embraced the christian faith and are considered as catholics.Furthermore, it should be recalled that the Lalit  candidates followed the same principle some years back by using  a toss of the coin to declare to which ethnic group they belonged. So why this uproar to-day about Mr. Sik Yuen?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-657</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 14:39:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-657</guid> <description>@Avinash I was perfectly clear on that. Sino-Mauritian is not a religion. It&#039;s not written Buddhist, a RELIGION, in the Constitution, it&#039;s written sino-mauritian: a &lt;b&gt;RACE&lt;/b&gt;. C&#039;est so race ki categorize li: so couleur lapo, pas so pratik religieux. This is another inconsistency and aberration of the best loser system, dividing the population into 2 religions, and one race ... and the rest.Aster la, imagine that a Sino-Mauritian converts to Islam. He will be both Muslim (religion) and Sino-mauritian (race). Ki manier categorize li lerla?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Avinash<br /> I was perfectly clear on that. Sino-Mauritian is not a religion. It&#8217;s not written Buddhist, a RELIGION, in the Constitution, it&#8217;s written sino-mauritian: a <b>RACE</b>. C&#8217;est so race ki categorize li: so couleur lapo, pas so pratik religieux. This is another inconsistency and aberration of the best loser system, dividing the population into 2 religions, and one race &#8230; and the rest.</p><p>Aster la, imagine that a Sino-Mauritian converts to Islam. He will be both Muslim (religion) and Sino-mauritian (race). Ki manier categorize li lerla?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-656</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 14:28:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-656</guid> <description>@BrunoThe problem is &quot;way of life.&quot; Someone born a Sino-Mauritian (or Hindu or Muslin) might lead a life which is different from what is the &quot;normal&quot; way of life of those in that community.For instance, most Sino-Mauritians are Catholics and not Buddhist. Doesn&#039;t this make them members of the General Population automatically? Personally, I&#039;m at a loss.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno</p><p>The problem is &#8220;way of life.&#8221; Someone born a Sino-Mauritian (or Hindu or Muslin) might lead a life which is different from what is the &#8220;normal&#8221; way of life of those in that community.</p><p>For instance, most Sino-Mauritians are Catholics and not Buddhist. Doesn&#8217;t this make them members of the General Population automatically? Personally, I&#8217;m at a loss.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-655</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 14:25:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-655</guid> <description>@BrunoJe ne partage pas votre analyse. Je crois que les candidats MSM étaient très bien choisis (par rapport aux circonscriptions respectives) et ils sont sortis premiers parce qu&#039;ils étaient plus populaires. Je ne vois surtoût pas l&#039;état major du MSM tenter de froisser Navin Ramgoolam.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno</p><p>Je ne partage pas votre analyse. Je crois que les candidats MSM étaient très bien choisis (par rapport aux circonscriptions respectives) et ils sont sortis premiers parce qu&#8217;ils étaient plus populaires. Je ne vois surtoût pas l&#8217;état major du MSM tenter de froisser Navin Ramgoolam.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-653</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 14:03:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-653</guid> <description>@aviansh..maybe at one point he was arrogant...but the four years he spent in &#039;carro cannes&#039; may have forced some humility into him! LOL</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@aviansh..maybe at one point he was arrogant&#8230;but the four years he spent in &#8216;carro cannes&#8217; may have forced some humility into him! LOL</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-652</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 13:27:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-652</guid> <description>Les deputes du MSM sont arrives en tete certainement a cause de travail ... mais enn movais travail. Par e.g. Pravind a eu 2000 voix d&#039;avance sur Suren Dayal au no 8. La seule solution plausible c&#039;est que le MSM a donne un mot d&#039;ordre de vote MSM only la veille election, c a d vote MSM + independants. Les PTr et PMSD ont eux vote bloc pour BBR. D&#039;ailleurs la tensions etait palpable le jour des resultats et le body languages des 4 leaders lors de leur conference de presse de jeudi, n&#039;etait pas bon, malgre la victoire.Come on, dans les regions ou le MSM ont une certaine assise, de 2000 voix environs, ils arrivent en tete, ou au dessus des autres candidats BBR e.g. no 4 Martin devant Kalyanee ki to la depi longtemps, no 6 Gungah devants les 2 colistiers, no 7 Bholah devant Hookoom!!!!!!!!! no 12 Jhugroo devant Bunwaree!!!!!!!!!!!! no 14 Hanoomanjee devant Aimee et Mulloo!!!!!!!! Ena zafer drole ladans la.Ce type de vote strategique a un but bien precis, diminuer la force du PTr dans le gouvernement et augmenter le bargaining power du MSM. Le MMM a deja souffert de ce genre de conduite du MSM en 2005, et s&#039;est meme retrouver en minorite parlementaire, alors que c t bien le MMM qui etait la locomotive du MSM/MMM/PMSD de 2005. Le mandat de Navin Ramgoolam ne sera pas un long fleuve tranquille, et les PTr et PMSD verront combien le MSM est un partenaire difficile a gerer.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Les deputes du MSM sont arrives en tete certainement a cause de travail &#8230; mais enn movais travail. Par e.g. Pravind a eu 2000 voix d&#8217;avance sur Suren Dayal au no 8. La seule solution plausible c&#8217;est que le MSM a donne un mot d&#8217;ordre de vote MSM only la veille election, c a d vote MSM + independants. Les PTr et PMSD ont eux vote bloc pour BBR. D&#8217;ailleurs la tensions etait palpable le jour des resultats et le body languages des 4 leaders lors de leur conference de presse de jeudi, n&#8217;etait pas bon, malgre la victoire.</p><p>Come on, dans les regions ou le MSM ont une certaine assise, de 2000 voix environs, ils arrivent en tete, ou au dessus des autres candidats BBR e.g. no 4 Martin devant Kalyanee ki to la depi longtemps, no 6 Gungah devants les 2 colistiers, no 7 Bholah devant Hookoom!!!!!!!!! no 12 Jhugroo devant Bunwaree!!!!!!!!!!!! no 14 Hanoomanjee devant Aimee et Mulloo!!!!!!!! Ena zafer drole ladans la.</p><p>Ce type de vote strategique a un but bien precis, diminuer la force du PTr dans le gouvernement et augmenter le bargaining power du MSM. Le MMM a deja souffert de ce genre de conduite du MSM en 2005, et s&#8217;est meme retrouver en minorite parlementaire, alors que c t bien le MMM qui etait la locomotive du MSM/MMM/PMSD de 2005. Le mandat de Navin Ramgoolam ne sera pas un long fleuve tranquille, et les PTr et PMSD verront combien le MSM est un partenaire difficile a gerer.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-651</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 13:19:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-651</guid> <description>... eighth best loser, not eight ...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230; eighth best loser, not eight &#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-650</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 13:18:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-650</guid> <description>The best loser system is clear: it divides the Mauritian population into &lt;b&gt;two religions&lt;/b&gt;: Hindu and Muslim, &lt;b&gt;one race&lt;/b&gt;: sino-mauritian and &lt;b&gt;the rest&lt;/b&gt;. The Constitution is clear on this. For the case of Sik Yuen, it is clear that he is from one &lt;a&gt;race&lt;/a&gt; and cannot fall into G.P. (this is different for someone born from a Hindu or Muslim family and who becomes atheist later on ... this person then falls into G.P.). Anyway you can bet that there will be a lawsuit to test this clause wrt to Sik Yuen&#039;s nomination.Btw it does make a difference and does matter: if Sik Yuen enters as Sino-Mauritian, then the eight best loser can be allocated to the opposition (most propably MMM) because the complex ethnic/proportion calculation will allocate the 8th seat to a member of the opposition of a community other than Sino-Mauritian.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The best loser system is clear: it divides the Mauritian population into <b>two religions</b>: Hindu and Muslim, <b>one race</b>: sino-mauritian and <b>the rest</b>. The Constitution is clear on this. For the case of Sik Yuen, it is clear that he is from one <a>race</a> and cannot fall into G.P. (this is different for someone born from a Hindu or Muslim family and who becomes atheist later on &#8230; this person then falls into G.P.). Anyway you can bet that there will be a lawsuit to test this clause wrt to Sik Yuen&#8217;s nomination.</p><p>Btw it does make a difference and does matter: if Sik Yuen enters as Sino-Mauritian, then the eight best loser can be allocated to the opposition (most propably MMM) because the complex ethnic/proportion calculation will allocate the 8th seat to a member of the opposition of a community other than Sino-Mauritian.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on How to determine the 8 best losers? by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/how-to-determine-the-8-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-649</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 11:41:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=223#comment-649</guid> <description>The MBC should have broadcast the episode during the couple of months before the campaign. In prime time, just after or before the evening news. Although, it probably wouldn&#039;t have registered with most of the population, maybe next election.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The MBC should have broadcast the episode during the couple of months before the campaign. In prime time, just after or before the evening news. Although, it probably wouldn&#8217;t have registered with most of the population, maybe next election.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Does it matter? by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/09/does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-648</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 11:11:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=237#comment-648</guid> <description>does the General Population actually take the constitution seriously?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>does the General Population actually take the constitution seriously?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-647</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 10:44:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-647</guid> <description>@B-B-RI saw him once or twice at close range and I felt he was a nice guy (he could have been much more &quot;full of himself&quot; being the son of the ex-Prime Minister and current Presdident.)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R</p><p>I saw him once or twice at close range and I felt he was a nice guy (he could have been much more &#8220;full of himself&#8221; being the son of the ex-Prime Minister and current Presdident.)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Here are the best losers by Elections.mu &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Does it matter?</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/here-are-the-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-646</link> <dc:creator>Elections.mu &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Does it matter?</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 10:37:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=227#comment-646</guid> <description>[...] the Electoral Commission announced seven best losers following the 2010 General Elections. As I wrote in one of my previous posts, the algorithm used [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] the Electoral Commission announced seven best losers following the 2010 General Elections. As I wrote in one of my previous posts, the algorithm used [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-645</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 05:06:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-645</guid> <description>@Selven... lol... the way he behaves shows he is &#039;ouvert&#039; and &#039;gentil&#039;, now the fact that he as very good planning skills, copes with problems easily shows he is &#039;intelligent&#039;...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Selven&#8230; lol&#8230; the way he behaves shows he is &#8216;ouvert&#8217; and &#8216;gentil&#8217;, now the fact that he as very good planning skills, copes with problems easily shows he is &#8216;intelligent&#8217;&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Faisal...</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-2/#comment-644</link> <dc:creator>Faisal...</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 22:40:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-644</guid> <description>Le probleme c&#039;est ki sa ban parti la enna boucoup resource ek cass. A moris nu pena confiance avec bann lezot parti parski parmi sa bann parti la enna ki propoz bann solution ridicule. Alors par defaut, meme si enna en ti parti ki propoz bann bon zafaire, nou pas pou vote zot. Malheureusement, mo bizin admet ki mo pa inn encore trouve sa parti la :(. Apres, li coute cass pu roule enn parti politique - campagne, resource....Mais mo pense ki internet/sociale media li peut-etre pou capav evoluer nous system - pas en sanzant nu constitution mais pluto pu edik plis dimoune ek permet debat. Ti pu bon si ban antropologue contribuer.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Le probleme c&#8217;est ki sa ban parti la enna boucoup resource ek cass. A moris nu pena confiance avec bann lezot parti parski parmi sa bann parti la enna ki propoz bann solution ridicule. Alors par defaut, meme si enna en ti parti ki propoz bann bon zafaire, nou pas pou vote zot. Malheureusement, mo bizin admet ki mo pa inn encore trouve sa parti la <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> . Apres, li coute cass pu roule enn parti politique &#8211; campagne, resource&#8230;.</p><p>Mais mo pense ki internet/sociale media li peut-etre pou capav evoluer nous system &#8211; pas en sanzant nu constitution mais pluto pu edik plis dimoune ek permet debat. Ti pu bon si ban antropologue contribuer.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by selven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-642</link> <dc:creator>selven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 19:00:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-642</guid> <description>hmm.. @ B-B-R, see this humble question&lt;blockquote&gt;Pravind, je dois l’avouer est mon deputé car j’habite dans la circonscription No8… Il est tres ouvert, gentil et intélligent…par contre son oncle, Ashok était arrogant(grand noir)&lt;/blockquote&gt;How the heck did you know that this is is opened, nice and intelligent? Because as far as i remember... he got physically beaten up by ptr activist in 2005 when he was in no.11 for exactly being arrogant and dumb...anyways.. this is just pretty straightforward .. how did you manage to build this phrase when all the events proved  contradicting??:p or maybe you mean nice because he played nice by merging with ptr, intelligent for thinking of it? maybe you meant that?+selven</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hmm.. @ B-B-R, see this humble question</p><blockquote><p>Pravind, je dois l’avouer est mon deputé car j’habite dans la circonscription No8… Il est tres ouvert, gentil et intélligent…par contre son oncle, Ashok était arrogant(grand noir)</p></blockquote><p>How the heck did you know that this is is opened, nice and intelligent?<br /> Because as far as i remember&#8230; he got physically beaten up by ptr activist in 2005 when he was in no.11 for exactly being arrogant and dumb&#8230;</p><p>anyways.. this is just pretty straightforward .. how did you manage to build this phrase when all the events proved  contradicting??</p><p>:p or maybe you mean nice because he played nice by merging with ptr, intelligent for thinking of it? maybe you meant that?</p><p>+selven</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by E.T.</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-641</link> <dc:creator>E.T.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 17:40:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-641</guid> <description>Hi Avinash, thank you for this forum. I believe in small actions rather in big editorials. Mauritius is still a young democracy that cannot be changed as we wish. It has underlying rules. The 10 commandments of the God of Abraham came before Jesus because people believed in &quot;an eye for an eye&quot;. John the Baptist came before Jesus so as to prepare the people for the coming of the son of God. Its a matter of timing and what people can accept. Initiatives like Reziztans ek Alternativ is a start. More young people should engage themselves in politics. Thats my message.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Avinash, thank you for this forum. I believe in small actions rather in big editorials. Mauritius is still a young democracy that cannot be changed as we wish. It has underlying rules. The 10 commandments of the God of Abraham came before Jesus because people believed in &#8220;an eye for an eye&#8221;. John the Baptist came before Jesus so as to prepare the people for the coming of the son of God. Its a matter of timing and what people can accept. Initiatives like Reziztans ek Alternativ is a start. More young people should engage themselves in politics. Thats my message.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu dans Le Mauricien by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/08/elections-mu-dans-le-mauricien/comment-page-1/#comment-640</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 13:26:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=234#comment-640</guid> <description>@B-B-R J&#039;avais fait la même observation.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R J&#8217;avais fait la même observation.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu dans Le Mauricien by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/08/elections-mu-dans-le-mauricien/comment-page-1/#comment-639</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 12:19:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=234#comment-639</guid> <description>L&#039;episode Thalassa... c&#039;est Paul berenger qui en a fait tout un cirque ... Si vous regardez bien &#039;l&#039;interview&#039; de Xavier Duval, on peut voir qui&#039;il n&#039;est pas completement sobre (ca concerne sa vie privée!!)...mais il a donné une tres bonne reponse a la question de la journaliste...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>L&#8217;episode Thalassa&#8230; c&#8217;est Paul berenger qui en a fait tout un cirque &#8230; Si vous regardez bien &#8216;l&#8217;interview&#8217; de Xavier Duval, on peut voir qui&#8217;il n&#8217;est pas completement sobre (ca concerne sa vie privée!!)&#8230;mais il a donné une tres bonne reponse a la question de la journaliste&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-638</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 12:06:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-638</guid> <description>@avinash...le hic c&#039;est qu&#039;il n&#039;y a pas de leaders potentiels dans le MMM...Ramano est encore jeune et il n&#039;est pas sorti en tete de liste...Obeegadoo n&#039;a pas de bastion...Emmanuelle ne veut pas faire de la politique...MMM, sans Paul, peut sombrer comme le PMSD sans Sir Gaetan Duval... Si le MMM sombre, c&#039;est bien Xavier Duval qui sera le nouveau &#039;leader&#039; de la communaute creole...(sans etre communale)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@avinash&#8230;le hic c&#8217;est qu&#8217;il n&#8217;y a pas de leaders potentiels dans le MMM&#8230;Ramano est encore jeune et il n&#8217;est pas sorti en tete de liste&#8230;Obeegadoo n&#8217;a pas de bastion&#8230;Emmanuelle ne veut pas faire de la politique&#8230;</p><p>MMM, sans Paul, peut sombrer comme le PMSD sans Sir Gaetan Duval&#8230; Si le MMM sombre, c&#8217;est bien Xavier Duval qui sera le nouveau &#8216;leader&#8217; de la communaute creole&#8230;(sans etre communale)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-2/#comment-637</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 12:06:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-637</guid> <description>En fait @Kervin, nou encore dans ene système &lt;a href=&quot;http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligarchie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;oligarchique&lt;/a&gt;. Mais bon, en principe, chaque oligarchie vine ene vrai démocratie à la fin :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>En fait @Kervin, nou encore dans ene système <a target="_blank" href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligarchie"  rel="nofollow">oligarchique</a>. Mais bon, en principe, chaque oligarchie vine ene vrai démocratie à la fin <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on How to determine the 8 best losers? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/how-to-determine-the-8-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-636</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 12:05:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=223#comment-636</guid> <description>Très bien trouvé, @Yaasir :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Très bien trouvé, @Yaasir <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Kervin</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-634</link> <dc:creator>Kervin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 11:35:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-634</guid> <description>Si nous continier dan sa penC ki bizin fer 1 election pli &quot;fair&quot;.  Li vrai ki bizin regule ban politiciens, ena tro buku kitchoze ki zot fer et pa normal.Pou moi ena 1 kestion  crucial. Qu&#039;est ki ban parti politik a Maurice c&#039;est ban parti democratik ou simplement ban dictatures?Mo p kose internally dan 1 parti. Akoz pena election dan ban parti pou elir so leader, c&#039;est de pere en fils. Mo kwar c&#039;est la start problem derive ban politiciens.Si ti ena election dan parti la pa ti pou ena nirport quoi et de lautre cote ena 2eme problem comunoter dan election.  Sa 2 issues la, de mo lavie enpaisse nou election roule normalment.Kuma resolve zot, sa 1 lot kitchoze... :)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Si nous continier dan sa penC ki bizin fer 1 election pli &#8220;fair&#8221;.  Li vrai ki bizin regule ban politiciens, ena tro buku kitchoze ki zot fer et pa normal.</p><p>Pou moi ena 1 kestion  crucial. Qu&#8217;est ki ban parti politik a Maurice c&#8217;est ban parti democratik ou simplement ban dictatures?</p><p>Mo p kose internally dan 1 parti. Akoz pena election dan ban parti pou elir so leader, c&#8217;est de pere en fils. Mo kwar c&#8217;est la start problem derive ban politiciens.</p><p>Si ti ena election dan parti la pa ti pou ena nirport quoi et de lautre cote ena 2eme problem comunoter dan election.  Sa 2 issues la, de mo lavie enpaisse nou election roule normalment.</p><p>Kuma resolve zot, sa 1 lot kitchoze&#8230; <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on How to determine the 8 best losers? by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/how-to-determine-the-8-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-633</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 11:29:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=223#comment-633</guid> <description>Sir Humphrey would be proud.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sir Humphrey would be proud.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-632</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 09:14:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-632</guid> <description>@B-B-R Le gros problème pour le MMM maintenant est de trouver un successeur (crédible) à Paul. Que pensez-vous de Kavi Ramano, élu, et révélation, du No 18?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R Le gros problème pour le MMM maintenant est de trouver un successeur (crédible) à Paul. Que pensez-vous de Kavi Ramano, élu, et révélation, du No 18?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-631</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 08:52:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-631</guid> <description>Paul fine perdi 3 elections a la suite...ine ler fer ene changement!!! E UK, France, US, meme en Inde...kan perdi election, leader lev paker aller...ici Paul ine perdi 3 elections a la suite...pane ler li prend so retraite???</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Paul fine perdi 3 elections a la suite&#8230;ine ler fer ene changement!!! E UK, France, US, meme en Inde&#8230;kan perdi election, leader lev paker aller&#8230;ici Paul ine perdi 3 elections a la suite&#8230;pane ler li prend so retraite???</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-630</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 08:46:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-630</guid> <description>@ Mita...mo croire c SGD ki ti dire &quot;Momem sa 5 sous ki pou complete SSR so roupie la&quot;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Mita&#8230;mo croire c SGD ki ti dire &#8220;Momem sa 5 sous ki pou complete SSR so roupie la&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Here are the best losers by Ishtiba</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/here-are-the-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-629</link> <dc:creator>Ishtiba</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 08:41:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=227#comment-629</guid> <description>I also think the Best Loser System has proven itself in the past to create more stability but I don&#039;t thk we still need it today.I believe we are just creating more division and make people think in terms of the community they are voting first of all. we still hear people saying we need to vote for this guy as he is a Muslim or Hindu. People will say at least give him a vote he will represent us. But this is such a false discourse. After the elections you wont ever see those guys in the region they represent.They get elected on the basis of their ethnicity..i would say some are very lucky indeed as they are not good enough but just get through because of this system.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I also think the Best Loser System has proven itself in the past to create more stability but I don&#8217;t thk we still need it today.</p><p>I believe we are just creating more division and make people think in terms of the community they are voting first of all. we still hear people saying we need to vote for this guy as he is a Muslim or Hindu. People will say at least give him a vote he will represent us. But this is such a false discourse. After the elections you wont ever see those guys in the region they represent.</p><p>They get elected on the basis of their ethnicity..i would say some are very lucky indeed as they are not good enough but just get through because of this system.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Faisal...</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-627</link> <dc:creator>Faisal...</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 08:13:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-627</guid> <description>@KervinGood start :) Mo ti pe pense in peu comme ca mwa ossi. Apres tous mo pense ki bann communote bien represente dans bann elu deja ek bann elu ou best losers (ki musulman, hindu, creole, sinoi...) zot pas represent zot communote, zot represent zot parti. Mo pas ti pu ale vers ene election pu 1 premier ministe mais plutot ene system counting ki pu mieux distribuer bann votes.Dans context moris enna enn lot problem si nou fer enn system comme sa. Ena bann politicien &#039;roder bout&#039; ki content sanz kan. Sa kapav affecter parlement. Eski lerla nou bizin met enn certain restriction lor sa bann la? Li pas vraiment dans l&#039;interet bann morissien. - juste to make the debat more interesting.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Kervin</p><p>Good start <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br /> Mo ti pe pense in peu comme ca mwa ossi. Apres tous mo pense ki bann communote bien represente dans bann elu deja ek bann elu ou best losers (ki musulman, hindu, creole, sinoi&#8230;) zot pas represent zot communote, zot represent zot parti.<br /> Mo pas ti pu ale vers ene election pu 1 premier ministe mais plutot ene system counting ki pu mieux distribuer bann votes.</p><p>Dans context moris enna enn lot problem si nou fer enn system comme sa. Ena bann politicien &#8216;roder bout&#8217; ki content sanz kan. Sa kapav affecter parlement. Eski lerla nou bizin met enn certain restriction lor sa bann la? Li pas vraiment dans l&#8217;interet bann morissien. &#8211; juste to make the debat more interesting.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by Sims</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-626</link> <dc:creator>Sims</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 07:55:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-626</guid> <description>Je suis contente pr le MSM, je trouve qu&#039;ils ont fait un travail formidable. Mais je n&#039;aimes pas le Ptr et visiblement je sais que le Ptr n&#039;aurait pu gagner sans le MSM.Si je me fie des votes, je pense que c&#039;est Pravind qui aurait du être Premier Ministre. Il est jeune et semble avoir des visions plus constantes et une facon de faire mieux adaptée.Mais enfin, il y a eu alliance et c&#039;est parti pour encore 5 ans. Quant à Bérenger, je trouve qu&#039;il n&#039;est pas si mal que ça. Mais comme on le dit, les gouts et les couleurs ne se disputent pas.Ce qui est quand même intéressant, c&#039;est que les personnes ont voté avec un peu plus de sens cette année. je pense qu&#039;il y a eu beaucoup de votes de jeunes aussi. Et les jeunes réfléchissent de manière différente, enfin la plupart.Mais pour l&#039;avancement du pays, il faudrait cesser de parler définitivement des différents appartenances ethniques.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Je suis contente pr le MSM, je trouve qu&#8217;ils ont fait un travail formidable. Mais je n&#8217;aimes pas le Ptr et visiblement je sais que le Ptr n&#8217;aurait pu gagner sans le MSM.</p><p>Si je me fie des votes, je pense que c&#8217;est Pravind qui aurait du être Premier Ministre. Il est jeune et semble avoir des visions plus constantes et une facon de faire mieux adaptée.</p><p>Mais enfin, il y a eu alliance et c&#8217;est parti pour encore 5 ans.<br /> Quant à Bérenger, je trouve qu&#8217;il n&#8217;est pas si mal que ça. Mais comme on le dit, les gouts et les couleurs ne se disputent pas.</p><p>Ce qui est quand même intéressant, c&#8217;est que les personnes ont voté avec un peu plus de sens cette année. je pense qu&#8217;il y a eu beaucoup de votes de jeunes aussi. Et les jeunes réfléchissent de manière différente, enfin la plupart.</p><p>Mais pour l&#8217;avancement du pays, il faudrait cesser de parler définitivement des différents appartenances ethniques.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Here are the best losers by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/here-are-the-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-624</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 07:38:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=227#comment-624</guid> <description>I did a small mistake in my calculation. In fact:The National Assembly now has 69 members.3/4 of that is 51.75 i.e. 52.L’Alliance de l’Avenir has 45 members and (in the very best case for them) can count on the votes of the Mouvement Rodriguais, the Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais and Cehl Meeah (5 in all), so that’s 50.So they need 2 Alliance du Coeur members to vote for them to attain 3/4.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I did a small mistake in my calculation. In fact:</p><p>The National Assembly now has 69 members.</p><p>3/4 of that is 51.75 i.e. 52.</p><p>L’Alliance de l’Avenir has 45 members and (in the very best case for them) can count on the votes of the Mouvement Rodriguais, the Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais and Cehl Meeah (5 in all), so that’s 50.</p><p>So they need 2 Alliance du Coeur members to vote for them to attain 3/4.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Kervin</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-623</link> <dc:creator>Kervin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 06:30:25 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-623</guid> <description>@FaisalMo pan etudier ban different electoral system, mais mo kwar US si un peu pareil pou presidential election.  Sa deux system la gagne assez critik osi dan ban election selment.Maurice bien tipti comparer avek US ou UK, 1 etat kav p represente Maurice en entire ou buku plis enkor.Sois ti kav fer best loser corige ban problem system la et non corrize communoter, ou alor dramaticment fer 1 election o nivo national pou premier minitre ou president.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Faisal</p><p>Mo pan etudier ban different electoral system, mais mo kwar US si un peu pareil pou presidential election.  Sa deux system la gagne assez critik osi dan ban election selment.</p><p>Maurice bien tipti comparer avek US ou UK, 1 etat kav p represente Maurice en entire ou buku plis enkor.</p><p>Sois ti kav fer best loser corige ban problem system la et non corrize communoter, ou alor dramaticment fer 1 election o nivo national pou premier minitre ou president.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by Mita</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-622</link> <dc:creator>Mita</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 06:09:58 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-622</guid> <description>Un jour en 1983, on a cru entendre SAJ dire: &quot;Momem ça 5 sous ki pou complète SSR so roupie là&quot;. Navin a dû s&#039;en souvenir quand il a accepté le deal avec le MSM en 2010.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Un jour en 1983, on a cru entendre SAJ dire: &#8220;Momem ça 5 sous ki pou complète SSR so roupie là&#8221;.<br /> Navin a dû s&#8217;en souvenir quand il a accepté le deal avec le MSM en 2010.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Here are the best losers by Kervin</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/here-are-the-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-621</link> <dc:creator>Kervin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 06:07:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=227#comment-621</guid> <description>Mo penC nous system electoral ti revolutionaire en son temps, kot system best loser ti p kav progete zot differents parti population. Akoz ti ena ban vrai differences a lepok.  Mo gagne limpression nous ban ancete ti ban inovateurs et ti p sey truve ban vrai solutions a ban vrai problems.  Mais nous, de nos zours nous sis suive et &quot;communote&quot; nepli ena so place.Manier ban circonscirption decouP osi mo truV ti bizin revoir.  Ena dimoune so vot dan 1 circonscription vo 3 dioune dan 1 lot. &quot;Everyone is equal but some are more equal&quot; ?C&#039;est la population ki bizin deman sa. Parti kin gagner pa pou change 1 system kin fer li rentre au pouvoir.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mo penC nous system electoral ti revolutionaire en son temps, kot system best loser ti p kav progete zot differents parti population. Akoz ti ena ban vrai differences a lepok.  Mo gagne limpression nous ban ancete ti ban inovateurs et ti p sey truve ban vrai solutions a ban vrai problems.  Mais nous, de nos zours nous sis suive et &#8220;communote&#8221; nepli ena so place.</p><p>Manier ban circonscirption decouP osi mo truV ti bizin revoir.  Ena dimoune so vot dan 1 circonscription vo 3 dioune dan 1 lot. &#8220;Everyone is equal but some are more equal&#8221; ?</p><p>C&#8217;est la population ki bizin deman sa. Parti kin gagner pa pou change 1 system kin fer li rentre au pouvoir.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by Mita</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-620</link> <dc:creator>Mita</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 06:01:26 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-620</guid> <description>Grand Crétin hmm,.. pardon, Grand Frère est aux anges. Il est heureux.Paul préfère être un PRINCE incontesté pendant 5 ans comme leader de l&#039;opposition. (L&#039;électorat l&#039;ayant aidé à chasser ceux qui pourraient lui faire ombrage).Prince omnipotent, tout seul au lieu de ROI demi-mandat à partager avec ti-frère.Militants coal-tar, rejoice !!! Au lieu de travailler, votre leader va surveiller que d&#039;autres travaillent. (Quand  rarement il arrive à mettre la main à la pâte, il veut tout faire tant il est perfectioniste et il insulte ses lieutenants et s&#039;embrouille...Cassure! )Militants MMM. C&#039;est dur! Vous êtes dans l&#039;opposition, mais c&#039;est pas si grave...Ici, on est en démocratie.Vous aurez votre dû si vous travaillez.  Personne ne sera victimisé. Le PM et son équipe auront beaucoup de tâches plus valables à faire. Vous aiderez le GM à continuer à construire, n&#039;est-ce pas?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Grand Crétin hmm,.. pardon, Grand Frère est aux anges. Il est heureux.</p><p> Paul préfère être un PRINCE incontesté pendant 5 ans comme leader de l&#8217;opposition. (L&#8217;électorat l&#8217;ayant aidé à chasser ceux qui pourraient lui faire ombrage).</p><p>Prince omnipotent, tout seul au lieu de ROI demi-mandat à partager avec ti-frère.</p><p>Militants coal-tar, rejoice !!!<br /> Au lieu de travailler, votre leader va surveiller que d&#8217;autres travaillent. (Quand  rarement il arrive à mettre la main à la pâte, il veut tout faire tant il est perfectioniste et il insulte ses lieutenants et s&#8217;embrouille&#8230;Cassure! )</p><p>Militants MMM. C&#8217;est dur! Vous êtes dans l&#8217;opposition, mais c&#8217;est pas si grave&#8230;Ici, on est en démocratie.Vous aurez votre dû si vous travaillez.  Personne ne sera victimisé. Le PM et son équipe auront beaucoup de tâches plus valables à faire. Vous aiderez le GM à continuer à construire, n&#8217;est-ce pas?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-619</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 03:47:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-619</guid> <description>C&#039;est vrai que 4% implique que l&#039;autre a 4% de moins et, donc, represente 8% de votes en plus dans le concret ce qui est loin d&#039;être négligeable.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>C&#8217;est vrai que 4% implique que l&#8217;autre a 4% de moins et, donc, represente 8% de votes en plus dans le concret ce qui est loin d&#8217;être négligeable.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Here are the best losers by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/here-are-the-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-618</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 03:44:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=227#comment-618</guid> <description>The National Assembly has 70 members.3/4 of that is 52.3 i.e. 53.L&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir has 45 members and (in the very best case for them) can count on the votes of the Mouvement Rodriguais, the Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais and Cehl Meeah (5 in all), so that&#039;s 50.50 is, of course, less than 53 meaning that Navin Ramgoolam, if he wants to change the constitution and make a 2nd Republic, will either have to* propose consensual changes (so that some Alliance du Coeur members vote for then)* or wait a few years (?) for some subtle &quot;migrations&quot; :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The National Assembly has 70 members.</p><p>3/4 of that is 52.3 i.e. 53.</p><p>L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir has 45 members and (in the very best case for them) can count on the votes of the Mouvement Rodriguais, the Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais and Cehl Meeah (5 in all), so that&#8217;s 50.</p><p>50 is, of course, less than 53 meaning that Navin Ramgoolam, if he wants to change the constitution and make a 2nd Republic, will either have to</p><p>* propose consensual changes (so that some Alliance du Coeur members vote for then)</p><p>* or wait a few years (?) for some subtle &#8220;migrations&#8221; <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Here are the best losers by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/here-are-the-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-617</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 03:35:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=227#comment-617</guid> <description>Pour moi, le concept de best losers en lui même, n&#039;est pas si mauvais que cela (c&#039;est à dire, avoir 8 députés additionels parmi les meilleurs perdants) mais &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/how-to-determine-the-8-best-losers/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;les critères de sélection sont vraiment trop irrationnels&lt;/a&gt;...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pour moi, le concept de best losers en lui même, n&#8217;est pas si mauvais que cela (c&#8217;est à dire, avoir 8 députés additionels parmi les meilleurs perdants) mais <a href="http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/how-to-determine-the-8-best-losers/"  rel="nofollow">les critères de sélection sont vraiment trop irrationnels</a>&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Here are the best losers by orangeboom</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/here-are-the-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-615</link> <dc:creator>orangeboom</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 21:18:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=227#comment-615</guid> <description>Nous voici en pleine absurdité ! Michael Sik Yuen est manifestement sino-mauricien, mais  en s’inscrivant «  population générale »,et prescient qu’en c e  faisant, il avait toutes les chances d’être député correctif de cette dite communauté, (qui a toujours été sous-représentée) Il a donc visé juste et se verra donc attribuer un ministère comme représentant  de la communauté sino-mauricienne au sein de l’Alliance de l’Avenir, rôle qui était dévolu à Aline Wong,  qui ne s’est pas élire au no 2…En outre, si on pouvait prévoir que le parti de Cehl Meeah allait remporter un siège ,n’importe quel autre candidat de ce parti, s’attribuant la dénomination « sino-mauricienne », aurait pu être un députe correctif avec un minimum de voix. Puisque le système récompense un best loser, en l’occurrence, celui/celle qui réunit le pourcentage le plus élevé de voix, après les 7 déjà désignés, la députation restante devrait donc être attribuée à (devinez qui), peu importe la communauté.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nous voici en pleine absurdité ! Michael Sik Yuen est manifestement sino-mauricien, mais  en s’inscrivant «  population générale »,et prescient qu’en c e  faisant, il avait toutes les chances d’être député correctif de cette dite communauté, (qui a toujours été sous-représentée) Il a donc visé juste et se verra donc attribuer un ministère comme représentant  de la communauté sino-mauricienne au sein de l’Alliance de l’Avenir, rôle qui était dévolu à Aline Wong,  qui ne s’est pas élire au no 2…En outre, si on pouvait prévoir que le parti de Cehl Meeah allait remporter un siège ,n’importe quel autre candidat de ce parti, s’attribuant la dénomination « sino-mauricienne », aurait pu être un députe correctif avec un minimum de voix. Puisque le système récompense un best loser, en l’occurrence, celui/celle qui réunit le pourcentage le plus élevé de voix, après les 7 déjà désignés, la députation restante devrait donc être attribuée à (devinez qui), peu importe la communauté.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Here are the best losers by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/here-are-the-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-614</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 21:11:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=227#comment-614</guid> <description>The intriguing part here is, of course, “from his way of life”. I have some difficulty interpreting that…Do you fast like Hindus? Do you fast like Muslims? How often do you go to the Mosque? Do you light up incense at the Pagoda every morning? Do you pray to dolls/statues?That&#039;s the way of life. And if you don&#039;t do what certain communities do, you belong to the General Population. And this suits Resistans ek Alternativs. E.g. If you&#039;re a liberal who happens to be an atheist and who engage into fornication and take a piss at traditional values, you belong to the General Population.The above is my understanding of &quot;way of life.&quot;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The intriguing part here is, of course, “from his way of life”. I have some difficulty interpreting that…</p><p>Do you fast like Hindus? Do you fast like Muslims? How often do you go to the Mosque? Do you light up incense at the Pagoda every morning? Do you pray to dolls/statues?</p><p>That&#8217;s the way of life. And if you don&#8217;t do what certain communities do, you belong to the General Population. And this suits Resistans ek Alternativs. E.g. If you&#8217;re a liberal who happens to be an atheist and who engage into fornication and take a piss at traditional values, you belong to the General Population.</p><p>The above is my understanding of &#8220;way of life.&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Here are the best losers by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/here-are-the-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-612</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 19:16:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=227#comment-612</guid> <description>@BrunoWho knows? Maybe Micheal Sik Yuen didn&#039;t register as a Sino-Mauritian... If you look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.defimedia.info/articles/8280/1/Liste-des-meilleurs-perdants-/Page1.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Le Defi Media&#039;s list&lt;/a&gt;, you&#039;ll notice that neither him nor Aline Wong appear in it. So, perhaps, he registered as a member of the General Population.According to the Mauritian Constitution,&lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;For the purposes of this Schedule, the population of Mauritius shall be regarded as including a Hindu community, a Muslim community and a Sino-Mauritian community; and every person who does not appear, from his way of life, to belong to one or other of those 3 communities shall be regarded as belonging to the General Population, which shall itself be regarded as a fourth community.&quot;&lt;/blockquote&gt;The intriguing part here is, of course, &quot;from his way of life&quot;. I have some difficulty interpreting that...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno</p><p>Who knows? Maybe Micheal Sik Yuen didn&#8217;t register as a Sino-Mauritian&#8230; If you look at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.defimedia.info/articles/8280/1/Liste-des-meilleurs-perdants-/Page1.html"  rel="nofollow">Le Defi Media&#8217;s list</a>, you&#8217;ll notice that neither him nor Aline Wong appear in it. So, perhaps, he registered as a member of the General Population.</p><p>According to the Mauritian Constitution,</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;For the purposes of this Schedule, the population of Mauritius shall be regarded as including a Hindu community, a Muslim community and a Sino-Mauritian community; and every person who does not appear, from his way of life, to belong to one or other of those 3 communities shall be regarded as belonging to the General Population, which shall itself be regarded as a fourth community.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>The intriguing part here is, of course, &#8220;from his way of life&#8221;. I have some difficulty interpreting that&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Here are the best losers by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/here-are-the-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-611</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 17:46:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=227#comment-611</guid> <description>ROTFL @ LiverpoolInstead of this system based on community, we need one just based on proportional representation. BTW did Sik Yuen register as a candidate of General Population?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ROTFL @ Liverpool</p><p>Instead of this system based on community, we need one just based on proportional representation. BTW did Sik Yuen register as a candidate of General Population?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Here are the best losers by Momo</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/here-are-the-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-610</link> <dc:creator>Momo</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 17:37:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=227#comment-610</guid> <description>To Vishesh,You are right. I have lived in the PVerte for 20 yrs (well first twenty) until yr 2000 and i can tell u that as a youngster i have always followed the &#039;meechings&#039; of Cehl.Many people in Mauritius do not know about his real struggle and much of it has been in the past &#039;overdone&#039; by the press. His struggle has never been targeted towards other communities in particular bt towards his own community where he tried to make people realise of the problems ravaging the no3 constittuency (including valee pitot) - drugs, unemployment, sous-developments and more important the struggle against ignorance...As you might realise today, the big losers are the MMM in this and the section of the press and a big section of the Muslim community itself who had vehicled all sorts of bad things on him in the past (such as extremist, insulting prophet etc) had clear vested interests. Of course he is far from perfect. He has made many many mistakes in the past like for instance being unsure whether he wants to preach Islam or do politics etc, and sometimes &#039;deraper&#039; in his speeches of religious tenure. But you imagine he was 30 yrs old when he entered the scene and if today PTr has been able to elect people over there, its becoz Cehl has bombed the very foundations of the MMM over there.Many people do not know anything abt PVerte other than what they read in the press. To know the reality there you need live other there and know the context. As someone from that No3, im proud to see the way how people have voted. It sends a clear message to all 3 elected persons - either you get to work or all of you &#039;leve paké aller&#039; next time. All 3 of No 3 have never been elected before over there. They have got the signal that they are on ejectable chairs.If you look at how the votes went - rural areas voted mostly for PTr and as such mostly Hindus voting for a Hindu Prime Minister. The General Population voted more for General Population candidates and for a GP prime misister of MMM in 1, 4, 17, 20 , 19. But number 3 voted for the Hindu Prime Minister, the GP aspiring prime minister, and one local leader of the circonscription 3.Thanks.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To Vishesh,</p><p>You are right. I have lived in the PVerte for 20 yrs (well first twenty) until yr 2000 and i can tell u that as a youngster i have always followed the &#8216;meechings&#8217; of Cehl.</p><p>Many people in Mauritius do not know about his real struggle and much of it has been in the past &#8216;overdone&#8217; by the press. His struggle has never been targeted towards other communities in particular bt towards his own community where he tried to make people realise of the problems ravaging the no3 constittuency (including valee pitot) &#8211; drugs, unemployment, sous-developments and more important the struggle against ignorance&#8230;</p><p>As you might realise today, the big losers are the MMM in this and the section of the press and a big section of the Muslim community itself who had vehicled all sorts of bad things on him in the past (such as extremist, insulting prophet etc) had clear vested interests. Of course he is far from perfect. He has made many many mistakes in the past like for instance being unsure whether he wants to preach Islam or do politics etc, and sometimes &#8216;deraper&#8217; in his speeches of religious tenure. But you imagine he was 30 yrs old when he entered the scene and if today PTr has been able to elect people over there, its becoz Cehl has bombed the very foundations of the MMM over there.</p><p>Many people do not know anything abt PVerte other than what they read in the press. To know the reality there you need live other there and know the context. As someone from that No3, im proud to see the way how people have voted. It sends a clear message to all 3 elected persons &#8211; either you get to work or all of you &#8216;leve paké aller&#8217; next time. All 3 of No 3 have never been elected before over there. They have got the signal that they are on ejectable chairs.</p><p>If you look at how the votes went &#8211; rural areas voted mostly for PTr and as such mostly Hindus voting for a Hindu Prime Minister. The General Population voted more for General Population candidates and for a GP prime misister of MMM in 1, 4, 17, 20 , 19. But number 3 voted for the Hindu Prime Minister, the GP aspiring prime minister, and one local leader of the circonscription 3.</p><p>Thanks.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Here are the best losers by Ronny</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/here-are-the-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-609</link> <dc:creator>Ronny</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 17:34:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=227#comment-609</guid> <description>thanks god we got rid of the ex athorney</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>thanks god we got rid of the ex athorney</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Here are the best losers by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/here-are-the-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-608</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 16:27:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=227#comment-608</guid> <description>Ayo Paul fine gagn shock la... fine gagn 3 deputers madames bbr dans no4... Ashok pas best loser( mo bien content)...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ayo Paul fine gagn shock la&#8230; fine gagn 3 deputers madames bbr dans no4&#8230; Ashok pas best loser( mo bien content)&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Here are the best losers by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/here-are-the-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-607</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 16:25:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=227#comment-607</guid> <description>Si Cehl Meeah, FSM ti met ene candidat sino-mauricien, li ti pou best loser la....</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Si Cehl Meeah, FSM ti met ene candidat sino-mauricien, li ti pou best loser la&#8230;.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Faisal...</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-606</link> <dc:creator>Faisal...</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 16:24:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-606</guid> <description>@B-B-RMo knr li pas cumsa a Maurice. Mais eski li ti pu mieux? Problem ki in arrive en Angleterre avec un tel system ki nou ena a Maurice: Conservative - 29% of votes - 242 seats Lib Dems - 23% of votes - 52 seatsMo pense ki system courant li pas vraiment faire. Peut-etre ki fer nu still tann bucu dimoune plaigner a Maurice. C&#039;est juste un debat - discuss.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R</p><p>Mo knr li pas cumsa a Maurice. Mais eski li ti pu mieux? Problem ki in arrive en Angleterre avec un tel system ki nou ena a Maurice:<br /> Conservative &#8211; 29% of votes &#8211; 242 seats<br /> Lib Dems &#8211; 23% of votes &#8211; 52 seats</p><p>Mo pense ki system courant li pas vraiment faire. Peut-etre ki fer nu still tann bucu dimoune plaigner a Maurice. C&#8217;est juste un debat &#8211; discuss.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on How to determine the 8 best losers? by david</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/how-to-determine-the-8-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-605</link> <dc:creator>david</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 16:06:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=223#comment-605</guid> <description>Shouldn&#039;t it be renamed &quot;Best community system&quot;?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shouldn&#8217;t it be renamed &#8220;Best community system&#8221;?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Here are the best losers by vishesh</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/here-are-the-best-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-604</link> <dc:creator>vishesh</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 16:05:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=227#comment-604</guid> <description>C&#039;est Cehl que j&#039;aime Good job Cehl.  He believes in his struggle and did a very good score.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>C&#8217;est Cehl que j&#8217;aime<br /> Good job Cehl.  He believes in his struggle and did a very good score.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by gigi</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-603</link> <dc:creator>gigi</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 16:01:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-603</guid> <description>@ VeerenI totally agree with points 1, 2 and 4. Regarding point 3, although &quot;candidats de proximité&quot; can put their weight in the balance on occasions, I still think that people vote for their party or the PM they want before anything else. Apart from the general population and the tamil, PRB will never be accepted as the PM of this country, simply because he has made too many mistakes during his carrer. Even if he is probably not a &quot;diviseur&quot;, his political tactics are perceived as such. Surrounding himself by a few has-been politicians was not a bright idea either. I am happy that MMM has not been wiped out, because we need an opposition in the country. They now have to re-think their strategy and probably find a new charismatic leader to become a national party, which they have ceased to be. It is good for democracy to have an alternative.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Veeren</p><p>I totally agree with points 1, 2 and 4. Regarding point 3, although &#8220;candidats de proximité&#8221; can put their weight in the balance on occasions, I still think that people vote for their party or the PM they want before anything else. Apart from the general population and the tamil, PRB will never be accepted as the PM of this country, simply because he has made too many mistakes during his carrer. Even if he is probably not a &#8220;diviseur&#8221;, his political tactics are perceived as such. Surrounding himself by a few has-been politicians was not a bright idea either. I am happy that MMM has not been wiped out, because we need an opposition in the country. They now have to re-think their strategy and probably find a new charismatic leader to become a national party, which they have ceased to be. It is good for democracy to have an alternative.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-602</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 15:08:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-602</guid> <description>@Faisal... Maurice, li pas comme ca... 51/42 pas necessairement veut dire bizin donne meme quantite siege a ene parti... par exemple dans US, c&#039;est pas pourcentage globale qui determine le President, mais bizin guette les chiffres d&#039;etat en etat...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Faisal&#8230; Maurice, li pas comme ca&#8230; 51/42 pas necessairement veut dire bizin donne meme quantite siege a ene parti&#8230; par exemple dans US, c&#8217;est pas pourcentage globale qui determine le President, mais bizin guette les chiffres d&#8217;etat en etat&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Faisal...</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-601</link> <dc:creator>Faisal...</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 14:35:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-601</guid> <description>@B-B-RLi incontestable ki Navin finn gagner dans n&#039;importe ki configuration. Mais eski resultat la li represent l&#039;electorat equitablement (votes BBR/Coeur 49%/41% mais representation BBR/Coeur 68%/32%) ? Theoriquement, enn bon l&#039;opposition fer enn government dirige en faveur du peuple. En pratique li peut-etre quelquechose d&#039;autre a Maurice.C&#039;est plutot enn debat pour l&#039;avenir au lieu enn ki pe conteste resultat. Plutot enn debas constructive de la part de tous le monde.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R</p><p>Li incontestable ki Navin finn gagner dans n&#8217;importe ki configuration. Mais eski resultat la li represent l&#8217;electorat equitablement (votes BBR/Coeur 49%/41% mais representation BBR/Coeur 68%/32%) ? Theoriquement, enn bon l&#8217;opposition fer enn government dirige en faveur du peuple. En pratique li peut-etre quelquechose d&#8217;autre a Maurice.</p><p>C&#8217;est plutot enn debat pour l&#8217;avenir au lieu enn ki pe conteste resultat. Plutot enn debas constructive de la part de tous le monde.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-600</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 14:30:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-600</guid> <description>Le MMM comptait toujours sur le MSM pour prendre des sieges dans les villages... sans le MSM, les candidats MMM sont des &#039;zeros&#039;...meme les Ramjuttun, Ashock, Lutchmeenaraidoo, Dulloo et Guness n&#039;ont pas pu faire face...L&#039;apport du MSM a permis a l&#039;alliance BBR de remporter les circonscriptions 5 a 13 par 3-0... et un joli 2-1 dans le No14, le fief de Gannoo.... Et sans oublier les resultats records d&#039;Arvind Boolell et d&#039;Anil Bachoo...Aussi, le MSM a fait la difference dans les No4(belle revanche sur le  transfuge Joe Lesjongard qui termine en deuxieme position), 15 et 16...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Le MMM comptait toujours sur le MSM pour prendre des sieges dans les villages&#8230; sans le MSM, les candidats MMM sont des &#8216;zeros&#8217;&#8230;meme les Ramjuttun, Ashock, Lutchmeenaraidoo, Dulloo et Guness n&#8217;ont pas pu faire face&#8230;</p><p>L&#8217;apport du MSM a permis a l&#8217;alliance BBR de remporter les circonscriptions 5 a 13 par 3-0&#8230; et un joli 2-1 dans le No14, le fief de Gannoo&#8230;. Et sans oublier les resultats records d&#8217;Arvind Boolell et d&#8217;Anil Bachoo&#8230;</p><p>Aussi, le MSM a fait la difference dans les No4(belle revanche sur le  transfuge Joe Lesjongard qui termine en deuxieme position), 15 et 16&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-599</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 14:24:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-599</guid> <description>@Kervin... mmm ine gagn 42%, bbr ine gagn 51%...alors li toujours kumsa... tous les temps pourcentage la tourne autour de 48-46... c&#039;est pas premiere fois ki ena ene pourcentage kumsa... kapav dire tou les temps meme pourcentage la tourne autour sa chiffre la...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Kervin&#8230; mmm ine gagn 42%, bbr ine gagn 51%&#8230;alors li toujours kumsa&#8230; tous les temps pourcentage la tourne autour de 48-46&#8230; c&#8217;est pas premiere fois ki ena ene pourcentage kumsa&#8230; kapav dire tou les temps meme pourcentage la tourne autour sa chiffre la&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-598</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 14:11:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-598</guid> <description>Pravind, le petit frere devenu petit crétin prend une belle revanche sur Paul Bérenger et Ashok Jugnauth...pour rapel, Paul voulait évincer Pravind pour le remplacer par Ashok...Pravind, je dois l&#039;avouer est mon deputé car j&#039;habite dans la circonscription No8... Il est tres ouvert, gentil et intélligent...par contre son oncle, Ashok était arrogant(grand noir) et nous somme tous ravis que &#039;gros feuille&#039; soit dans &#039;caro cannes&#039;... ((Ashok avait la réputation de &#039;blacklister&#039; tous les pro-travaillistes a la recherche d&#039;un emploi))Revenons a Pravind...éleve du Royal College Curepipe (tout comme moi d&#039;ailleurs), il decida de suivre les pas de son pere et choisit la profession d&#039;avocat... il étudia à l&#039;université de Buckingham et il a aussi un DESU de l&#039;université d&#039;Aix-en-Provence...Jugnauth junior apprend tres vite apres sa défaite en 2005... il est trahi par Paul Berenger apres les elections municipales, et décida de faire cavalier seul... Puis, il subit une double trahison... les défections d&#039;Ashok et de Shekar Naidu a fait perdre le poste de leader de l&#039;Opposition au MSM...et Pravind paraissait plus faible que jamais!! Son heure arriva lors de l&#039;élection partielle où il avait plus de 3000 voix d&#039;avance sur son oncle... certes, il remporta les élections avec l&#039;appui des rouges et plus précisement de Suren Dayal...les signes d&#039;une future alliance bleu-blanc-rouge étaient bien là...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pravind, le petit frere devenu petit crétin prend une belle revanche sur Paul Bérenger et Ashok Jugnauth&#8230;pour rapel, Paul voulait évincer Pravind pour le remplacer par Ashok&#8230;</p><p>Pravind, je dois l&#8217;avouer est mon deputé car j&#8217;habite dans la circonscription No8&#8230; Il est tres ouvert, gentil et intélligent&#8230;par contre son oncle, Ashok était arrogant(grand noir) et nous somme tous ravis que &#8216;gros feuille&#8217; soit dans &#8216;caro cannes&#8217;&#8230; ((Ashok avait la réputation de &#8216;blacklister&#8217; tous les pro-travaillistes a la recherche d&#8217;un emploi))</p><p>Revenons a Pravind&#8230;éleve du Royal College Curepipe (tout comme moi d&#8217;ailleurs), il decida de suivre les pas de son pere et choisit la profession d&#8217;avocat&#8230; il étudia à l&#8217;université de Buckingham et il a aussi un DESU de l&#8217;université d&#8217;Aix-en-Provence&#8230;</p><p>Jugnauth junior apprend tres vite apres sa défaite en 2005&#8230; il est trahi par Paul Berenger apres les elections municipales, et décida de faire cavalier seul&#8230; Puis, il subit une double trahison&#8230; les défections d&#8217;Ashok et de Shekar Naidu a fait perdre le poste de leader de l&#8217;Opposition au MSM&#8230;et Pravind paraissait plus faible que jamais!! Son heure arriva lors de l&#8217;élection partielle où il avait plus de 3000 voix d&#8217;avance sur son oncle&#8230; certes, il remporta les élections avec l&#8217;appui des rouges et plus précisement de Suren Dayal&#8230;les signes d&#8217;une future alliance bleu-blanc-rouge étaient bien là&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on La grande performance du MSM by Mita</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/07/la-grande-performance-du-msm/comment-page-1/#comment-597</link> <dc:creator>Mita</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 12:28:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=216#comment-597</guid> <description>MATHÉMATIQUES SCIENTIFIQUES:L&#039;avenir a gagné parce-que le leader du camp opposé n&#039;a pas bien fait ses calculs. Navin oui,Ok... 4% pour Soleil (dit avec dédain et légèretè). Donc 4% de 8000,000 votants = 32,000 32,000 / 20 circonscriptions = 1,600 voix en moyenne. Si je retire 1,600 voix du MMM/MSM et je l&#039;envoie au PTr/MSM, cela fait une difference de 3,200 de voix par circonscription en faveur de l&#039;Avenir. ((Sans compter sur l&#039;effet de progression arithmétique que la fusion de 2 partis àmène dans la tête de qq indécis. Je m&#039;explique: Les votants se disent: 1+1=2 est plus fort que 1. Donc je bouge car je suis fatigué de rester dans l&#039;opposition.))Donc 3,200 n&#039;est pas négligeable sur les 30,000 ou 40,000 électeurs. D&#039;où la victoire. Bravo Navin et Praveen d&#039;avoir fait le bon choix. Au boulot maintenant. Nous aussi.!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MATHÉMATIQUES SCIENTIFIQUES:</p><p>L&#8217;avenir a gagné parce-que le leader du camp opposé n&#8217;a pas bien fait ses calculs.<br /> Navin oui,</p><p> Ok&#8230; 4% pour Soleil (dit avec dédain et légèretè).<br /> Donc 4% de 8000,000 votants = 32,000<br /> 32,000 / 20 circonscriptions = 1,600 voix en moyenne.<br /> Si je retire 1,600 voix du MMM/MSM et je l&#8217;envoie au PTr/MSM, cela fait une difference de 3,200 de voix par circonscription en faveur de l&#8217;Avenir.<br /> ((Sans compter sur l&#8217;effet de progression arithmétique que la fusion de 2 partis àmène dans la tête de qq indécis.<br /> Je m&#8217;explique:<br /> Les votants se disent: 1+1=2 est plus fort que 1. Donc je bouge car je suis fatigué de rester dans l&#8217;opposition.))</p><p>Donc 3,200 n&#8217;est pas négligeable sur les 30,000 ou 40,000 électeurs.<br /> D&#8217;où la victoire.<br /> Bravo Navin et Praveen d&#8217;avoir fait le bon choix.<br /> Au boulot maintenant. Nous aussi.!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-596</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 12:05:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-596</guid> <description>@veerenYou&#039;re right. One of the most interesting aspects of the 2010 elections is that a lot of the &quot;candidats de proximité&quot; were elected.For instance, in #18 Quatre-Bornes, Kavi Ramano, who is not well known outside the town but who is highly regarded by the locals, came out 2nd well above Vijay Makand (who a lot of people thought stood an excellent chance because of his track record.)&lt;em&gt;Comme quoi...&lt;/em&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@veeren</p><p>You&#8217;re right. One of the most interesting aspects of the 2010 elections is that a lot of the &#8220;candidats de proximité&#8221; were elected.</p><p>For instance, in #18 Quatre-Bornes, Kavi Ramano, who is not well known outside the town but who is highly regarded by the locals, came out 2nd well above Vijay Makand (who a lot of people thought stood an excellent chance because of his track record.)</p><p><em>Comme quoi&#8230;</em></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-595</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 11:43:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-595</guid> <description>@ gigiThe overall configuration has not changed greatly. Interesting to take the following into accounnt:1) you can always find reasons to be dissatisfied with the ruling party (in other words,opposition goes with an advantage (4-8)%.2) It is very hard to beat an alliance. If there was a good MSM/MMM coalition, they would have probably beaten PTR (after all the scandals). In this case MSM 4% would have contributed to at least 20 seats! Instead they chose to fight each other since their defeat. Cf alliances in England, Germany,...3)When you look closely at individual results, presence in a constituency is very important (Alan Gannoo, Joe Lejonsgard, Mireille Martin, Francoise Labelle, etc...). You may choose to associate it to ethnic considerations but look closer.3)Lesson to some leaders: being a &#039;rassembleur&#039; against being a &#039;diviseur&#039; always pay. Mauritius has always been known for its political stability. So whatever the results, good to feel mauritian living in Mauritius</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ gigi</p><p>The overall configuration has not changed greatly. Interesting to take the following into accounnt:</p><p>1) you can always find reasons to be dissatisfied with the ruling party (in other words,opposition goes with an advantage (4-8)%.</p><p>2) It is very hard to beat an alliance. If there was a good MSM/MMM coalition, they would have probably beaten PTR (after all the scandals). In this case MSM 4% would have contributed to at least 20 seats! Instead they chose to fight each other since their defeat. Cf alliances in England, Germany,&#8230;</p><p>3)When you look closely at individual results, presence in a constituency is very important (Alan Gannoo, Joe Lejonsgard, Mireille Martin, Francoise Labelle, etc&#8230;). You may choose to associate it to ethnic considerations but look closer.</p><p>3)Lesson to some leaders: being a &#8216;rassembleur&#8217; against being a &#8216;diviseur&#8217; always pay. Mauritius has always been known for its political stability.<br /> So whatever the results, good to feel mauritian living in Mauritius</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-594</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 10:33:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-594</guid> <description>@B-B-R So, the gallery at bleublancrouge www will never be updated :(</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R So, the gallery at bleublancrouge www will never be updated <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Faisal...</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-593</link> <dc:creator>Faisal...</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 08:35:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-593</guid> <description>C&#039;est ca le probleme a Maurice. Les leaders sont plutot des stateges politique et non pas des chef pour le peuple. Navin et Paul sont pareille, des strateges. Cette fois-ci, c&#039;est Ramgoolam ki a gagne.Regardant le suffrage, c&#039;est une autre histoire. La constitution doit changer un peu. Apres-tout, on discute deja de changer la constitution de la Grande-Bretagne.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>C&#8217;est ca le probleme a Maurice. Les leaders sont plutot des stateges politique et non pas des chef pour le peuple. Navin et Paul sont pareille, des strateges. Cette fois-ci, c&#8217;est Ramgoolam ki a gagne.</p><p>Regardant le suffrage, c&#8217;est une autre histoire. La constitution doit changer un peu. Apres-tout, on discute deja de changer la constitution de la Grande-Bretagne.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Kervin</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-592</link> <dc:creator>Kervin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 07:47:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-592</guid> <description>Lol @B-B-R calculs simplistiques, oui, mais ena limportance.  Li demontrer ki ena buku dimoun ki pa dakor avek ceki p ariver.  Mais mo respecT ki PTr in gagne majoriter et MMM pan fer assez pendant 5 ans pou expect vin o pouvoir dan 1 mois.  Ceki mo p dir li pa representatif du peuple.Mo content ki elections.mu p continier, pou ena 1 site de debat lor politik Maurice (surtou pou ban jeunes).  Aster ki tou calme mo pli interesser discuss, ki dan presipitation de ces dernieres semaines, kot mo remarker ena buku dimoune motiV par kas election o lieu ki ban vrai convictions.Et si nou atan &quot;fin stratege&quot; disoude parlement dan sok, fer aliance ek dne programme 1 semaine avan election, pa pou ena 1 democraci avek debat.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lol @B-B-R calculs simplistiques, oui, mais ena limportance.  Li demontrer ki ena buku dimoun ki pa dakor avek ceki p ariver.  Mais mo respecT ki PTr in gagne majoriter et MMM pan fer assez pendant 5 ans pou expect vin o pouvoir dan 1 mois.  Ceki mo p dir li pa representatif du peuple.</p><p>Mo content ki elections.mu p continier, pou ena 1 site de debat lor politik Maurice (surtou pou ban jeunes).  Aster ki tou calme mo pli interesser discuss, ki dan presipitation de ces dernieres semaines, kot mo remarker ena buku dimoune motiV par kas election o lieu ki ban vrai convictions.</p><p>Et si nou atan &#8220;fin stratege&#8221; disoude parlement dan sok, fer aliance ek dne programme 1 semaine avan election, pa pou ena 1 democraci avek debat.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-591</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 06:23:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-591</guid> <description>Bannes camarades... le voix populaire pena oken importance dans Mauricepou attribuer sieges dans parlement!! Le systeme ici a Maurice ine faire pou donne ene majoriter comfortable a nimporte ki alliance ki gagner, pou kapav rule dans sereniter... Bannes calculs simplistiques comme 50% BBR, 42%MMM...sa pena importance...bizin analyser circonscription par circonscription...Pou moi, Navin ene fin stratege... line gagner dans tous les 3 scenarios possibles..line gagner seul contre mmm-msm, avec le mmm et dans l&#039;alliance bbr...Paul ti envie reedite l&#039;exploit du Ptr en 2005, mais les Boodhoo, Ramjuttun, Dulloo, Uteem, Gregoire pane fer le poids..au contraire sa ine fer ene contre-effet; la population ine regroupe li autour de Navin sans ki line demande nous fer li...L&#039;autre coté, les soidisant king-makers comme Harish Boodhoo, Cassam Uteem, Gregoire, Lutmeenaraidoo et Ramjuttun sont retournés dans la poubelle...pour de bon j&#039;espere!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bannes camarades&#8230; le voix populaire pena oken importance dans Mauricepou attribuer sieges dans parlement!! Le systeme ici a Maurice ine faire pou donne ene majoriter comfortable a nimporte ki alliance ki gagner, pou kapav rule dans sereniter&#8230; Bannes calculs simplistiques comme 50% BBR, 42%MMM&#8230;sa pena importance&#8230;bizin analyser circonscription par circonscription&#8230;</p><p>Pou moi, Navin ene fin stratege&#8230; line gagner dans tous les 3 scenarios possibles..line gagner seul contre mmm-msm, avec le mmm et dans l&#8217;alliance bbr&#8230;</p><p>Paul ti envie reedite l&#8217;exploit du Ptr en 2005, mais les Boodhoo, Ramjuttun, Dulloo, Uteem, Gregoire pane fer le poids..au contraire sa ine fer ene contre-effet; la population ine regroupe li autour de Navin sans ki line demande nous fer li&#8230;</p><p>L&#8217;autre coté, les soidisant king-makers comme Harish Boodhoo, Cassam Uteem, Gregoire, Lutmeenaraidoo et Ramjuttun sont retournés dans la poubelle&#8230;pour de bon j&#8217;espere!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-589</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 05:00:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-589</guid> <description>@gigi Wait for my next article :-)By the way, I welcome articles from contributors too. Elections.mu will not stop now that the elections are over. In fact, now things become more interesting from the perspective of citizen journalism.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@gigi Wait for my next article <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>By the way, I welcome articles from contributors too. Elections.mu will not stop now that the elections are over. In fact, now things become more interesting from the perspective of citizen journalism.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by gigi</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-586</link> <dc:creator>gigi</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 23:11:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-586</guid> <description>Les résultats de cette élection sont sans surprise. J&#039;avais prévu l&#039;Avenir au moins avec 40 sièges (en étant au Canada!), alors que des amis au pays me disaient que la joute allait être serré. Ces résultats amènent 2 constats:1) La configuration n&#039;a pas radicalement changé depuis 2005. L&#039;Alliance du Coeur a 4 sièges en moins, mais en 2010 le MMM était en alliance avec le MSM. Dans le fond il passe de 12 à 16 élus. L&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir passe de 38 à 41 élus, sauf qu&#039;il y a 12 élus MSM. Il est donc un peu à la merci de son allié.2) Le vote ethnique est plus vivant que jamais. Les hindous v/s les créoles, avec les musulmans votant, grosso modo, 50/50.Le grand gagnant de cette élection est bien Pravind et le MSM. 12 élus pour disons 5-8% de l&#039;électorat!Lastly, I agree with you guys: there&#039;s nothing our home country!Avi, do you the percentage of the 2 Alliances (in terms of votes and not seats)?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Les résultats de cette élection sont sans surprise. J&#8217;avais prévu l&#8217;Avenir au moins avec 40 sièges (en étant au Canada!), alors que des amis au pays me disaient que la joute allait être serré. Ces résultats amènent 2 constats:</p><p>1) La configuration n&#8217;a pas radicalement changé depuis 2005. L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur a 4 sièges en moins, mais en 2010 le MMM était en alliance avec le MSM. Dans le fond il passe de 12 à 16 élus. L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir passe de 38 à 41 élus, sauf qu&#8217;il y a 12 élus MSM. Il est donc un peu à la merci de son allié.</p><p>2) Le vote ethnique est plus vivant que jamais. Les hindous v/s les créoles, avec les musulmans votant, grosso modo, 50/50.</p><p>Le grand gagnant de cette élection est bien Pravind et le MSM. 12 élus pour disons 5-8% de l&#8217;électorat!</p><p>Lastly, I agree with you guys: there&#8217;s nothing our home country!</p><p>Avi, do you the percentage of the 2 Alliances (in terms of votes and not seats)?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-585</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 20:33:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-585</guid> <description>Euh it seems to be:PTr 25 MSM 14 PMSD 2 MMM 17 MMSD 1 FSM 1The only 4 MSM candidates to have &quot;fallen&quot; are Grenade, 1 in no 3, Dwarkasingh and Hurreeram. Is this correct?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Euh it seems to be:</p><p>PTr 25 MSM 14 PMSD 2 MMM 17 MMSD 1 FSM 1</p><p>The only 4 MSM candidates to have &#8220;fallen&#8221; are Grenade, 1 in no 3, Dwarkasingh and Hurreeram. Is this correct?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Mita</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-584</link> <dc:creator>Mita</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 19:28:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-584</guid> <description>Chers tous,L&#039;Avenir a gagné par 41 à 18. Un bref regard sur les emissions politiques:La MBC n&#039;a pas démérité en permettant, grâce à ces émissions, aux petits partis d&#039;apporter leur contribution majeure à cette campagne.1°  Le FSM a réussi à convaincre une circonscription que c&#039;était capital d&#039;envoyer un de ses membres au moins à l&#039;assemblée. Il a même demandé au peuple de ne pas envoyer les deux jugnauth à l&#039;assemblée. Le peuple l&#039;a écouté.2°  Le leader du Parti Malin a réussi à souligner à quel point c&#039;était facile de promettre monts et merveilles, comme un fou, surtout quand on sait qu&#039;on ne formera pas le prochain gouvernement. Bien qu&#039;il ait égratigné les deux blocs, c&#039;est le MMM qui a dû prendre un grand revers. Il a permis aux jeunes de voir que parole donnée n&#039;est pas forcément parole sacrée.(d&#039;où la grande abstention des jeunes ! ? ! )3°  Le MDN a démontré à quel point on n&#039;est pas entendu quand on est petit, même si parfois on dit vrai.4°  Quelques autres leaders sont venus s&#039;apitoyer sur notre sort, mais on n&#039;a pas voulu d&#039;eux. En l&#039;absence de programme sérieux, le peuple accepte de voir les gens ridicules qui nous font rire mais pas des sérieux qui nous font pleurer. Oh Non, ! Merci MBC.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chers tous,</p><p>L&#8217;Avenir a gagné par 41 à 18. Un bref regard sur les emissions politiques:</p><p>La MBC n&#8217;a pas démérité en permettant, grâce à ces émissions, aux petits partis d&#8217;apporter leur contribution majeure à cette campagne.</p><p>1°  Le FSM a réussi à convaincre une circonscription que c&#8217;était capital d&#8217;envoyer un de ses membres au moins à l&#8217;assemblée. Il a même demandé au peuple de ne pas envoyer les deux jugnauth à l&#8217;assemblée. Le peuple l&#8217;a écouté.</p><p>2°  Le leader du Parti Malin a réussi à souligner à quel point c&#8217;était facile de promettre monts et merveilles, comme un fou, surtout quand on sait qu&#8217;on ne formera pas le prochain gouvernement. Bien qu&#8217;il ait égratigné les deux blocs, c&#8217;est le MMM qui a dû prendre un grand revers. Il a permis aux jeunes de voir que parole donnée n&#8217;est pas forcément parole sacrée.(d&#8217;où la grande abstention des jeunes ! ? ! )</p><p>3°  Le MDN a démontré à quel point on n&#8217;est pas entendu quand on est petit, même si parfois on dit vrai.</p><p>4°  Quelques autres leaders sont venus s&#8217;apitoyer sur notre sort, mais on n&#8217;a pas voulu d&#8217;eux. En l&#8217;absence de programme sérieux, le peuple accepte de voir les gens ridicules qui nous font rire mais pas des sérieux qui nous font pleurer.<br /> Oh Non, !<br /> Merci MBC.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-583</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 19:15:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-583</guid> <description>After the result and the press conference, I believe that Hons Mr Ramgoolam has indeed learn from the past. I&#039;ve been following his progress since he first started politics and I believe he is a quick learner. Congratulation to him and his winning formula and long live our unity and social stability.Now that the election is over, I think we, on this forum, should still share our ideas about contributing to the development of Mauritius. Who knows may be we can inspire people to think differently and slowly but surely create a forum for positive debate which can guide the leaders to make Mauritius progress further.Thanks Avinash and Christina for setting up this forum so that we can shared our opinions. Thanks to all for contributing also.Now it&#039;s time for looking forward.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After the result and the press conference, I believe that Hons Mr Ramgoolam has indeed learn from the past. I&#8217;ve been following his progress since he first started politics and I believe he is a quick learner. Congratulation to him and his winning formula and long live our unity and social stability.</p><p>Now that the election is over, I think we, on this forum, should still share our ideas about contributing to the development of Mauritius. Who knows may be we can inspire people to think differently and slowly but surely create a forum for positive debate which can guide the leaders to make Mauritius progress further.</p><p>Thanks Avinash and Christina for setting up this forum so that we can shared our opinions. Thanks to all for contributing also.</p><p>Now it&#8217;s time for looking forward.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Kervin</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-582</link> <dc:creator>Kervin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 18:27:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-582</guid> <description>PTR: 49% voix -&gt; 40 depité MMM: 42% voix -&gt; 19 depitév dire, 51% in vote contre PTR, system electonal dan Maurice bizin revoir, mais mo penC nou kav res atan.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PTR: 49% voix -&gt; 40 depité<br /> MMM: 42% voix -&gt; 19 depité</p><p>v dire, 51% in vote contre PTR, system electonal dan Maurice bizin revoir, mais mo penC nou kav res atan.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-580</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 17:40:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-580</guid> <description>@B-B-R 77% for PTr and 66% for MSM compared to 30% for MMM. That&#039;s revealing... even though, in terms of votes, the two alliances were not very far from each other. I think our electoral system needs a dose of proportionality.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R 77% for PTr and 66% for MSM compared to 30% for MMM. That&#8217;s revealing&#8230; even though, in terms of votes, the two alliances were not very far from each other. I think our electoral system needs a dose of proportionality.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-579</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 17:36:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-579</guid> <description>Congé dans tous les ecoles kot ine faire counting... enfin mo croire... lol..PTR 27 77% elected candidates MMM 18 30% elected candidates MSM 12 66% elected candidates PMSD 2 28% elected candidates MR 2 100% elected candidates FSM 1 ??% elected candidate</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Congé dans tous les ecoles kot ine faire counting&#8230; enfin mo croire&#8230; lol..</p><p>PTR 27 77% elected candidates<br /> MMM 18 30% elected candidates<br /> MSM 12 66% elected candidates<br /> PMSD 2 28% elected candidates<br /> MR 2 100% elected candidates<br /> FSM 1 ??% elected candidate</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-578</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 17:24:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-578</guid> <description>@Faisal As far as I know, PMSD = 2, MSM around 12 and the rest PTr. I&#039;ll verify.@Shak Alé Maurice! De toute façon, bizin manze ar li :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Faisal As far as I know, PMSD = 2, MSM around 12 and the rest PTr. I&#8217;ll verify.</p><p>@Shak Alé Maurice! De toute façon, bizin manze ar li <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Faisal...</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-577</link> <dc:creator>Faisal...</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 16:14:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-577</guid> <description>Hello Avinash,What is the distribution of elected within the coallition &#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir&#039; (Ptr vs MSM vs PMSD)? Do you know?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello Avinash,</p><p>What is the distribution of elected within the coallition &#8216;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir&#8217; (Ptr vs MSM vs PMSD)? Do you know?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Ramesh</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-576</link> <dc:creator>Ramesh</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 16:09:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-576</guid> <description>@Avinash: hey your comments are so sexist. Here we have two women, Palin and Bachman and they are the ones who stir up the racial hatred and violence. Fact that there are more women does not mean that there will be less shenanigans.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Avinash: hey your comments are so sexist. Here we have two women, Palin and Bachman and they are the ones who stir up the racial hatred and violence. Fact that there are more women does not mean that there will be less shenanigans.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by shak</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-575</link> <dc:creator>shak</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:59:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-575</guid> <description>The final result is more or less the one we were expecting. That said there are some observations that should be taken into consideration from the results 1) Declining number of voters - it would be interesting to have an in depth analysis of the age group of our voters as i have the feeling that a lot of the young voters have decided not to exercise their right to vote 2) The voting trend of Mauritius is changing - emergence of  women votes - women candidates and a relatively small political party (that in itself will be another debate)3) some constituencies are well anchored into traditions (remember my comment as to whether all Mauritians are ready to accept drastic changes) The Avenir Alliance won all seats in rural areas - wonder on which basisI enjoyed the comments made by Amedee Darga on tele today where he observed that Mauritius is in a period of transition and that the political dynamics of Mauritius will change in 2015. He reckons that the young voters will vote differently and will have either the emergence of a new political party or the younger generation taking over the existing major political parties. I think that this is a fair observation and we are already in for more surprises at the next poll.Finally Avi is right when he claims that Mauritius is not that bad at all. I have myself seen both side of the coin having done my studies abroad but there&#039;s nothing like home . . . and there&#039;s nothing like Mauritius. Whatever happens coup tete mo vini moi mo contan mo moris. . . ALLEZ MORIS</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The final result is more or less the one we were expecting. That said there are some observations that should be taken into consideration from the results 1) Declining number of voters &#8211; it would be interesting to have an in depth analysis of the age group of our voters as i have the feeling that a lot of the young voters have decided not to exercise their right to vote 2) The voting trend of Mauritius is changing &#8211; emergence of  women votes &#8211; women candidates and a relatively small political party (that in itself will be another debate)3) some constituencies are well anchored into traditions (remember my comment as to whether all Mauritians are ready to accept drastic changes) The Avenir Alliance won all seats in rural areas &#8211; wonder on which basis</p><p>I enjoyed the comments made by Amedee Darga on tele today where he observed that Mauritius is in a period of transition and that the political dynamics of Mauritius will change in 2015. He reckons that the young voters will vote differently and will have either the emergence of a new political party or the younger generation taking over the existing major political parties. I think that this is a fair observation and we are already in for more surprises at the next poll.</p><p>Finally Avi is right when he claims that Mauritius is not that bad at all. I have myself seen both side of the coin having done my studies abroad but there&#8217;s nothing like home . . . and there&#8217;s nothing like Mauritius. Whatever happens coup tete mo vini moi mo contan mo moris. . . ALLEZ MORIS</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by ludo</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-574</link> <dc:creator>ludo</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:54:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-574</guid> <description>Je ne partage pas votre optimiste. Ces fleurs de notre jargon parlementaire ont la peau dure. Enfin! Pour certains, les 5 prochaines années seront très longue.J&#039;avais pronostiqué 40-20, Cehl Meeah est un invité intéressant pour les observateurs politiques.Au moins les bonnes réformes ne seront pas releguées aux oubliettes. Sinon, les promesses faites devront être tenues. Le peuple les a lues, entendues. Les vrais chiens de garde devront cesser de se contenter d&#039;aboyer, parce que nous ne sommes plus au moyen âge. Malgré les couronnes de fleurs et autres, ces messieurs travailleront pour nous, et pas le contraire. Au-delà des victoires/défaites, c&#039;est cette pensée qui doit nous animer.Maurice, mon île chérie, que tes enfants ne te déçoivent pas, les plus grands surtout!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Je ne partage pas votre optimiste. Ces fleurs de notre jargon parlementaire ont la peau dure. Enfin! Pour certains, les 5 prochaines années seront très longue.</p><p>J&#8217;avais pronostiqué 40-20, Cehl Meeah est un invité intéressant pour les observateurs politiques.</p><p>Au moins les bonnes réformes ne seront pas releguées aux oubliettes. Sinon, les promesses faites devront être tenues. Le peuple les a lues, entendues. Les vrais chiens de garde devront cesser de se contenter d&#8217;aboyer, parce que nous ne sommes plus au moyen âge. Malgré les couronnes de fleurs et autres, ces messieurs travailleront pour nous, et pas le contraire. Au-delà des victoires/défaites, c&#8217;est cette pensée qui doit nous animer.</p><p>Maurice, mon île chérie, que tes enfants ne te déçoivent pas, les plus grands surtout!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-573</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:38:20 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-573</guid> <description>@ selven.... non l&#039;ami...kan kiken faire erreur, bizin reprimande li! Sinon li pou repete meme erreur dans futue... Pas p koz situation de crise la...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ selven&#8230;. non l&#8217;ami&#8230;kan kiken faire erreur, bizin reprimande li! Sinon li pou repete meme erreur dans futue&#8230; Pas p koz situation de crise la&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-572</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:35:26 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-572</guid> <description>5 a 14...circonscriptions rurales.... 1 seul deputé du MMM</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>5 a 14&#8230;circonscriptions rurales&#8230;. 1 seul deputé du MMM</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by nadim</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-571</link> <dc:creator>nadim</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:27:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-571</guid> <description>@BBR. Congé demain ???</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@BBR. Congé demain ???</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-570</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:22:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-570</guid> <description>La population ine donne sa message... nou pas ler prostituees politiques... Ramjuttun, Dulloo, Harish Boodhoo, Lutchmeenaraidoo,... OUT for ever!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>La population ine donne sa message&#8230; nou pas ler prostituees politiques&#8230; Ramjuttun, Dulloo, Harish Boodhoo, Lutchmeenaraidoo,&#8230; OUT for ever!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-569</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:21:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-569</guid> <description>Résultats (plus ou moins) officiels:Alliance de l&#039;Avenir: 41 élus Alliance du Coeur: 18 élus + Cehl Meeah au No 3Fait marquant: 10 élus de la gente féminine. Au moins pou éna moins &quot;la qué lé rat&quot;, &quot;batchara&quot;, &quot;tombe dehors&quot; au Parlement asterla :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Résultats (plus ou moins) officiels:</p><p>Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir: 41 élus<br /> Alliance du Coeur: 18 élus<br /> + Cehl Meeah au No 3</p><p>Fait marquant: 10 élus de la gente féminine. Au moins pou éna moins &#8220;la qué lé rat&#8221;, &#8220;batchara&#8221;, &#8220;tombe dehors&#8221; au Parlement asterla <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-568</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:20:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-568</guid> <description>41-18-1!!La democratie mauricienne est bien vivante!!! Le FSM a un siege...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>41-18-1!!</p><p>La democratie mauricienne est bien vivante!!! Le FSM a un siege&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-567</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:14:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-567</guid> <description>Mon pronostic etait presque parfait...Concernant les 4% du MSM, ca represente une difference de 8% entre BBR et le MMM.... le MSM a contribue au resultats records dans les ciconscriptions rurales...@ all MMM supporters... b less mo dire zot, ki la population ine decider..pas vine dire pane kone voter, pas vine dire MBC ine fausse le jeu(sadc pas du meme avis), pas vine dire la vie difficile...akoz la majoriter dimounes dans bien( moins tax, job, etc)Aussi, je suis content du nombre d&#039;elus feminines..j&#039;espere qu&#039;Aline Wong et Stephanie Anquetil seront nommees comme best loser!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mon pronostic etait presque parfait&#8230;</p><p>Concernant les 4% du MSM, ca represente une difference de 8% entre BBR et le MMM&#8230;. le MSM a contribue au resultats records dans les ciconscriptions rurales&#8230;</p><p>@ all MMM supporters&#8230; b less mo dire zot, ki la population ine decider..pas vine dire pane kone voter, pas vine dire MBC ine fausse le jeu(sadc pas du meme avis), pas vine dire la vie difficile&#8230;akoz la majoriter dimounes dans bien( moins tax, job, etc)</p><p>Aussi, je suis content du nombre d&#8217;elus feminines..j&#8217;espere qu&#8217;Aline Wong et Stephanie Anquetil seront nommees comme best loser!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Cherina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-566</link> <dc:creator>Cherina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 14:54:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-566</guid> <description>Avi, moi aussi je suis les news sur ton blog. A l&#039;heure qu&#039;il est, on en est toujours aux mêmes pronostiques ? C&#039;est vers quelle heure que vous connaîtrez les résultats finaux ? Bientôt la fin du counting des votes ? Désolée pour toutes mes questions, je ne suis pas du tout au courant de ce qui se passe à Maurice actuellement.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Avi, moi aussi je suis les news sur ton blog.<br /> A l&#8217;heure qu&#8217;il est, on en est toujours aux mêmes pronostiques ?<br /> C&#8217;est vers quelle heure que vous connaîtrez les résultats finaux ? Bientôt la fin du counting des votes ?<br /> Désolée pour toutes mes questions, je ne suis pas du tout au courant de ce qui se passe à Maurice actuellement.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by vishesh</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-565</link> <dc:creator>vishesh</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 13:59:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-565</guid> <description>Mauritius, indeed the pearl of the Indian Ocean, Island of Rainbows which God created even before creating Paradise...it is a country where one can potentially live much better that elsewhere at most levels.  It has a thriving economy with a democratic system of government that is the envy of most countries which is way, way beter than that of Africa, for instance.  However sad it appears that some &#039;valuable&#039; candidates got beaten, this election is giving another group, women, an opportunity to voice their opinons, not to mention take decisions at the highest realms of the country.  Paul somehow attained his objectives, being excelent as a leader of the opposition.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mauritius, indeed the pearl of the Indian Ocean, Island of Rainbows which God created even before creating Paradise&#8230;it is a country where one can potentially live much better that elsewhere at most levels.  It has a thriving economy with a democratic system of government that is the envy of most countries which is way, way beter than that of Africa, for instance.  However sad it appears that some &#8216;valuable&#8217; candidates got beaten, this election is giving another group, women, an opportunity to voice their opinons, not to mention take decisions at the highest realms of the country.  Paul somehow attained his objectives, being excelent as a leader of the opposition.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Mauricien</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-564</link> <dc:creator>Mauricien</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 13:55:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-564</guid> <description>@Avinash what you are saying, fortunately, does not depend on who is at the head of our Government. It&#039;s due to all the work done by whoever has ruled since the the Independence.Thankfully, each and everyone who sat as Prime Minister has contributed, even if the smallest possible, to the making of our country as it is now. What lies ahead now, is to get that contribution being better. Whatever the political party or alliance sitting in the Government, the population can&#039;t sit around and lay the country&#039;s destiny in the hands of a few.It will get better only when the voting habits of the population changes.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Avinash what you are saying, fortunately, does not depend on who is at the head of our Government. It&#8217;s due to all the work done by whoever has ruled since the the Independence.</p><p>Thankfully, each and everyone who sat as Prime Minister has contributed, even if the smallest possible, to the making of our country as it is now. What lies ahead now, is to get that contribution being better. Whatever the political party or alliance sitting in the Government, the population can&#8217;t sit around and lay the country&#8217;s destiny in the hands of a few.</p><p>It will get better only when the voting habits of the population changes.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Metisse</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-563</link> <dc:creator>Metisse</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 13:43:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-563</guid> <description>@Avinash:  I am neither MMM nor MSM!!!!! It&#039;s great to hear that you returned to Mauritius after your studies however what we need is for a true leader to return to the country and to start a movement for change.  It would be even better if the leader is a woman and not some institutionalise testosterone fuelled male who likes belonging to the old boys club!!!!!  Mauritius needs a change if only there was a group of women out there courageous enough to take the step!!! May be I will start one ready for the next election!!!! Female domination sounds good to me!!!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Avinash:  I am neither MMM nor MSM!!!!! It&#8217;s great to hear that you returned to Mauritius after your studies however what we need is for a true leader to return to the country and to start a movement for change.  It would be even better if the leader is a woman and not some institutionalise testosterone fuelled male who likes belonging to the old boys club!!!!!  Mauritius needs a change if only there was a group of women out there courageous enough to take the step!!! May be I will start one ready for the next election!!!! Female domination sounds good to me!!!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Vivek</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-562</link> <dc:creator>Vivek</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 13:35:25 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-562</guid> <description>Fed up with the same scenario. Fukin same old same... Another 5 yrs of Tamassa. I cant work hard send my money to Mtius and then get taxed for my savings, Fukn ashls, Its a shame. Li pas marcher Pitin...lolol. Nice prime minister.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fed up with the same scenario. Fukin same old same&#8230; Another 5 yrs of Tamassa. I cant work hard send my money to Mtius and then get taxed for my savings, Fukn ashls, Its a shame.<br /> Li pas marcher Pitin&#8230;lolol. Nice prime minister.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas by John Jugnarain</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-561</link> <dc:creator>John Jugnarain</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 13:29:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=53#comment-561</guid> <description>Hi Avinash, I have been online following election results on Le Matinal and I came accross your comment and link.I have been posting couple of comments myself under the name of &#039;john@london&#039; The latest I did reads as follows: &lt;&gt;I am proposing that if you can assist in building a database (i.e. collecting the Email addresses of so many worldwide Mauritian enthusiats that have been commenting on LM. In that way we can build our diaspora as a movement to promote and protect the interests of Mauritians living abroad. That&#039;s without being ambitious for a start.As regards myself I am Mauritian living in London.You have my Email and please do write back to me quickly and I like to post on LM today itself before it closes.Thanks Raj signed as John@london)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Avinash,<br /> I have been online following election results on Le Matinal and I came accross your comment and link.</p><p>I have been posting couple of comments myself under the name of &#8216;john@london&#8217; The latest I did reads as follows:</p><p> &lt;&gt;</p><p>I am proposing that if you can assist in building a database (i.e. collecting the Email addresses of so many worldwide Mauritian enthusiats that have been commenting on LM. In that way we can build our diaspora as a movement to promote and protect the interests of Mauritians living abroad. That&#8217;s without being ambitious for a start.</p><p>As regards myself I am Mauritian living in London.</p><p>You have my Email and please do write back to me quickly and I like to post on LM today itself before it closes.</p><p>Thanks<br /> Raj<br /> signed as John@london)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-560</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 12:59:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-560</guid> <description>@Metisse I understand you are sad if you are a pro-MMM. But, you know, as one who chose to return to Mauritius after my studies and work here, I want to tell you that not everything is bad in Mauritius.At least, we are free and those who want to contribute positively can do it without fear. Of course, nothing is perfect but I sincerely believe we live in a great little independent country ;-)Remember, &quot;la critique est aisée mais l&#039;art est difficile...&quot;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Metisse I understand you are sad if you are a pro-MMM. But, you know, as one who chose to return to Mauritius after my studies and work here, I want to tell you that not everything is bad in Mauritius.</p><p>At least, we are free and those who want to contribute positively can do it without fear. Of course, nothing is perfect but I sincerely believe we live in a great little independent country <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>Remember, &#8220;la critique est aisée mais l&#8217;art est difficile&#8230;&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Dio</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-559</link> <dc:creator>Dio</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 12:14:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-559</guid> <description>Mo croire qui banne mauricien pas conne voté. Zotte va plaigné encore longtemps. Anou acheté la plage et mette explosif dans nou lagons. Et MMM pas finne conne rode so candidats pou elections. Pas finne assez dire qui zotte pou faire au lieu critique so opposants. Dire qui zotte pou faire. Et puis qui l&#039;importance and Sénat dans Maurice. Reveille toi Paul. Politique to bizin changé.. qui Subutex? Dire qui to pou faire pou ca banne piti pauvre qui pé casse lé dos ek so sac quand li alle l&#039;école? qui to pou faire pou Chagos? Qui to pou faire pou banne planteurs? Qui to pou faire pou banne pécheurs, qui to pou faire pou qui plus riche na pas vinne plus riche et qui banne pauvre pas vinne encore plus pauvre? Qui to pou faire pou banne employés gouvernement qui pas pé gagne promotion à coze li pas ena backing? Qui to pou vaire pou la Police? Arrete coze communalisme et cozé couma to pou redresse Air Mauritius? Qui to pou faire pou banne dimoune dans la campagne?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mo croire qui banne mauricien pas conne voté. Zotte va plaigné encore longtemps. Anou acheté la plage et mette explosif dans nou lagons. Et MMM pas finne conne rode so candidats pou elections. Pas finne assez dire qui zotte pou faire au lieu critique so opposants. Dire qui zotte pou faire. Et puis qui l&#8217;importance and Sénat dans Maurice. Reveille toi Paul. Politique to bizin changé.. qui Subutex? Dire qui to pou faire pou ca banne piti pauvre qui pé casse lé dos ek so sac quand li alle l&#8217;école? qui to pou faire pou Chagos? Qui to pou faire pou banne planteurs? Qui to pou faire pou banne pécheurs, qui to pou faire pou qui plus riche na pas vinne plus riche et qui banne pauvre pas vinne encore plus pauvre? Qui to pou faire pou banne employés gouvernement qui pas pé gagne promotion à coze li pas ena backing? Qui to pou vaire pou la Police? Arrete coze communalisme et cozé couma to pou redresse Air Mauritius? Qui to pou faire pou banne dimoune dans la campagne?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Vishesh</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-558</link> <dc:creator>Vishesh</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 12:05:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-558</guid> <description>My humble opinion:  As a self-proclaimed chess player and as advised, Navin chose the MSM as a sparring partner with more subtle influence on the Hindu voters in the same way as he chose Rashid Beebeejaun and Xavier, i.e to win the confidence of specific segments of the population.  Voters asked themselves the question as to which side best guarantees their future well-being and that of their children and it seems BBR was the answer.  Going with the MMM, though a sure victory, would have meant long-term conflict and the possible demise of PTR, reborn from its ashes when Navin showed up.  The PTR, one should remember,  was cast as a party good for &#039;les poubelles de l&#039;histoire&#039;.  It was going down the drain with the political despots of that time who were running the affairs of the country as if it was their own property.  The MSM has a new history and,  as such, it is perceived as youthful.  It has a bright future too.  There&#039;s no rivalry between MSM and PTR, only just the natural differences between partners.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My humble opinion:  As a self-proclaimed chess player and as advised, Navin chose the MSM as a sparring partner with more subtle influence on the Hindu voters in the same way as he chose Rashid Beebeejaun and Xavier, i.e to win the confidence of specific segments of the population.  Voters asked themselves the question as to which side best guarantees their future well-being and that of their children and it seems BBR was the answer.  Going with the MMM, though a sure victory, would have meant long-term conflict and the possible demise of PTR, reborn from its ashes when Navin showed up.  The PTR, one should remember,  was cast as a party good for &#8216;les poubelles de l&#8217;histoire&#8217;.  It was going down the drain with the political despots of that time who were running the affairs of the country as if it was their own property.  The MSM has a new history and,  as such, it is perceived as youthful.  It has a bright future too.  There&#8217;s no rivalry between MSM and PTR, only just the natural differences between partners.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Metisse</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-557</link> <dc:creator>Metisse</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 11:55:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-557</guid> <description>OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF WTF WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel for all the Mauritians out there who will be living the next five years like MUSHROOMS!!!!!!!! Mauritius needs new blood, young open minded people to take it to the next level!!!!!!! the old farts need to be kicked out!!!!! if the government is so great, i.e. MSM I wonder then why Mauritians want to leave their country for a better life in Europe, Australia, America and Canada!!!!!!!!  I wonder why the young people who go to study abroad prefer to work their ass in order not to return to their own country!!!!!! I would love to see if someone can answer that question!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF WTF WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel for all the Mauritians out there who will be living the next five years like MUSHROOMS!!!!!!!! Mauritius needs new blood, young open minded people to take it to the next level!!!!!!! the old farts need to be kicked out!!!!! if the government is so great, i.e. MSM I wonder then why Mauritians want to leave their country for a better life in Europe, Australia, America and Canada!!!!!!!!  I wonder why the young people who go to study abroad prefer to work their ass in order not to return to their own country!!!!!! I would love to see if someone can answer that question!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Looker</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-556</link> <dc:creator>Looker</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 11:44:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-556</guid> <description>I am saddened by the whole political scene which clearly at this stage does not reflect any meaningful changes on the previous elections. It does not bode well for the supposed Avenir of the country. As an example I can only see the usual suspects of ministers throwing their weight about beyond their jurisdiction of directly giving employment rights to the usual incompetents, running roughshod over police authaurity and marching hand in hand with socio - culturel groups meddling in politics.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am saddened by the whole political scene which clearly at this stage does not reflect any meaningful changes on the previous elections. It does not bode well for the supposed Avenir of the country. As an example I can only see the usual suspects of ministers throwing their weight about beyond their jurisdiction of directly giving employment rights to the usual incompetents, running roughshod over police authaurity and marching hand in hand with socio &#8211; culturel groups meddling in politics.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by nadim</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-555</link> <dc:creator>nadim</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 11:43:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-555</guid> <description>lol @ Fadil... comment p aller mo croire demain congé public meme!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>lol @ Fadil&#8230; comment p aller mo croire demain congé public meme!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-554</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 11:29:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-554</guid> <description>BBR semble avoir remporté au moins 37 sièges d&#039;ici la fin du counting!!!Je pense que l&#039;alliance du coeur peut espérer finir avec 22 sièges et 1 au FCM de Cehl Meeah!!! Je suis déçu par Port-Louis et QB car je m&#039;attendais plus à une vague de marée mauve sur les 4 villes que sont QB, BBRH, PL et Cpe!!!! Dommage pour Vishnu dans le sud et Vijay Makhan à QB!!!! Attendons la fin du counting pour se fixer sur la composition de la nouvelle assemblée générale!!!Comme l&#039;a dit Bruno, on aura pour les 5 années à venir une belle opposition!!! Et c&#039;est sûr que les élus du MMM veilleront au grain!!! Vivement les municipales où la tendance sera inversée et je garantit une prise de pouvoir à BBRH, PL et Cpe!!!!Il faudra continuer à bosser dur pour Vac/Pho et QB...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BBR semble avoir remporté au moins 37 sièges d&#8217;ici la fin du counting!!!Je pense que l&#8217;alliance du coeur peut espérer finir avec 22 sièges et 1 au FCM de Cehl Meeah!!!<br /> Je suis déçu par Port-Louis et QB car je m&#8217;attendais plus à une vague de marée mauve sur les 4 villes que sont QB, BBRH, PL et Cpe!!!!<br /> Dommage pour Vishnu dans le sud et Vijay Makhan à QB!!!!<br /> Attendons la fin du counting pour se fixer sur la composition de la nouvelle assemblée générale!!!Comme l&#8217;a dit Bruno, on aura pour les 5 années à venir une belle opposition!!!<br /> Et c&#8217;est sûr que les élus du MMM veilleront au grain!!!<br /> Vivement les municipales où la tendance sera inversée et je garantit une prise de pouvoir à BBRH, PL et Cpe!!!!Il faudra continuer à bosser dur pour Vac/Pho et QB&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Rocco</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-553</link> <dc:creator>Rocco</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 11:27:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-553</guid> <description>Mo kapow dir ,dipi never dimatin mone alime mo komputer lor Le Matinal web,perna okaine la gazette dan moris kapow met tou bane moricyen endeor payi Live Direct lor resilta eleksyon.Mo remerci lekipe LM pou so zefor ki li pe fer pou nou.Merci enkor LM:</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mo kapow dir ,dipi never dimatin mone alime mo komputer lor Le Matinal web,perna okaine la gazette dan moris kapow met tou bane moricyen endeor payi Live Direct lor resilta eleksyon.Mo remerci lekipe LM pou so zefor ki li pe fer pou nou.Merci enkor LM:</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-552</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 10:56:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-552</guid> <description>@BrunoMoi, personellement, je ne sais pas quelle a été la contribution du MSM. Mais c&#039;est clair que son électorat est plus conséquent que annoncé. Ce qui explique peut etre les 18 sièges?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno</p><p>Moi, personellement, je ne sais pas quelle a été la contribution du MSM. Mais c&#8217;est clair que son électorat est plus conséquent que annoncé. Ce qui explique peut etre les 18 sièges?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-551</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 10:46:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-551</guid> <description>@avinash Non je ne partage pas vote analyse. Il semblerait que les MSM n&#039;ont vote que pour le candidat MSM (ils sont en tete dans chaque circonscriptions present)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@avinash<br /> Non je ne partage pas vote analyse. Il semblerait que les MSM n&#8217;ont vote que pour le candidat MSM (ils sont en tete dans chaque circonscriptions present)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-550</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 10:44:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-550</guid> <description>Tanto nou pou conner si demain conger a Maurice.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tanto nou pou conner si demain conger a Maurice.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by ash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-549</link> <dc:creator>ash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 10:30:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-549</guid> <description>what happened to party malin....mURITIANS DONT KNOW HOW TO VOTE IT WAs time for a change....come on MMM</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>what happened to party malin&#8230;.mURITIANS DONT KNOW HOW TO VOTE IT WAs time for a change&#8230;.come on MMM</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-548</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 10:28:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-548</guid> <description>@Vishesh. Like you, I think that MSM represents more than 4%. I am listening to Radio Plus right now and someone just said that he believe MSM added around 2000 votes in some important constituencies... which is substantial.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Vishesh. Like you, I think that MSM represents more than 4%. I am listening to Radio Plus right now and someone just said that he believe MSM added around 2000 votes in some important constituencies&#8230; which is substantial.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Vishesh</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-547</link> <dc:creator>Vishesh</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 10:26:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-547</guid> <description>I am frantically trying to have live election results from outside Mauritius.  So far all radios are jammed.  Thank you elections.mu. True, Avinash, MaBC is frustratingly hopeless.  This is something I have noted ever since 1979...Time to correct that. I had a feeling that Alliance de l&#039;Avenir would win.  It is leading in the countdown so far.  I was expecting a 45/15 in favour of the Alliance de l&quot;avenir, not expecting Cehl&#039;s &#039;coupe tranche.  MMM is doing a good job and in some constituencies it will be a narrow victory for whichever candidate wins.  Elections have been carried out in good spirit - none of the expected violence - thanks to the police mostly.  It is a job well done.  The low turnout could have played against BBR. One word about MSM+PTR.  The so-called 4% of MSM vote must have made a difference. Now back to work, Mauritius.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am frantically trying to have live election results from outside Mauritius.  So far all radios are jammed.  Thank you elections.mu.<br /> True, Avinash, MaBC is frustratingly hopeless.  This is something I have noted ever since 1979&#8230;Time to correct that.<br /> I had a feeling that Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir would win.  It is leading in the countdown so far.  I was expecting a 45/15 in favour of the Alliance de l&#8221;avenir, not expecting Cehl&#8217;s &#8216;coupe tranche.  MMM is doing a good job and in some constituencies it will be a narrow victory for whichever candidate wins.  Elections have been carried out in good spirit &#8211; none of the expected violence &#8211; thanks to the police mostly.  It is a job well done.  The low turnout could have played against BBR. One word about MSM+PTR.  The so-called 4% of MSM vote must have made a difference.<br /> Now back to work, Mauritius.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-546</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 10:12:58 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-546</guid> <description>Bravo, @Bruno :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bravo, @Bruno <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir is winning by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/06/lalliance-de-lavenir-is-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-545</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 10:10:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=205#comment-545</guid> <description>Yes felicitations au BBR pour leur victoire :) Le MMM sera une bonne opposition. Nou ena zot manifeste ek nou pou veille au grain :)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes felicitations au BBR pour leur victoire <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> Le MMM sera une bonne opposition. Nou ena zot manifeste ek nou pou veille au grain <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-544</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 10:02:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-544</guid> <description>You&#039;re right @Yaasir. Some people don&#039;t understand that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratis_versus_Libre#.22Free_as_in_beer.22_vs_.22Free_as_in_speech.22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;free means freedom and not free beer&lt;/a&gt;.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re right @Yaasir. Some people don&#8217;t understand that <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratis_versus_Libre#.22Free_as_in_beer.22_vs_.22Free_as_in_speech.22"  rel="nofollow">free means freedom and not free beer</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-543</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 09:39:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-543</guid> <description>I&#039;d like ox carts.it&#039;d reduce pollution quite a bit and teach people the value of not being in a hurry.Also, by free, we need to insist that it&#039;s about freedom, not simply price. politicians are simple people, they are easily confused.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;d like ox carts.</p><p>it&#8217;d reduce pollution quite a bit and teach people the value of not being in a hurry.</p><p>Also, by free, we need to insist that it&#8217;s about freedom, not simply price. politicians are simple people, they are easily confused.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Vote! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-542</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 09:28:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=182#comment-542</guid> <description>@Yaasir You&#039;re right :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Yaasir You&#8217;re right <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by nadim</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-541</link> <dc:creator>nadim</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 08:49:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-541</guid> <description>&lt;cite&gt;1. ki faire Navin tire so colere lors so banne agents a baie du tombeau?&lt;/cite&gt;Apparemment so banne agents dans baie du tombeau pa ti p travaille pou amene dimoune...&lt;cite&gt;2. ki faire navin finn batte ene journaliste ene calotte a 7eme triolet?&lt;/cite&gt;Ene seul dimoune inn dire moi (les autres ki monn telphner zot dire ki zot pas conner) ki quand ene journaliste inn pose question, navin inn en colere et finn batte li ene calott; journaliste la ene...femme!&lt;cite&gt;3. et ki faire banne agents travailliste finn batte ene missier a 8eme triolet devant SBM ?&lt;/cite&gt;Sa ti lors DefiMedia:&lt;blockquote&gt; &lt;b&gt;Un agent de Ramjuttun agressé à Triolet&lt;/b&gt;Jeudi, 6 mai 2010. Un agent de Dinesh Ramjuttun, candidat de l’Alliance du Cœur au No 5 (Triolet/Pamplemousses), a passé un sale quart d’heure hier après-midi. Rammothar Vijaykumarsing a été agressé à l’arme blanche à Triolet. Ses agresseurs, allègue-t-il, sont des partisans de l’Alliance de l’Avenir. &quot;&lt;i&gt;Au total, ils étaient sept à s’acharner sur moi. Tout cela parce que je fais partie du camp adverse. J’ai reçu plusieurs coups à la tête et sur les côtes. Puis, ils m’ont porté un violent coup de sabre au visage&lt;/i&gt;&quot;, raconte-t-il. Saignant abondamment, il a dû se rendre à l’hôpital du Nord pour recevoir des soins. &lt;/blockquote&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><cite>1. ki faire Navin tire so colere lors so banne agents a baie du tombeau?</cite></p><p>Apparemment so banne agents dans baie du tombeau pa ti p travaille pou amene dimoune&#8230;</p><p><cite>2. ki faire navin finn batte ene journaliste ene calotte a 7eme triolet?</cite></p><p>Ene seul dimoune inn dire moi (les autres ki monn telphner zot dire ki zot pas conner) ki quand ene journaliste inn pose question, navin inn en colere et finn batte li ene calott; journaliste la ene&#8230;femme!</p><p><cite>3. et ki faire banne agents travailliste finn batte ene missier a 8eme triolet devant SBM ?</cite></p><p>Sa ti lors DefiMedia:</p><blockquote><p> <b>Un agent de Ramjuttun agressé à Triolet</b></p><p>Jeudi, 6 mai 2010. Un agent de Dinesh Ramjuttun, candidat de l’Alliance du Cœur au No 5 (Triolet/Pamplemousses), a passé un sale quart d’heure hier après-midi. Rammothar Vijaykumarsing a été agressé à l’arme blanche à Triolet. Ses agresseurs, allègue-t-il, sont des partisans de l’Alliance de l’Avenir. &#8220;<i>Au total, ils étaient sept à s’acharner sur moi. Tout cela parce que je fais partie du camp adverse. J’ai reçu plusieurs coups à la tête et sur les côtes. Puis, ils m’ont porté un violent coup de sabre au visage</i>&#8220;, raconte-t-il. Saignant abondamment, il a dû se rendre à l’hôpital du Nord pour recevoir des soins.</p></blockquote> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Vote! by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-540</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 06:40:20 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=182#comment-540</guid> <description>@Avinashyou geek. couldn&#039;t resist, could you?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Avinash</p><p>you geek. couldn&#8217;t resist, could you?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-538</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 06:13:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-538</guid> <description>On the other hand, it&#039;s normal to be stressed to death when it&#039;s the BIG day :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On the other hand, it&#8217;s normal to be stressed to death when it&#8217;s the BIG day <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by selven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-537</link> <dc:creator>selven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 06:10:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-537</guid> <description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Bein li normal ki Navin bizin amerder kan ene zafer pas bon…Par exemple, ene journaliste MBC ki fine pousse lezot journalistes…bein li normal ki le PM amerder avec ene tel manque de respect&lt;/blockquote&gt;B-B-R you are a classic alliance lavenir fanboy or what?He is supposed to be a prime minister... to be able to rule over the country in difficult situations.. and he can&#039;t keep his bloody calm at all, what&#039;s normal in that??? no its not normal.Then there&#039;s the famous mike story, it seems he can&#039;t be cool at all, alors this gives a wrong impression of how he will react in stressful situations in the parliament :p.:) btw B-B-R .. don&#039;t discard common sense :p</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Bein li normal ki Navin bizin amerder kan ene zafer pas bon…</p><p>Par exemple, ene journaliste MBC ki fine pousse lezot journalistes…bein li normal ki le PM amerder avec ene tel manque de respect</p></blockquote><p>B-B-R you are a classic alliance lavenir fanboy or what?</p><p>He is supposed to be a prime minister&#8230; to be able to rule over the country in difficult situations.. and he can&#8217;t keep his bloody calm at all, what&#8217;s normal in that??? no its not normal.</p><p>Then there&#8217;s the famous mike story, it seems he can&#8217;t be cool at all, alors this gives a wrong impression of how he will react in stressful situations in the parliament :p.</p><p> <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> btw B-B-R .. don&#8217;t discard common sense :p</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Sanjay Jagatsingh</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-536</link> <dc:creator>Sanjay Jagatsingh</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 06:07:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-536</guid> <description>There are all kinds of jobs that get created in the economy. If too many of these don&#039;t pay enough a lot of people will stay in poverty. And here&#039;s some &lt;a href=&quot;http://kozelidir.blogspot.com/2010/03/one-reason-rama-chickens-out-of-debate.html&quot; title=&quot;perspective on the 40,000 jobs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; created during the past five years.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are all kinds of jobs that get created in the economy. If too many of these don&#8217;t pay enough a lot of people will stay in poverty. And here&#8217;s some <a target="_blank" href="http://kozelidir.blogspot.com/2010/03/one-reason-rama-chickens-out-of-debate.html"  title="perspective on the 40,000 jobs" rel="nofollow"> created during the past five years.</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-535</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 05:16:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-535</guid> <description>Bein li normal ki Navin bizin amerder kan ene zafer pas bon...Par exemple, ene journaliste MBC ki fine pousse lezot journalistes...bein li normal ki le PM amerder avec ene tel manque de respect</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bein li normal ki Navin bizin amerder kan ene zafer pas bon&#8230;</p><p>Par exemple, ene journaliste MBC ki fine pousse lezot journalistes&#8230;bein li normal ki le PM amerder avec ene tel manque de respect</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-533</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 03:58:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-533</guid> <description>@SanjayYour analysis on the declining savings in banks in Mauritius is interesting. I wasn&#039;t aware that, even though jobs have been created during the past five years, people were saving less.Sure, just by looking outside, I can see those custom cars and everyone wearing &quot;wedding&quot; clothes to go to work. But I thought people know that they need to have money saved somewhere for the future.Maybe some of us still lack an understanding of how the real world works? And that life can become tough.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Sanjay</p><p>Your analysis on the declining savings in banks in Mauritius is interesting. I wasn&#8217;t aware that, even though jobs have been created during the past five years, people were saving less.</p><p>Sure, just by looking outside, I can see those custom cars and everyone wearing &#8220;wedding&#8221; clothes to go to work. But I thought people know that they need to have money saved somewhere for the future.</p><p>Maybe some of us still lack an understanding of how the real world works? And that life can become tough.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Vote! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-532</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 03:45:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=182#comment-532</guid> <description>@ChristinaI don&#039;t think this is as straightforward.I&#039;ve noticed on the electoral list that every voter has a primary key: the voter number (AA 1111 for example.) So we have:Voter number =&gt; name, address, school voting, classroom, etc.I suppose that the Government also possesses a database of all ID numbers associated with some (other) details for each Mauritian:ID number =&gt; name, date of birth, etc.Now if you want to build a database containing both the Voter number AND the ID number as well as name, address, school voting, classroom, etc., you have to join the two existing databases into one by selecting one field which is common. In our case, we have name which appears in both databases. But name has a problem: it is not unique. It is possible to have two Avinash Meetoo in Mauritius. So how can we reconcile in that case?For example:VN1 =&gt; Avinash Meetoo, Quatre-Bornes, ... VN2 =&gt; Avinash Meetoo, Camp Thorel, ...ID1 =&gt; Avinash Meetoo, 25/09/1973, ... ID2 =&gt; Avinash Meetoo, 29/02/1972, ...Now, from this, is VN1 related to ID1 or ID2?This is why I think that, if the Government does not already have such a database, the officers should ask for ID numbers too during the 2010 electoral census...As for politicians announcing things without checking if it&#039;s possible first, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP9_kkzfN-w&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;that&#039;s not the first time&lt;/a&gt;...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Christina</p><p>I don&#8217;t think this is as straightforward.</p><p>I&#8217;ve noticed on the electoral list that every voter has a primary key: the voter number (AA 1111 for example.) So we have:</p><p> Voter number => name, address, school voting, classroom, etc.</p><p>I suppose that the Government also possesses a database of all ID numbers associated with some (other) details for each Mauritian:</p><p> ID number => name, date of birth, etc.</p><p>Now if you want to build a database containing both the Voter number AND the ID number as well as name, address, school voting, classroom, etc., you have to join the two existing databases into one by selecting one field which is common. In our case, we have name which appears in both databases. But name has a problem: it is not unique. It is possible to have two Avinash Meetoo in Mauritius. So how can we reconcile in that case?</p><p>For example:</p><p> VN1 => Avinash Meetoo, Quatre-Bornes, &#8230;<br /> VN2 => Avinash Meetoo, Camp Thorel, &#8230;</p><p> ID1 => Avinash Meetoo, 25/09/1973, &#8230;<br /> ID2 => Avinash Meetoo, 29/02/1972, &#8230;</p><p>Now, from this, is VN1 related to ID1 or ID2?</p><p>This is why I think that, if the Government does not already have such a database, the officers should ask for ID numbers too during the 2010 electoral census&#8230;</p><p>As for politicians announcing things without checking if it&#8217;s possible first, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP9_kkzfN-w"  rel="nofollow">that&#8217;s not the first time</a>&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-530</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 03:28:06 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-530</guid> <description>@FadilIt all depends on us... The Government won&#039;t adopt such a policy if people like us don&#039;t explain why it should be so.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil</p><p>It all depends on us&#8230; The Government won&#8217;t adopt such a policy if people like us don&#8217;t explain why it should be so.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-529</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 03:13:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-529</guid> <description>Yeah.The two alliances are very very rich. A lot of people and private companies (including the big ones) contribute money during elections. And this has been the case for years. The only problem here is that everything is opaque.Compare this to what happened in the US when Obama asked Americans to contribute money: everything was accounted and published.This is what we should aim for. And the first step would be to make political parties official entities who have to submit their financial records every year. An added bonus would be that all those elected declare what have (leurs avoirs) before coming to office and then, after five years, do the same when they leave so that we, tax-paying citizens, can judge...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah.</p><p>The two alliances are very very rich. A lot of people and private companies (including the big ones) contribute money during elections. And this has been the case for years. The only problem here is that everything is opaque.</p><p>Compare this to what happened in the US when Obama asked Americans to contribute money: everything was accounted and published.</p><p>This is what we should aim for. And the first step would be to make political parties official entities who have to submit their financial records every year. An added bonus would be that all those elected declare what have (leurs avoirs) before coming to office and then, after five years, do the same when they leave so that we, tax-paying citizens, can judge&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-527</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 02:43:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-527</guid> <description>@Citoyen Mru: &quot;Money&quot; my friend, I still remember an actual Minister telling his people in 1996 that he did not leave the medical field where he was getting Rs.200,000 per month to enter politics to get around Rs.60,000 per month.With that you should understand that politicians earned a lot which are not declared. Let me tell you why they are on the forefront during an election.Do you know where there get the money for the campaign?Many businessmen contribute massively for their campaign. It&#039;s like giving Rs.25,000 to Mr. X, your name will be listed as a partisan of that party and you&#039;ll be privilege later. That&#039;s why corruption can&#039;t be eradicated. Moreover during the election you should sow so that you reap after election.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Citoyen Mru: &#8220;Money&#8221; my friend, I still remember an actual Minister telling his people in 1996 that he did not leave the medical field where he was getting Rs.200,000 per month to enter politics to get around Rs.60,000 per month.</p><p>With that you should understand that politicians earned a lot which are not declared. Let me tell you why they are on the forefront during an election.</p><p>Do you know where there get the money for the campaign?</p><p>Many businessmen contribute massively for their campaign. It&#8217;s like giving Rs.25,000 to Mr. X, your name will be listed as a partisan of that party and you&#8217;ll be privilege later. That&#8217;s why corruption can&#8217;t be eradicated. Moreover during the election you should sow so that you reap after election.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-526</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 02:37:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-526</guid> <description>Les jeux sont faits et on saura qui sera Premier Ministre dans quelques heures.Ce que j&#039;espère est que celui-ci commence à travailler dès demain pour mettre en oeuvre les propositions se trouvant dans son manifeste électoral. Je ne pense pas qu&#039;on puisse se permettre de perdre 1-2 ans à(1) chercher des couleuvres ou défaire ce que le Gouvernement précédent a fait (si l&#039;Alliance du Coeur gagne)(2) remplacer les petits copains existants dans les organismes de l&#039;état par d&#039;autre petits copains (si l&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir l&#039;emporte)Nous, citoyens, avons un role important à jouer à partir de maintenant.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Les jeux sont faits et on saura qui sera Premier Ministre dans quelques heures.</p><p>Ce que j&#8217;espère est que celui-ci commence à travailler dès demain pour mettre en oeuvre les propositions se trouvant dans son manifeste électoral. Je ne pense pas qu&#8217;on puisse se permettre de perdre 1-2 ans à</p><p>(1) chercher des couleuvres ou défaire ce que le Gouvernement précédent a fait (si l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur gagne)</p><p>(2) remplacer les petits copains existants dans les organismes de l&#8217;état par d&#8217;autre petits copains (si l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir l&#8217;emporte)</p><p>Nous, citoyens, avons un role important à jouer à partir de maintenant.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by Citoyen Mru</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-525</link> <dc:creator>Citoyen Mru</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 20:39:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-525</guid> <description>Maintenant que les electeurs se sont exprimés , les jeux sont faits et je souhaite sincèrement que le peuple respectera le verdict et que le nouveau govt se mettrera vite au boulot . Dans l&#039;attente , on a constaté les moyens financiers avec  divers  &quot;baz&quot; ,banderoles ,affiches , gadgets , l&#039;energie deployée et la présence des ministres , deputés et candidats sur le terrain . Pourquoi tant d&#039;energie et d&#039;effort ne sont pas utilisé quotidiennement pour combattre les fleaux qui affectent le ptit peuple dans sa vie quotidienne tels la pauvreté , l&#039;insecurié, la drogue , l&#039;echec scolaire , le chomage et le communalisme. Comme quoi l&#039;urgence et les objectifs des autres ne sont pas les mêmes pour tous . Au prochaines elections (municipales ) pour revoir nos decideurs sur le terrain avec le meme deploiement d&#039;energie , moyens et promesses. Cry my beloved country !</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maintenant que les electeurs se sont exprimés , les jeux sont faits et je souhaite sincèrement que le peuple respectera le verdict et que le nouveau govt se mettrera vite au boulot . Dans l&#8217;attente , on a constaté les moyens financiers avec  divers  &#8220;baz&#8221; ,banderoles ,affiches , gadgets , l&#8217;energie deployée et la présence des ministres , deputés et candidats sur le terrain .<br /> Pourquoi tant d&#8217;energie et d&#8217;effort ne sont pas utilisé quotidiennement pour combattre les fleaux qui affectent le ptit peuple dans sa vie quotidienne tels la pauvreté , l&#8217;insecurié, la drogue , l&#8217;echec scolaire , le chomage et le communalisme.<br /> Comme quoi l&#8217;urgence et les objectifs des autres ne sont pas les mêmes pour tous .<br /> Au prochaines elections (municipales ) pour revoir nos decideurs sur le terrain avec le meme deploiement d&#8217;energie , moyens et promesses.<br /> Cry my beloved country !</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-524</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 19:59:20 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-524</guid> <description>ike you, I believe that the next government should have a clear policy on the use of open source (aka free) software in Mauritius. &gt; UTOPIA</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ike you, I believe that the next government should have a clear policy on the use of open source (aka free) software in Mauritius. &gt; UTOPIA</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-523</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 19:37:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-523</guid> <description>@Bruno Paret vraiment difisil prédire rezilta mais pas à koz abstention ki pas si haute ki sa finalement mais parski la majorité dimoun ine alle voter san faire gran tamtam ek san affiche zot couleurs. Ti enn elections bien calme kan meme. Eski c&#039;est ene signe de début de maturité?En passant, eski zot ine remarké ki dan bane quartiers bourgeois (e.g. Sodnac, Vieux QB, Roches-Brunes), péna meme l&#039;affiche, banderoles ek baz? Kouma dire bane partis respecter la trankilité bane habitants sa bane quartiers la. Meme si fine ena bien moins pollution ki avant, enkor touzours ena tro boucoup banderoles lor simin. Line vine ene eyesore ek de toute fason c&#039;est pas banderoles ki voter. Enn ta gaspiyaz la toile...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno<br /> Paret vraiment difisil prédire rezilta mais pas à koz abstention ki pas si haute ki sa finalement mais parski la majorité dimoun ine alle voter san faire gran tamtam ek san affiche zot couleurs. Ti enn elections bien calme kan meme. Eski c&#8217;est ene signe de début de maturité?</p><p>En passant, eski zot ine remarké ki dan bane quartiers bourgeois (e.g. Sodnac, Vieux QB, Roches-Brunes), péna meme l&#8217;affiche, banderoles ek baz? Kouma dire bane partis respecter la trankilité bane habitants sa bane quartiers la. Meme si fine ena bien moins pollution ki avant, enkor touzours ena tro boucoup banderoles lor simin. Line vine ene eyesore ek de toute fason c&#8217;est pas banderoles ki voter. Enn ta gaspiyaz la toile&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-522</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 19:20:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-522</guid> <description>Tou dimoun ici soit mari aveugle soit hypocrites. Sa elections la finn bien polariser, et c saki rann predictions difficile, surtout kan ena enn large taux abstention.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tou dimoun ici soit mari aveugle soit hypocrites. Sa elections la finn bien polariser, et c saki rann predictions difficile, surtout kan ena enn large taux abstention.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by vishesh</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-521</link> <dc:creator>vishesh</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 19:11:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-521</guid> <description>Je prevois egalement une victoire pour l&#039;alliance de l&#039;avenir, en partie grace a notre systeme electoral &#039;first past the post. Ce serait une victoire courte pour les candidats au niveau de plusieurs circonscriptions dans les deux camps.  Donc, des surprises sont a prevoir. Les indecis ne pourront que difficilement faire pencher la balance dans un camp comme dans l&#039;autre.  A mon sens, l&#039;alliance du coeur a fait une remontee de derniere heure, certes, principalement grace a l&#039;appui de certains organes de presse, du pere gregoire, de l&#039;intervention de M Uteem, la contribution de nouvelles &#039;grosses pointures&#039;et celle des anciens combattants.  De toutes les facons force est de constater que nous nous acheminons vers un murissement de l&#039;electorat et une identification au partis et aux candidats.  Et vive la nouvelle generation d&#039;electeurs qui prennent le soin d&#039;analyser les enjeux avant de se decider.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Je prevois egalement une victoire pour l&#8217;alliance de l&#8217;avenir, en partie grace a notre systeme electoral &#8216;first past the post. Ce serait une victoire courte pour les candidats au niveau de plusieurs circonscriptions dans les deux camps.  Donc, des surprises sont a prevoir. Les indecis ne pourront que difficilement faire pencher la balance dans un camp comme dans l&#8217;autre.  A mon sens, l&#8217;alliance du coeur a fait une remontee de derniere heure, certes, principalement grace a l&#8217;appui de certains organes de presse, du pere gregoire, de l&#8217;intervention de M Uteem, la contribution de nouvelles &#8216;grosses pointures&#8217;et celle des anciens combattants.  De toutes les facons force est de constater que nous nous acheminons vers un murissement de l&#8217;electorat et une identification au partis et aux candidats.  Et vive la nouvelle generation d&#8217;electeurs qui prennent le soin d&#8217;analyser les enjeux avant de se decider.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-520</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 18:54:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-520</guid> <description>Indeed it looks odd that, according to the media:- the PM got angry at his &#039;own&#039; people (http://www.lexpress.mu/story/11910-vacoas-floreal-quand-le-premier-ministre-s-enerve-et-rabroue-le-cameraman-de-la-mbc.html)- top adviser Rivalland predicts a score of 35-25 (http://defimedia.info/). You are usually over optimistic for your own party, isn&#039;t it?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Indeed it looks odd that, according to the media:</p><p>- the PM got angry at his &#8216;own&#8217; people (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.lexpress.mu/story/11910-vacoas-floreal-quand-le-premier-ministre-s-enerve-et-rabroue-le-cameraman-de-la-mbc.html"  rel="nofollow">http://www.lexpress.mu/story/11910-vacoas-floreal-quand-le-premier-ministre-s-enerve-et-rabroue-le-cameraman-de-la-mbc.html</a>)</p><p>- top adviser Rivalland predicts a score of 35-25 (<a target="_blank" href="http://defimedia.info/"  rel="nofollow">http://defimedia.info/</a>). You are usually over optimistic for your own party, isn&#8217;t it?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Sanjay Jagatsingh</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-518</link> <dc:creator>Sanjay Jagatsingh</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 18:42:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-518</guid> <description>What Sithanen has tried here over the past 5 years had &lt;a href=&quot;http://kozelidir.blogspot.com/2009/12/sithanens-new-model-is-actually-old.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;failed elsewhere 20 years ago.&lt;/a&gt; We should also look &lt;a href=&quot;http://kozelidir.blogspot.com/2009/12/beyond-smokescreen.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;beyond the smokescreen.&lt;/a&gt; Not a bad idea &lt;a href=&quot;http://kozelidir.blogspot.com/2010/03/fdi-job-creation-and-our-last-4.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;not to get too impressed&lt;/a&gt; with the record FDI numbers either. And here&#039;s a little note about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://kozelidir.blogspot.com/2009/12/why-stimulus-package-didnt-save-4700.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;infamous stimulus package.&lt;/a&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What Sithanen has tried here over the past 5 years had <a target="_blank" href="http://kozelidir.blogspot.com/2009/12/sithanens-new-model-is-actually-old.html"  rel="nofollow">failed elsewhere 20 years ago.</a> We should also look <a target="_blank" href="http://kozelidir.blogspot.com/2009/12/beyond-smokescreen.html"  rel="nofollow">beyond the smokescreen.</a> Not a bad idea <a target="_blank" href="http://kozelidir.blogspot.com/2010/03/fdi-job-creation-and-our-last-4.html"  rel="nofollow">not to get too impressed</a> with the record FDI numbers either. And here&#8217;s a little note about the <a target="_blank" href="http://kozelidir.blogspot.com/2009/12/why-stimulus-package-didnt-save-4700.html"  rel="nofollow">infamous stimulus package.</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Vote! by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-517</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 18:41:25 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=182#comment-517</guid> <description>@Priya and AvinashSurely they are using computerised lists so could they not have added the ID numbers to the 2009 list?I recall that the PM had made a very firm promise about introducing the law about ID cards before the dissolution of parliament. One would imagine he checked the feasibility of the project before announcing this with so much conviction.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Priya and Avinash</p><p>Surely they are using computerised lists so could they not have added the ID numbers to the 2009 list?</p><p>I recall that the PM had made a very firm promise about introducing the law about ID cards before the dissolution of parliament. One would imagine he checked the feasibility of the project before announcing this with so much conviction.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Vote! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-515</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 18:25:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=182#comment-515</guid> <description>@AvinashDid you vote finally? I&#039;m asking because not voting is, ahem, not a good way to show your discontentment. Better vote for three candidates coming from small parties if you don&#039;t trust the ones from the two alliances. Oh well. It&#039;s 22:25 now and the elections are over :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Avinash</p><p>Did you vote finally? I&#8217;m asking because not voting is, ahem, not a good way to show your discontentment. Better vote for three candidates coming from small parties if you don&#8217;t trust the ones from the two alliances. Oh well. It&#8217;s 22:25 now and the elections are over <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-514</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 18:25:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-514</guid> <description>I think it is important to say that, whatever be the party which will win the elections, it will become the government for ALL Mauritians, not just for those who have voted for that party.Thus, once results are proclaimed, the wining team should be careful to work for all, not for cronies and certainly not to punish those who chose otherwise. This is the very essence of democracy and I hope all politicians in Mauritius understand that they need to make the wisest decisions for the benefit of all. L&#039;intérêt général avant tout.Let&#039;s now be the watchdog for this fundamental principle...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think it is important to say that, whatever be the party which will win the elections, it will become the government for ALL Mauritians, not just for those who have voted for that party.</p><p>Thus, once results are proclaimed, the wining team should be careful to work for all, not for cronies and certainly not to punish those who chose otherwise. This is the very essence of democracy and I hope all politicians in Mauritius understand that they need to make the wisest decisions for the benefit of all. L&#8217;intérêt général avant tout.</p><p>Let&#8217;s now be the watchdog for this fundamental principle&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Vote! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-513</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 18:23:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=182#comment-513</guid> <description>@PriyaI though about why law was not amended during the past months to make ID cards mandatory. And, yesterday, I got my answer: the electoral commission is using a list of voters established in 2009 (as the one for 2010 will only be done in a few months.) This list does not have the ID number of each voters. So asking for an ID won&#039;t change anything as the officers won&#039;t be able to cross check. I mean, someone could come with a fake ID and the officer would not know.I guess the next list will have IDs and, then, law will be amended to force people to present their IDs.Of course, that&#039;s just a guess.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Priya</p><p>I though about why law was not amended during the past months to make ID cards mandatory. And, yesterday, I got my answer: the electoral commission is using a list of voters established in 2009 (as the one for 2010 will only be done in a few months.) This list does not have the ID number of each voters. So asking for an ID won&#8217;t change anything as the officers won&#8217;t be able to cross check. I mean, someone could come with a fake ID and the officer would not know.</p><p>I guess the next list will have IDs and, then, law will be amended to force people to present their IDs.</p><p>Of course, that&#8217;s just a guess.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-512</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 18:20:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-512</guid> <description>@Fadil Li pou bizin faire ene mari score, style 100-200 votes moins que le troisième... ce qui est très peu probable.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil Li pou bizin faire ene mari score, style 100-200 votes moins que le troisième&#8230; ce qui est très peu probable.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-511</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 18:00:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-511</guid> <description>@nadimNavin Ramgoolam l&#039;a dit lui meme sur Radio Plus hier: il a un &quot;bezer caractère&quot; :-)@YashvinJe ne crois pas que le Party Malin va obtenir beaucoup de votes. Trouver quelqu&#039;un sympatique ou comique n&#039;est pas une raison assez forte pour voter pour cette personne là... à mon humble avis.@ParvezIl est évident que les agent de l&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir avaient plus de moyens... Mais bon, l&#039;Alliance du Coeur n&#039;est pas une alliance &quot;pauvre&quot; non plus...@B-B-RPersonellement, j&#039;ai détesté la prestation du Party Malin aux émissions politiques hier (avant c&#039;était ok.) J&#039;ai eu l&#039;impression d&#039;avoir affaire à des personnes qui ne comprennent pas l&#039;importance d&#039;un élu et qui disent n&#039;importe quoi. Mais bon, ils sont peut etre plus malins que moi :-)@ChayaYou&#039;re right. Tomorrow, at this time, we&#039;ll know. Then, Elections.mu will change to become a political blog which comments on the action of the Government :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@nadim</p><p>Navin Ramgoolam l&#8217;a dit lui meme sur Radio Plus hier: il a un &#8220;bezer caractère&#8221; <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>@Yashvin</p><p>Je ne crois pas que le Party Malin va obtenir beaucoup de votes. Trouver quelqu&#8217;un sympatique ou comique n&#8217;est pas une raison assez forte pour voter pour cette personne là&#8230; à mon humble avis.</p><p>@Parvez</p><p>Il est évident que les agent de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir avaient plus de moyens&#8230; Mais bon, l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur n&#8217;est pas une alliance &#8220;pauvre&#8221; non plus&#8230;</p><p>@B-B-R</p><p>Personellement, j&#8217;ai détesté la prestation du Party Malin aux émissions politiques hier (avant c&#8217;était ok.) J&#8217;ai eu l&#8217;impression d&#8217;avoir affaire à des personnes qui ne comprennent pas l&#8217;importance d&#8217;un élu et qui disent n&#8217;importe quoi. Mais bon, ils sont peut etre plus malins que moi <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>@Chaya</p><p>You&#8217;re right. Tomorrow, at this time, we&#8217;ll know. Then, Elections.mu will change to become a political blog which comments on the action of the Government <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-510</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 17:59:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-510</guid> <description>Si vraiment Leader Parti Malin vine 4eme dans so circonscription, eski ena ene possibiliter li vine best loser/back bencher?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Si vraiment Leader Parti Malin vine 4eme dans so circonscription, eski ena ene possibiliter li vine best loser/back bencher?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-509</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 17:50:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-509</guid> <description>@CTThis is a very pertinent comment. In Mauritius, people use pirated software because of a lack of knowledge about (free) alternative. In a certain way, we still have a lot to do in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lugm.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Linux User Group of Mauritius&lt;/a&gt;. Like you, I believe that the next government should have a clear policy on the use of open source (aka free) software in Mauritius. Let&#039;s see who wins. And, then, we&#039;ll try to do something...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@CT</p><p>This is a very pertinent comment. In Mauritius, people use pirated software because of a lack of knowledge about (free) alternative. In a certain way, we still have a lot to do in the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.lugm.org/"  rel="nofollow">Linux User Group of Mauritius</a>. Like you, I believe that the next government should have a clear policy on the use of open source (aka free) software in Mauritius. Let&#8217;s see who wins. And, then, we&#8217;ll try to do something&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by Chaya</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-507</link> <dc:creator>Chaya</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 17:21:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-507</guid> <description>Results will tell :S</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Results will tell :S</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on About by Carl</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/about/comment-page-1/#comment-506</link> <dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 17:16:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=6#comment-506</guid> <description>@ChristinaI should have access to here and the online newspapers but not to twitter.Thanks!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Christina</p><p>I should have access to here and the online newspapers but not to twitter.</p><p>Thanks!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-505</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 16:55:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-505</guid> <description>L&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir part ver une grande victoire 42-18Mon pronostic du nombre d&#039;elus de BBR par circonscription respectivement de 1 à 20:1,3,2,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,2,1,3,2,0,3,0,0.Aussi, je vois Rama Valyden, Maurice Allet, Sik Yuen, et Abu Kasenally comme best losers...P.s... Le leader du Parti Malin, Aubeeluck, va terminer à la 4eme place dans le No9 devancant les mauves... LOL</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir part ver une grande victoire 42-18</p><p>Mon pronostic du nombre d&#8217;elus de BBR par circonscription respectivement de 1 à 20:</p><p>1,3,2,1,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,2,1,3,2,0,3,0,0.</p><p>Aussi, je vois Rama Valyden, Maurice Allet, Sik Yuen, et Abu Kasenally comme best losers&#8230;</p><p>P.s&#8230; Le leader du Parti Malin, Aubeeluck, va terminer à la 4eme place dans le No9 devancant les mauves&#8230; LOL</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-504</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 16:52:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-504</guid> <description>Circonscription 12 Les agents de l&#039;alliance de l&#039;avenir étaient très en vue en comparaison avec l&#039;alliance du coeur. Il me semble que le moyen financier était plus du cote de l&#039;alliance de l&#039;avenir. Les agents ont eu leur véhicule plein d&#039;essence pour aller chercher les électeurs. On pouvait y voir les bases de l&#039;alliance de l&#039;avenir un peu partout. Les oriflammes et autres slogans de l&#039;alliance de l&#039;avenir prévalaient partout. La mobilisation était de leur cote.L&#039;ambiance était bon enfant ici aussi. La victoire est peut être du cote de l&#039;alliance de l&#039;avenir mais attendons les des-comptes des urnes demain pour en savoir.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Circonscription 12<br /> Les agents de l&#8217;alliance de l&#8217;avenir étaient très en vue en comparaison avec l&#8217;alliance du coeur. Il me semble que le moyen financier était plus du cote de l&#8217;alliance de l&#8217;avenir. Les agents ont eu leur véhicule plein d&#8217;essence pour aller chercher les électeurs. On pouvait y voir les bases de l&#8217;alliance de l&#8217;avenir un peu partout. Les oriflammes et autres slogans de l&#8217;alliance de l&#8217;avenir prévalaient partout. La mobilisation était de leur cote.</p><p>L&#8217;ambiance était bon enfant ici aussi. La victoire est peut être du cote de l&#8217;alliance de l&#8217;avenir mais attendons les des-comptes des urnes demain pour en savoir.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by Yashvin</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-503</link> <dc:creator>Yashvin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 16:49:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-503</guid> <description>wow lol. Tour de Maurice? Vous avez brulez pas mal de kilometres! La victoire -&gt; Alliance de l&#039;avenir mais la question qui me preoccupe le plus :&lt;blockquote&gt;Est-ce-que le leader du Parti Malin sera parmi les 3 premiers. Si non, aura-t-il un nombre encourageant de votes? &lt;/blockquote&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>wow lol.<br /> Tour de Maurice? Vous avez brulez pas mal de kilometres!<br /> La victoire -&gt; Alliance de l&#8217;avenir mais la question qui me preoccupe le plus :</p><blockquote><p>Est-ce-que le leader du Parti Malin sera parmi les 3 premiers.<br /> Si non, aura-t-il un nombre encourageant de votes?</p></blockquote> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by CT</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-502</link> <dc:creator>CT</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 16:44:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-502</guid> <description>Yea, the programmes are deliberately vague and there are no real details in their implementation.  I did not see in their programmes anything about the use of FOSS at primary or secondary level?  In Brazil, they produced and use &quot;Linux Educacional&quot; and in Scandinavian countries, Skolelinux.  Here, pupils are still using cracked copies of Visual Basic or Foxpro for their school IT projects.  Are we creating responsible citizens if it is &#039;ok&#039; to go for cracked copies?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yea, the programmes are deliberately vague and there are no real details in their implementation.  I did not see in their programmes anything about the use of FOSS at primary or secondary level?  In Brazil, they produced and use &#8220;Linux Educacional&#8221; and in Scandinavian countries, Skolelinux.  Here, pupils are still using cracked copies of Visual Basic or Foxpro for their school IT projects.  Are we creating responsible citizens if it is &#8216;ok&#8217; to go for cracked copies?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Qui sera le prochain Premier Ministre? by nadim</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/05/qui-sera-le-prochain-premier-ministre/comment-page-1/#comment-501</link> <dc:creator>nadim</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 16:41:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=195#comment-501</guid> <description>Si Navin pou reste premier ministre demain mo p demande moi ki faire Navin p faire colere zordi ? En tant ki ene electeur dans No5, mo trouver ki triolet rouge partout, tres peu place ena mauve... kiosk rouge chaque 20 metres, 1 kiosk mauve mo pas finn trouver sa boute ki mo finn marser la (asser longue).Bon apart sorti pou alle voter, et acheter qq trucs dans magazin / la boutique, mo finn reste dans lacazz. Donc mo pas conner ki situation dehors partout. Mais banne &quot;nouvelles&quot; ki p gagner lors telephone, mo p essaye penser ki faire Navin p faire colere (a etre confirmer):1. ki faire Navin tire so colere lors so banne agents a baie du tombeau?2. ki faire navin finn batte ene journaliste ene calotte a 7eme triolet?3. et ki faire banne agents travailliste finn batte ene missier a 8eme triolet devant SBM ? (apparemment li sorti 8eme mile, li alle lecol 9eme mile daneswar sewraaz et li p dire fort fort &quot;pas vote navin&quot; - donc banne la inn suivre li et zot finn batte li cot SBM, a qq metres de lecol maheshwarnath)bon comment monn dire, tous sa reste a confirmer si li vrai... (i&#039;ll get confirmation demain si mo sorti dehors)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Si Navin pou reste premier ministre demain mo p demande moi ki faire Navin p faire colere zordi ? En tant ki ene electeur dans No5, mo trouver ki triolet rouge partout, tres peu place ena mauve&#8230; kiosk rouge chaque 20 metres, 1 kiosk mauve mo pas finn trouver sa boute ki mo finn marser la (asser longue).</p><p>Bon apart sorti pou alle voter, et acheter qq trucs dans magazin / la boutique, mo finn reste dans lacazz. Donc mo pas conner ki situation dehors partout. Mais banne &#8220;nouvelles&#8221; ki p gagner lors telephone, mo p essaye penser ki faire Navin p faire colere (a etre confirmer):</p><p>1. ki faire Navin tire so colere lors so banne agents a baie du tombeau?</p><p>2. ki faire navin finn batte ene journaliste ene calotte a 7eme triolet?</p><p>3. et ki faire banne agents travailliste finn batte ene missier a 8eme triolet devant SBM ? (apparemment li sorti 8eme mile, li alle lecol 9eme mile daneswar sewraaz et li p dire fort fort &#8220;pas vote navin&#8221; &#8211; donc banne la inn suivre li et zot finn batte li cot SBM, a qq metres de lecol maheshwarnath)</p><p>bon comment monn dire, tous sa reste a confirmer si li vrai&#8230; (i&#8217;ll get confirmation demain si mo sorti dehors)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Elections.mu &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Vote!</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-2/#comment-500</link> <dc:creator>Elections.mu &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Vote!</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 15:29:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-500</guid> <description>[...] about the electoral broadcasts we have been subjected to over the past two weeks. Think of the 1st May meetings and what each candidate and leader said. Think about the debates on private radio and the various [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] about the electoral broadcasts we have been subjected to over the past two weeks. Think of the 1st May meetings and what each candidate and leader said. Think about the debates on private radio and the various [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on About by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/about/comment-page-1/#comment-499</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 11:49:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=6#comment-499</guid> <description>@CarlAvinash and myself will be posting updates from time to time on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elections.mu/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Elections.mu&lt;/a&gt;. I would advise you to follow our online newspapers but I don&#039;t know if you&#039;ll get real time data. Twitter is also good: Avinash will regularly tweet at &lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/AvinashMeetoo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://twitter.com/AvinashMeetoo&lt;/a&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Carl</p><p>Avinash and myself will be posting updates from time to time on <a href="http://www.elections.mu/"  rel="nofollow">Elections.mu</a>. I would advise you to follow our online newspapers but I don&#8217;t know if you&#8217;ll get real time data. Twitter is also good: Avinash will regularly tweet at <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/AvinashMeetoo"  rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/AvinashMeetoo</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Vote! by Avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-498</link> <dc:creator>Avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 10:53:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=182#comment-498</guid> <description>Well, I have been myself undecided lately on which party to vote for.The way our current PM treated a competent person like Rama Sithanen gives the wrong signal to youngsters that however competent you are, you will get opportunity only if you have a big name.On the other hand, the opposition is not proposing anything innovative and neither created &quot;Obama&quot; like atmosphere.So finally, to show that I do not agree with any major parties , I decided not to vote.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, I have been myself undecided lately on which party to vote for.</p><p>The way our current PM treated a competent person like Rama Sithanen gives the wrong signal to youngsters that however competent you are, you will get opportunity only if you have a big name.</p><p>On the other hand, the opposition is not proposing anything innovative and neither created &#8220;Obama&#8221; like atmosphere.</p><p>So finally, to show that I do not agree with any major parties , I decided not to vote.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Vote! by Mita</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-497</link> <dc:creator>Mita</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 10:51:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=182#comment-497</guid> <description>Hé vouzot! Kot zot? In pré pou 3 zer. environ 40% électer selman in bouzé. Péna drwa paress zordi. MITA</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hé vouzot!<br /> Kot zot? In pré pou 3 zer. environ 40% électer selman in bouzé. Péna drwa paress zordi.<br /> MITA</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Vote! by Priya Beegun</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-496</link> <dc:creator>Priya Beegun</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 09:23:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=182#comment-496</guid> <description>Why do we need to present ID cards before casting our votes? I was discussing about this issue on my way to one of the voting centers in Quatre Bornes. On arriving, I learnt that I lady just walked out of the school because someone voted in her place this morning. Someone actually usurped her identity. Her name was crossed on the list! So...I think this is proof enough of why we need to show our ID cards before voting.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why do we need to present ID cards before casting our votes? I was discussing about this issue on my way to one of the voting centers in Quatre Bornes. On arriving, I learnt that I lady just walked out of the school because someone voted in her place this morning. Someone actually usurped her identity. Her name was crossed on the list! So&#8230;I think this is proof enough of why we need to show our ID cards before voting.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on About by Carl</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/about/comment-page-1/#comment-495</link> <dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 08:44:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=6#comment-495</guid> <description>Avinash,What, according to you, is the best &lt;em&gt;online&lt;/em&gt; way of following the results&#039; progress tomorrow? Typically: something with &quot;real time&quot; updates and providing the breakdown per constituency. I&#039;ll be at work and without access to any social networking site.Thanks!Carl</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Avinash,</p><p>What, according to you, is the best <em>online</em> way of following the results&#8217; progress tomorrow? Typically: something with &#8220;real time&#8221; updates and providing the breakdown per constituency.<br /> I&#8217;ll be at work and without access to any social networking site.</p><p>Thanks!</p><p>Carl</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Vote! by Priya Beegun</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-493</link> <dc:creator>Priya Beegun</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 06:55:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=182#comment-493</guid> <description>I am getting ready to vote along with my mother and sister. Hooked up to the radio since this morning, I just learnt to my dismay that no provisions have been made for handicapped people to vote. In Curepipe/Midlands, a gentleman had to return his handicapped mother home because she could not (obviously) climb the stairs!!! Questioned on the issue, Electoral Commissioner Abdool Rahman, stated that the Electoral Commission is aware of the problem and that NOTHING COULD BE DONE at this stage. Why? In 2010 Mauritius there is no census on the number of handicapped people in Mauritius, Rodrigues and Agalega. Some people suggested making wheel chairs available for handicapped voters. Only that 300 wheel chairs are simply hard to find!!! Again, we are in Mauritius...in 2010! Provision should have been made way back for these people. I am flabbergasted. I am hopeful for my country but please, spare us, the young generation of the cliche image of activists barging into people&#039;s homes, carrying our elderly and handicapped as trophies. They have dignity too! If some view it as folkoric, I say it is pathetic!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am getting ready to vote along with my mother and sister. Hooked up to the radio since this morning, I just learnt to my dismay that no provisions have been made for handicapped people to vote. In Curepipe/Midlands, a gentleman had to return his handicapped mother home because she could not (obviously) climb the stairs!!! Questioned on the issue, Electoral Commissioner Abdool Rahman, stated that the Electoral Commission is aware of the problem and that NOTHING COULD BE DONE at this stage. Why? In 2010 Mauritius there is no census on the number of handicapped people in Mauritius, Rodrigues and Agalega. Some people suggested making wheel chairs available for handicapped voters. Only that 300 wheel chairs are simply hard to find!!! Again, we are in Mauritius&#8230;in 2010! Provision should have been made way back for these people. I am flabbergasted. I am hopeful for my country but please, spare us, the young generation of the cliche image of activists barging into people&#8217;s homes, carrying our elderly and handicapped as trophies. They have dignity too! If some view it as folkoric, I say it is pathetic!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Vote! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-492</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 06:19:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=182#comment-492</guid> <description>An update: follow me at &lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/AvinashMeetoo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://twitter.com/AvinashMeetoo&lt;/a&gt; today! We will report from some constituencies.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An update: follow me at <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/AvinashMeetoo"  rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/AvinashMeetoo</a> today! We will report from some constituencies.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by Elections.mu &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Vote!</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-491</link> <dc:creator>Elections.mu &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Vote!</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 05:53:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-491</guid> <description>[...] parties. Focus on those topics that really are important to you (I tend to focus on Education and Information Technology myself&#8230;). Think about the electoral broadcasts we have been subjected to over the past two [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] parties. Focus on those topics that really are important to you (I tend to focus on Education and Information Technology myself&#8230;). Think about the electoral broadcasts we have been subjected to over the past two [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Vote! by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-490</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 03:49:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=182#comment-490</guid> <description>Go and vote for 3 candidates.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Go and vote for 3 candidates.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Vote! by Mita</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-489</link> <dc:creator>Mita</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 03:45:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=182#comment-489</guid> <description>Lontan, début 1900, bann fou, bann zenfan, ek bann madam pa ti voté.Enswit vers 1950, madam in gagne drwa dé vot finalman.A  Moris, asé résaman, laz voté in vinn 18 ans. sinon li ti lao 21 ans.Sé nou boner viv dan Moris ki ene démokrasi lib. Donk anwal voté...Anwal voté pou ki péi la ress ene démokrasi lib, pendan enkor lontan.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lontan, début 1900, bann fou, bann zenfan, ek bann madam pa ti voté.</p><p>Enswit vers 1950, madam in gagne drwa dé vot finalman.</p><p>A  Moris, asé résaman, laz voté in vinn 18 ans. sinon li ti lao 21 ans.</p><p>Sé nou boner viv dan Moris ki ene démokrasi lib. Donk anwal voté&#8230;</p><p>Anwal voté pou ki péi la ress ene démokrasi lib, pendan enkor lontan.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Vote! by Mita</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-488</link> <dc:creator>Mita</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 03:25:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=182#comment-488</guid> <description>I agree with Avinash. We should vote for THREE candidates. Most of us, Mauritians, already know clearly which party to vote for.However, if we are so confused that we have chosen neither lavenir nor coeur,(usually among the 7% of voters), then we can vote for any three persons from any small party which seemed to have got a program all along.Voting means that we are optimistic about one group being able to help us try our best to earn a decent living in Mauritius. (according to our qualifications).Voting means that we are busy working BUT that we agree candidates should go to Assembly ON OUR BEHALF to debate on high political, social and economic matters FOR THE HIGHEST GOOD.(Things that we have not been trained to perform).So, let&#039;s get up, freshen up, wear neutral colours, and go to voting centres to which other members of the family are going. And let&#039;s VOTE for 3 persons.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with Avinash. We should vote for THREE candidates. Most of us, Mauritians, already know clearly which party to vote for.</p><p>However, if we are so confused that we have chosen neither lavenir nor coeur,(usually among the 7% of voters), then we can vote for any three persons from any small party which seemed to have got a program all along.</p><p>Voting means that we are optimistic about one group being able to help us try our best to earn a decent living in Mauritius. (according to our qualifications).</p><p>Voting means that we are busy working BUT that we agree candidates should go to Assembly ON OUR BEHALF to debate on high political, social and economic matters FOR THE HIGHEST GOOD.(Things that we have not been trained to perform).</p><p>So, let&#8217;s get up, freshen up, wear neutral colours, and go to voting centres to which other members of the family are going. And let&#8217;s VOTE for 3 persons.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Vote! by Hansley Chadee</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-487</link> <dc:creator>Hansley Chadee</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 03:25:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=182#comment-487</guid> <description>How democratic is mauritius ? There are some parameters which we can use to help us in answering that question..They are in no particular order.1. What is the rate of replacement of member of parliament ? new blood getting in parliament ratio over the past thirty years ? 20% ?2. what is the skew between the different program ? i.e. the qualitative difference3. Has a tentative budget been proposed by each party ? The debit and credit of a proposed budget usually reveals the professionalism of the electoral measures4. How is the electoral financing addressed ? Is the contribution5. What is the probability of a new party getting a new member of parliament in ? when was that last done ?6. How free is the news ? what is the means of financing of the press, tv and radio. what is the ratio of airtime over the campaign for each party (difficult to measure) but can be done via the press.7. what is the median income of the relevant parties member8. what is the median age and education of the relevant parties member9. what is the &#039;degree of separation&#039; in terms of familiy ties of each family member. we usually assign a weight for each degree of separation i.e 10 for a brother, 8 cousin, 9 wife etc.10. Is the actual act of voting private ? can we work backwards to know who voted what ? -we, of course, compare that to the rest of the world...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How democratic is mauritius ? There are some parameters which we can use to help us in answering that question..They are in no particular order.</p><p>1. What is the rate of replacement of member of parliament ? new blood getting in parliament ratio over the past thirty years ? 20% ?</p><p>2. what is the skew between the different program ? i.e. the qualitative difference</p><p>3. Has a tentative budget been proposed by each party ? The debit and credit of a proposed budget usually reveals the professionalism of the electoral measures</p><p>4. How is the electoral financing addressed ? Is the contribution</p><p>5. What is the probability of a new party getting a new member of parliament in ? when was that last done ?</p><p>6. How free is the news ? what is the means of financing of the press, tv and radio. what is the ratio of airtime over the campaign for each party (difficult to measure) but can be done via the press.</p><p>7. what is the median income of the relevant parties member</p><p>8. what is the median age and education of the relevant parties member</p><p>9. what is the &#8216;degree of separation&#8217; in terms of familiy ties of each family member. we usually assign a weight for each degree of separation i.e 10 for a brother, 8 cousin, 9 wife etc.</p><p>10. Is the actual act of voting private ? can we work backwards to know who voted what ? -</p><p>we, of course, compare that to the rest of the world&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Vote! by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-486</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 02:11:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=182#comment-486</guid> <description>[x] ******* ******* [x] ******* ******* [x] ******* *******</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[x] ******* *******<br /> [x] ******* *******<br /> [x] ******* *******</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-485</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 19:17:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-485</guid> <description>Problems, yes. I want a true cybercity with intelligent building, smart roads all comm. with each other.Gov should make the use of femtocell in construction of Gov buildings mandatory. Ref. the many issues faced by people in Gov buildings. Many were trapped in elevators, etc..</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Problems, yes. I want a true cybercity with intelligent building, smart roads all comm. with each other.Gov should make the use of femtocell in construction of Gov buildings mandatory. Ref. the many issues faced by people in Gov buildings. Many were trapped in elevators, etc..</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Vote! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-484</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 17:36:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=182#comment-484</guid> <description>@BrunoI don&#039;t agree. Everyone should vote. And he/she should vote for THREE candidates only or else his/her bulletin will be void. There is no such thing as blank bulletins in Mauritius (vote blanc.) If someone is pissed off with the two alliances, then maybe he/she can just vote for three candidates from smaller parties (who are bound to lose with the first pass the post election system we have in Mauritius.)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno</p><p>I don&#8217;t agree. Everyone should vote. And he/she should vote for THREE candidates only or else his/her bulletin will be void. There is no such thing as blank bulletins in Mauritius (vote blanc.) If someone is pissed off with the two alliances, then maybe he/she can just vote for three candidates from smaller parties (who are bound to lose with the first pass the post election system we have in Mauritius.)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-483</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 17:34:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-483</guid> <description>@B-B-RWireless sensor networks?!? Femtocells (which are tiny base stations)?!? Those are just technologies. What&#039;s important is to find SOLUTION to PROBLEMS... If the solution requires Femtocells, then so be it. But it is need ox carts, then so be it too :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R</p><p>Wireless sensor networks?!? Femtocells (which are tiny base stations)?!? Those are just technologies. What&#8217;s important is to find SOLUTION to PROBLEMS&#8230; If the solution requires Femtocells, then so be it. But it is need ox carts, then so be it too <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Vote! by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-481</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 16:15:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=182#comment-481</guid> <description>Yes vote. Even if you are unhappy, then vote for four candidates. Do not refrain from voting. It&#039;s important to go to the voting centre and cast your vote. It&#039;s not only your right, it&#039;s your responsibility!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes vote. Even if you are unhappy, then vote for four candidates. Do not refrain from voting. It&#8217;s important to go to the voting centre and cast your vote. It&#8217;s not only your right, it&#8217;s your responsibility!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-479</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 15:32:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-479</guid> <description>@Fadil... Femtocell is a project which must be implemented by the telecommunications companies... Maybe the Orange, Emtel or MTML will give this a thought one day hopefully... Maybe they want broadband to fully spread first, then they&#039;ll think about that?Concerning WSN, in which sectors in Mauritius do you think WSN can be effectively implemented? As WSN are quite expensive...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil&#8230; Femtocell is a project which must be implemented by the telecommunications companies&#8230; Maybe the Orange, Emtel or MTML will give this a thought one day hopefully&#8230; Maybe they want broadband to fully spread first, then they&#8217;ll think about that?</p><p>Concerning WSN, in which sectors in Mauritius do you think WSN can be effectively implemented? As WSN are quite expensive&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-478</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 15:21:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-478</guid> <description>@Bruno... i won&#039;t make fake promises here with big words without meaning (Mauritius Internet Exchange Point Residential Local Area Network Model....lol)i) Discounted or very cheap bundle packages p.41ii) Wireless internet access points in all schools p.72iii) bundle packages funded by Human Resource, Knowledge and Arts Development Fund p.73</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno&#8230; i won&#8217;t make fake promises here with big words without meaning (Mauritius Internet Exchange Point Residential Local Area Network Model&#8230;.lol)</p><p>i) Discounted or very cheap bundle packages p.41</p><p>ii) Wireless internet access points in all schools p.72</p><p>iii) bundle packages funded by Human Resource, Knowledge and Arts Development Fund p.73</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-477</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 14:56:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-477</guid> <description>@Fadil I&#039;ll say their visions are, ahem, comprehensible given the complexity of the subject. After having been an academic teaching Computer Science for years, I am always mesmerised when I talk to most politicians and realise how limited their knowledge of technology is. Even some of the younger generation.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil I&#8217;ll say their visions are, ahem, comprehensible given the complexity of the subject. After having been an academic teaching Computer Science for years, I am always mesmerised when I talk to most politicians and realise how limited their knowledge of technology is. Even some of the younger generation.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Anyone has an education programme? by Elections.mu &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Vote!</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/anyone-has-an-education-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-476</link> <dc:creator>Elections.mu &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Vote!</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 14:47:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=29#comment-476</guid> <description>[...] of the smaller parties. Focus on those topics that really are important to you (I tend to focus on Education and Information Technology myself&#8230;). Think about the electoral broadcasts we have been [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] of the smaller parties. Focus on those topics that really are important to you (I tend to focus on Education and Information Technology myself&#8230;). Think about the electoral broadcasts we have been [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-474</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 14:32:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-474</guid> <description>@B-B-R Your manifesto also includes free internet. How will you implement it?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R<br /> Your manifesto also includes free internet. How will you implement it?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-473</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 14:24:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-473</guid> <description>I love the fact that LTE was mentioned by one of the parties. However, their vision of ITC suck!I was expecting Femtocells and WSN, and nothing  about those was mentioned. I&#039;m glad that there are many other aspects to consider rather than only the ICT one.Hopefully, innovative Mauritian startups will emerge (thank you BOI) soon.-------------- &quot;propose de créer un Institut des Nouvelles Technologies qui aura pour mission de faire de la recherche dans le domaine de l’Informatique pour ensuite disséminer les résultats dans les entreprises mauriciennes.&quot;--------------LOL. You never dedicate part of your life to researching a field just to gain cash or to provide &quot;results&quot; to businesses. You are a researcher because you love what you&#039;re doing and want to share your findings with the academic communities. Making money from patents is never the primary goal. Giving more funds to universities may be a better move than creating an Institute at the service of businesses. EWwwww.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love the fact that LTE was mentioned by one of the parties. However, their vision of ITC suck!</p><p>I was expecting Femtocells and WSN, and nothing  about those was mentioned. I&#8217;m glad that there are many other aspects to consider rather than only the ICT one.</p><p>Hopefully, innovative Mauritian startups will emerge (thank you BOI) soon.</p><p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br /> &#8220;propose de créer un Institut des Nouvelles Technologies qui aura pour mission de faire de la recherche dans le domaine de l’Informatique pour ensuite disséminer les résultats dans les entreprises mauriciennes.&#8221;</p><p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p><p>LOL. You never dedicate part of your life to researching a field just to gain cash or to provide &#8220;results&#8221; to businesses. You are a researcher because you love what you&#8217;re doing and want to share your findings with the academic communities. Making money from patents is never the primary goal. Giving more funds to universities may be a better move than creating an Institute at the service of businesses. EWwwww.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-472</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 11:28:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-472</guid> <description>75 hours internet free by the MMM? And @ what speed??? Dial-up?The access to internet is already free in all schools.Also, the Universal Service Fund has been set up in 2008, and is of Rs80m...will that be sufficient to give broadband access to all youth under 18?? Also, the USF is managed by the ICTA... So, it is up to the ICTA to manage this fund.Bandwidth optimisation through the Mauritius Internet Exchange Point Residential Local Area Network Model?? In itself this means nothing!! But is I have understood this well, this is errrr...unrealistic because we have only one ISP and even if Emtel comes with its own network , I can&#039;t see these two collaborating.... even 2 isps(with their own network) would not be enough..Ivp4 to Ivp6 will be a global change (we are running out of Ip addresses!!)... and naturally a small country like Maritius will have to adapt!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>75 hours internet free by the MMM? And @ what speed??? Dial-up?</p><p>The access to internet is already free in all schools.</p><p>Also, the Universal Service Fund has been set up in 2008, and is of Rs80m&#8230;will that be sufficient to give broadband access to all youth under 18?? Also, the USF is managed by the ICTA&#8230; So, it is up to the ICTA to manage this fund.</p><p>Bandwidth optimisation through the Mauritius Internet Exchange Point<br /> Residential Local Area Network Model?? In itself this means nothing!! But is I have understood this well, this is errrr&#8230;unrealistic because we have only one ISP and even if Emtel comes with its own network , I can&#8217;t see these two collaborating&#8230;. even 2 isps(with their own network) would not be enough..</p><p>Ivp4 to Ivp6 will be a global change (we are running out of Ip addresses!!)&#8230; and naturally a small country like Maritius will have to adapt!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-471</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 09:48:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-471</guid> <description>You&#039;re right @yanghai. We&#039;ll need to redo our whole education system (from primary to tertiary) if we want to stand a chance against all those emerging countries. We have had good ministers of education in the past including the last one who was not a bad minister. Let&#039;s hope the next one has the courage to bring in some much-needed changes.I have good hopes: both programmes mention schools for &quot;surdoués.&quot; Of course, this should not been to the detriment of those who do not belong to that group but a country needs a lot of its intelligentsia to blossom in order to succeed. Naturally, those &quot;surdoués&quot; might just as well fail the CPE because, well, this exam does not really test intelligence...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re right @yanghai. We&#8217;ll need to redo our whole education system (from primary to tertiary) if we want to stand a chance against all those emerging countries. We have had good ministers of education in the past including the last one who was not a bad minister. Let&#8217;s hope the next one has the courage to bring in some much-needed changes.</p><p>I have good hopes: both programmes mention schools for &#8220;surdoués.&#8221; Of course, this should not been to the detriment of those who do not belong to that group but a country needs a lot of its intelligentsia to blossom in order to succeed. Naturally, those &#8220;surdoués&#8221; might just as well fail the CPE because, well, this exam does not really test intelligence&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by yanghai</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-470</link> <dc:creator>yanghai</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 09:28:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-470</guid> <description>Linformatique dans le primaire..Teachers are expected to deliver the goods.. unfortunately as long as the C.P.E system will be maintained..their performanc will only be based on the number of students getting in National Colleges..,giving them one laptop to as tool wont change anything..the system is performance oriented..A teacher might make full use of the laptop,give the kids real education,use multimedia but if at the end of the day someone else sends more students to National Colleges.. he or she will be deemed as a better teacher.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Linformatique dans le primaire..</p><p>Teachers are expected to deliver the goods.. unfortunately as long as the C.P.E system will be maintained..their performanc will only be based on the number of students getting in National Colleges..,giving them one laptop to as tool wont change anything..the system is performance oriented..</p><p>A teacher might make full use of the laptop,give the kids real education,use multimedia but if at the end of the day someone else sends more students to National Colleges.. he or she will be deemed as a better teacher.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-469</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 09:28:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-469</guid> <description>Tout d&#039;abord, vous pouvez commenter sur le programme du MMM sur les TICs sur la page: &lt;a href=&quot;http://mmm.mu/blog/?page_id=57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://mmm.mu/blog/?page_id=57&lt;/a&gt;Les autres propositions du MMM sont aussi:&lt;blockquote&gt;Des technologies les plus avancées seront introduites pour créer un nouveau palier de transparence, de contrôle et de participation des citoyens à travers la plateforme e-Government. Toutefois, les droits des citoyens à la vie privée seront protégés.Le Data Protection Office sera habilité à opérer dans un cadre pour s’assurer de sa stricte indépendance.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Oui le MMM accorde une serieuse importance a la protection de la vie privee online, meme si le e-governement sera un palier de participation des citoyens.&lt;blockquote&gt; Développement d’un cadre propice pour le passage à l’IPv6 sur Internet pour remplacer le protocole d’IPv4.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Notre gouvernement offrira 75 heures par mois d’accès gratuit à l’internet pour les moins de 18 ans et les étudiants afin de démocratiser l’accès à l’internet.&lt;/blockquote&gt;A note que nous avons aussi deja pensé à l&#039;implementation de l&#039;internet gratuit. Dave Kissoondoyal a deja donné un hint sur Facebook l&#039;an dernier:&lt;blockquote&gt;Dave Kissoondoyal (Mauritius) wrote: Free internet access in all household is possible in Mauritius. Finance through the already existing Universal Service Fund setup inline with the deregulation of the Telecom sector in Mauritius; coupled with one computer in each household target Bandwidth optimisation through the Mauritius Internet Exchange Point Residential Local Area Network Model Yes have the plan to do it and we will definetely do it in power.&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tout d&#8217;abord, vous pouvez commenter sur le programme du MMM sur les TICs sur la page: <a target="_blank" href="http://mmm.mu/blog/?page_id=57"  rel="nofollow">http://mmm.mu/blog/?page_id=57</a></p><p>Les autres propositions du MMM sont aussi:</p><blockquote><p>Des technologies les plus avancées seront introduites pour créer un nouveau palier de transparence, de contrôle et de participation des citoyens à travers la plateforme e-Government. Toutefois, les droits des citoyens à la vie privée seront protégés.</p><p>Le Data Protection Office sera habilité à opérer dans un cadre pour s’assurer de sa stricte indépendance.</p></blockquote><p>Oui le MMM accorde une serieuse importance a la protection de la vie privee online, meme si le e-governement sera un palier de participation des citoyens.</p><blockquote><p> Développement d’un cadre propice pour le passage à l’IPv6 sur Internet pour remplacer le protocole d’IPv4.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>Notre gouvernement offrira 75 heures par mois d’accès gratuit à l’internet pour les moins de 18 ans et les étudiants afin de démocratiser l’accès à l’internet.</p></blockquote><p>A note que nous avons aussi deja pensé à l&#8217;implementation de l&#8217;internet gratuit. Dave Kissoondoyal a deja donné un hint sur Facebook l&#8217;an dernier:</p><blockquote><p>Dave Kissoondoyal (Mauritius) wrote:<br /> Free internet access in all household is possible in Mauritius.<br /> Finance through the already existing Universal Service Fund setup inline with the deregulation of the Telecom sector in Mauritius; coupled with one computer in each household target<br /> Bandwidth optimisation through the Mauritius Internet Exchange Point<br /> Residential Local Area Network Model<br /> Yes have the plan to do it and we will definetely do it in power.</p></blockquote> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by selven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-468</link> <dc:creator>selven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 08:59:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-468</guid> <description>&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;bleu-blanc-rouge&quot;&gt;C ene choix personel de ene personne pou servi la toile bleu-blanc-rouge… personne pas dire li faire sa…&lt;/blockquote&gt;wei wei c&#039;est ca!et puis quoi encore?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote cite="bleu-blanc-rouge"><p>C ene choix personel de ene personne pou servi la toile bleu-blanc-rouge… personne pas dire li faire sa…</p></blockquote><p>wei wei c&#8217;est ca!</p><p>et puis quoi encore?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-467</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 07:09:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-467</guid> <description>@Veren Yesterday, Christina and I were at the US Embassy for a video conference with a US journalist based in Paris and who covers elections in Europe and North Africa. One of the topics discussed was precisely the fact that in the USA and in the UK, newspapers take position. This is not obviously the case here. One of the reasons might be because there is a lack of demarcation between the editorial and reporting sections of the newspapers here.For example, the Guardian (which you mention) makes sure to cover all parties equally. Then the editors through their editorials take position for one. In Mauritius, I can&#039;t imagine a newspaper to be 100% impartial as far as reports are concerned then be 100% partial in their editorials. We still need to learn. But things are moving in the right direction... especially with the pressure coming from the Internet through citizen journalism.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Veren Yesterday, Christina and I were at the US Embassy for a video conference with a US journalist based in Paris and who covers elections in Europe and North Africa. One of the topics discussed was precisely the fact that in the USA and in the UK, newspapers take position. This is not obviously the case here. One of the reasons might be because there is a lack of demarcation between the editorial and reporting sections of the newspapers here.</p><p>For example, the Guardian (which you mention) makes sure to cover all parties equally. Then the editors through their editorials take position for one. In Mauritius, I can&#8217;t imagine a newspaper to be 100% impartial as far as reports are concerned then be 100% partial in their editorials. We still need to learn. But things are moving in the right direction&#8230; especially with the pressure coming from the Internet through citizen journalism.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-466</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 07:03:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-466</guid> <description>@B-B-R C&#039;est bien de mentionner les &quot;bundle services&quot; que j&#039;ai malencontreusement omis. De la meme façon, la création d&#039;une bibliothèque numérique contenant les créations de Mauriciens est une bonne chose du moment qu&#039;un modèle économique existe pour retribuer les artistes. Par contre, le IP, les datacenters, le cloud computing et le LTE ne sont pas vraiment du ressort d&#039;un gouvernement. J&#039;imagine que les entreprises telles que Emtel, Mauritius Telecom, MTML, etc sont plus indiquées pour la mise en place de ces nouvelles technologies. Mais bon, ce n&#039;est pas un drame que celles-ci apparaissent dans un programme électoral :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R C&#8217;est bien de mentionner les &#8220;bundle services&#8221; que j&#8217;ai malencontreusement omis. De la meme façon, la création d&#8217;une bibliothèque numérique contenant les créations de Mauriciens est une bonne chose du moment qu&#8217;un modèle économique existe pour retribuer les artistes. Par contre, le IP, les datacenters, le cloud computing et le LTE ne sont pas vraiment du ressort d&#8217;un gouvernement. J&#8217;imagine que les entreprises telles que Emtel, Mauritius Telecom, MTML, etc sont plus indiquées pour la mise en place de ces nouvelles technologies. Mais bon, ce n&#8217;est pas un drame que celles-ci apparaissent dans un programme électoral <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-465</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 06:59:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=53#comment-465</guid> <description>Anyone else?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anyone else?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by Mita</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-464</link> <dc:creator>Mita</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 05:58:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-464</guid> <description>Bien sûr que les 2 blocks après le 6 mai travailleront ensemble à l&#039;Assemblée: L&#039;un comme GOUVERNEMENT fort et stable. L&#039;autre comme OPPOSITION responsable et sérieuse.(De toute façon, ils sont amis)Et puis, nous, le peuple, veilleront à ce que les projets se concrétisent. Et chacun d&#039;entre nous amènera son blok pour améliorer le social-positivement-!VIVE LA RÉPUBLIQUE !</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bien sûr que les 2 blocks après le 6 mai travailleront ensemble à l&#8217;Assemblée:</p><p>L&#8217;un comme GOUVERNEMENT fort et stable.<br /> L&#8217;autre comme OPPOSITION responsable et sérieuse.</p><p>(De toute façon, ils sont amis)</p><p>Et puis, nous, le peuple, veilleront à ce que les projets se concrétisent.<br /> Et chacun d&#8217;entre nous amènera son blok pour améliorer le social-positivement-!</p><p>VIVE LA RÉPUBLIQUE !</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by veren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-463</link> <dc:creator>veren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 05:51:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-463</guid> <description>Interesting editiorial from Ariane De L&#039;ESTRAC in Express of 4th May, where she uses the example of the British elections:a paper like The guardian admits freely which party they are supporting and why?This paper has a lot to learn from the Guardian them and stop being hypocritical. They are openly supporting one party and does not have the courage to admit it!Well, can we blame the editorialists? Their salaries are decided by those very guys that are openly supporting one party and critising the other. And if you bear the same name, it must be worst.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting editiorial from Ariane De L&#8217;ESTRAC in Express of 4th May, where she uses the example of the British elections:a paper like The guardian admits freely which party they are supporting and why?</p><p>This paper has a lot to learn from the Guardian them and stop being hypocritical. They are openly supporting one party and does not have the courage to admit it!</p><p>Well, can we blame the editorialists? Their salaries are decided by those very guys that are openly supporting one party and critising the other. And if you bear the same name, it must be worst.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Mita</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-2/#comment-462</link> <dc:creator>Mita</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 05:43:25 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-462</guid> <description>RIRE LE MEILLEUR REMÈDE:Devinettes élections: 1° MBC maille mwa en plein pé fer comique ek bouffon, mo en colère... A Maurice bann comiques trouve mwa malin, Bann malins trouve mwa comique !!!2° Bann activistes trop zélés kan trap mwa palé larg mwa mem kan kandidats bizin kozé dan congrés. En 82 lor TV, ene minis ti rod rass mwa ar PM parski li ti krwar li konn plis. En 2010, mo gagne gro zouré à cause la foule in mars lor installation difil, ek akoz gro lapli</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>RIRE LE MEILLEUR REMÈDE:</p><p>Devinettes élections:<br /> 1° MBC maille mwa en plein pé fer comique ek bouffon, mo en colère&#8230;<br /> A Maurice bann comiques trouve mwa malin,<br /> Bann malins trouve mwa comique !!!</p><p>2° Bann activistes trop zélés kan trap mwa palé larg mwa mem kan kandidats<br /> bizin kozé dan congrés.<br /> En 82 lor TV, ene minis ti rod rass mwa ar PM parski li ti krwar li konn plis.<br /> En 2010, mo gagne gro zouré à cause la foule in mars lor installation difil, ek akoz gro lapli</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women, Communalism and Democracy by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/women-communalism-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-461</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 05:40:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=175#comment-461</guid> <description>I believe any woman can get elected in any constituency... Can&#039;t Mrs Turner win in constituency 1? Can&#039;t 3 women be elected in the same constituency? Yes they can!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I believe any woman can get elected in any constituency&#8230; Can&#8217;t Mrs Turner win in constituency 1? Can&#8217;t 3 women be elected in the same constituency? Yes they can!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women, Communalism and Democracy by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/women-communalism-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-460</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 05:35:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=175#comment-460</guid> <description>Talking about self respect, doesn&#039;t Berenger have any???Ramjuttun once said Berenger &quot;pas ene zom, li ene monstre, ene diable et ene bluffer&quot;... Today Berenger is god-sent... Can politics make Satan become God in the space of 5 years?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rymbJjDS9LY</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Talking about self respect, doesn&#8217;t Berenger have any???</p><p>Ramjuttun once said Berenger &#8220;pas ene zom, li ene monstre, ene diable et ene bluffer&#8221;&#8230; Today Berenger is god-sent&#8230; Can politics make Satan become God in the space of 5 years?</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rymbJjDS9LY"  rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rymbJjDS9LY</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Mita</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-2/#comment-459</link> <dc:creator>Mita</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 05:34:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-459</guid> <description>Bien dit Parvez!Merci les médias de nous éclairer un peu.!!Merci internet de nous permettre d&#039;échanger les idées et de s&#039;informer, (dans la mesure du possiblem bien sûr) !!! MITA</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bien dit Parvez!</p><p>Merci les médias de nous éclairer un peu.!!</p><p>Merci internet de nous permettre d&#8217;échanger les idées et de s&#8217;informer, (dans la mesure du possiblem bien sûr) !!!<br /> MITA</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Informatique selon les deux alliances by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/04/l-informatique-selon-les-deux-alliances/comment-page-1/#comment-457</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 05:08:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=164#comment-457</guid> <description>Les autres propositions de l&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir dans le domaine des TICs:Réforme du cadre législatif afin de créer l’environnement approprié qui permettra à de nouveaux modèles d’entreprises d’émerger sur un réseau entièrement « IP » pour offrir de nouveaux services. Cela pourra inclure des centres de stockage de données et du « cloud computing » entre autres.Lancer un plan spécial ciblant les couches défavorisées pour des « bundle services » comprenant l’accès à un ordinateur et à l’internet Broadband.Création d&#039;une bibliothèque en ligne où les Mauriciens pourront accéder gratuitement à la littérature, à la musique et aux vidéos poduits localement.Faciliter le déploiement de nouvelles technologies comme le LTE      (« Long Term Evolution »)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Les autres propositions de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir dans le domaine des TICs:</p><p>Réforme du cadre législatif afin de créer l’environnement approprié qui permettra à de nouveaux modèles d’entreprises d’émerger sur un réseau entièrement « IP » pour offrir de nouveaux services. Cela pourra inclure<br /> des centres de stockage de données et du « cloud computing » entre autres.</p><p>Lancer un plan spécial ciblant les couches défavorisées pour des « bundle services » comprenant l’accès à un ordinateur et à l’internet<br /> Broadband.</p><p>Création d&#8217;une bibliothèque en ligne où les Mauriciens pourront accéder gratuitement à la littérature, à la musique et aux vidéos poduits localement.</p><p>Faciliter le déploiement de nouvelles technologies comme le LTE      (« Long Term Evolution »)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas by nadim</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-456</link> <dc:creator>nadim</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 04:55:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=53#comment-456</guid> <description>hello,i would like a page be created for all the youtube videos (title of the video + a link to youtube) concerning our politics in mauritius.Here i found an interesting one (on election2010.moricien.com):Dictateur mauricien nou pa le... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lChCHCtYpwA</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hello,</p><p>i would like a page be created for all the youtube videos (title of the video + a link to youtube) concerning our politics in mauritius.</p><p>Here i found an interesting one (on election2010.moricien.com):</p><p>Dictateur mauricien nou pa le&#8230;<br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lChCHCtYpwA"  rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lChCHCtYpwA</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-2/#comment-454</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 03:18:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-454</guid> <description>La classe moyenne est et a été toujours délaissé. Je ne pense pas qu&#039;il y aura du changement sauf si méritocratie est respecte sur toutes les lignes. Ne soyez pas fanatisme d&#039;une partie ou d&#039;un autre, ils sont tous pareille des au pouvoir. Soyez intelligent votez pour ceux qui sont des personnes aptes a vous représenter et a travailler pour une cause et c&#039;est &quot;le progrès de la nation Mauricienne&quot;. Ceci dit, soyez des Mauriciens et éjectez le communalisme de ce campagne. Comme a ci bien dit quelqu&#039;un sur ce site, on aura a côtoyer les différents personnes pendant toute votre vie, alors vivez en harmonie et faire taire les faiseurs de troubles. Merci.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>La classe moyenne est et a été toujours délaissé. Je ne pense pas qu&#8217;il y aura du changement sauf si méritocratie est respecte sur toutes les lignes.<br /> Ne soyez pas fanatisme d&#8217;une partie ou d&#8217;un autre, ils sont tous pareille des au pouvoir. Soyez intelligent votez pour ceux qui sont des personnes aptes a vous représenter et a travailler pour une cause et c&#8217;est &#8220;le progrès de la nation Mauricienne&#8221;.<br /> Ceci dit, soyez des Mauriciens et éjectez le communalisme de ce campagne. Comme a ci bien dit quelqu&#8217;un sur ce site, on aura a côtoyer les différents personnes pendant toute votre vie, alors vivez en harmonie et faire taire les faiseurs de troubles.<br /> Merci.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Mita</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-2/#comment-453</link> <dc:creator>Mita</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 19:26:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-453</guid> <description>Hi all, Only 1 more day to convince those who still don&#039;t know whom to vote for.My opinion is that it is better to vote for ordinary persons (l&#039;Avenir) who will listen to various views and who will struggle to work in a team than to promote someone (le coeur) who feels he is so efficient that he can only work alone, whereby silencing or firing those who claim they know.MITA</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi all,</p><p>Only 1 more day to convince those who still don&#8217;t know whom to vote for.</p><p>My opinion is that it is better to vote for ordinary persons (l&#8217;Avenir) who will listen to various views and who will struggle to work in a team than to promote someone (le coeur) who feels he is so efficient that he can only work alone, whereby silencing or firing those who claim they know.</p><p> MITA</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Roukaya</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-2/#comment-452</link> <dc:creator>Roukaya</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 19:17:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-452</guid> <description>Read the various comments with some interest. Good to note the vibrancy of opinions. Personally, I think that the 1st of May meeting has lost its soul and is a far cry when people use to come in mass (remember the 125, 000 + crowd) at Champ De Mars..The question who attends those meetings? The die hards, the already convinced or those who are the floating voters? I think we know the answer. The problem with politics and elections in Mauritius is that quasi certainity of win visible in both camps and in the process the real issues are often ignored , marginalised or at times ridiculised!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Read the various comments with some interest. Good to note the vibrancy of opinions. Personally, I think that the 1st of May meeting has lost its soul and is a far cry when people use to come in mass (remember the 125, 000 + crowd) at Champ De Mars..The question who attends those meetings? The die hards, the already convinced or those who are the floating voters? I think we know the answer. The problem with politics and elections in Mauritius is that quasi certainity of win visible in both camps and in the process the real issues are often ignored , marginalised or at times ridiculised!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by Patriot</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-451</link> <dc:creator>Patriot</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 18:14:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-451</guid> <description>choix personnel mo dak mais bizin ena ene minimum de respect...Its like associating a political party with God..et c stupide..:)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>choix personnel mo dak mais bizin ena ene minimum de respect&#8230;Its like associating a political party with God..et c stupide..:)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-2/#comment-450</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 17:18:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-450</guid> <description>@ FadilMy avatar: http://en.gravatar.com/userimage/13709623/7c5dade5bac2f81c963b8dacc8745076.jpgAlliance de l&#039;Avenir: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=12178568&amp;op=1&amp;o=global&amp;view=global&amp;subj=9171229452&amp;id=898005452http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=12016515&amp;op=7&amp;o=global&amp;view=global&amp;subj=9171229452&amp;id=669180486</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Fadil</p><p>My avatar: <a target="_blank" href="http://en.gravatar.com/userimage/13709623/7c5dade5bac2f81c963b8dacc8745076.jpg"  rel="nofollow">http://en.gravatar.com/userimage/13709623/7c5dade5bac2f81c963b8dacc8745076.jpg</a></p><p>Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=12178568&#038;op=1&#038;o=global&#038;view=global&#038;subj=9171229452&#038;id=898005452"  rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=12178568&#038;op=1&#038;o=global&#038;view=global&#038;subj=9171229452&#038;id=898005452</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=12016515&#038;op=7&#038;o=global&#038;view=global&#038;subj=9171229452&#038;id=669180486"  rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=12016515&#038;op=7&#038;o=global&#038;view=global&#038;subj=9171229452&#038;id=669180486</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-449</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 17:04:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-449</guid> <description>@chengebroyen C&#039;est ene acte de stupidité mais pas ène crime... Dimoun bete existé mais zot pas dangeré en général.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@chengebroyen C&#8217;est ene acte de stupidité mais pas ène crime&#8230; Dimoun bete existé mais zot pas dangeré en général.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by chengebroyen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-448</link> <dc:creator>chengebroyen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 16:52:06 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-448</guid> <description>a toutes bannes camarades mauriciens mo dire zot croire dans bon dieu mais pas dans la politique,ca photo la prouvé qui zot fine faire crime contre la religion hindoue,alors si zot envie qui nous pays reste ene paradis dans l&#039;ocean indien pas rentre dans zot jouer,</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>a toutes bannes camarades mauriciens mo dire zot croire dans bon dieu mais pas dans la politique,ca photo la prouvé qui zot fine faire crime contre la religion hindoue,alors si zot envie qui nous pays reste ene paradis dans l&#8217;ocean indien pas rentre dans zot jouer,</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu dans Week-End Scope by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/elections-mu-dans-week-end-scope/comment-page-1/#comment-447</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 15:38:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=158#comment-447</guid> <description>@Adel @Ishtiba Thanks. Elections.mu has just started but it can only get better. I expect more people to contribute articles and submit comment over the coming years.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Adel @Ishtiba Thanks. Elections.mu has just started but it can only get better. I expect more people to contribute articles and submit comment over the coming years.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu dans Week-End Scope by Adel</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/elections-mu-dans-week-end-scope/comment-page-1/#comment-446</link> <dc:creator>Adel</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 15:34:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=158#comment-446</guid> <description>Good job</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good job</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by Ishtiba</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-445</link> <dc:creator>Ishtiba</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 15:18:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-445</guid> <description>It&#039;s fools like this that make us more and more divided in the country... trying to emphasize our religious differences instead of making us all understand that we have so much in common and should be proud of it.Ban ti l&#039;esprit net! Obviously there is a message to that but the generation has changed and the politicians and their agents should be realize that!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s fools like this that make us more and more divided in the country&#8230; trying to emphasize our religious differences instead of making us all understand that we have so much in common and should be proud of it.</p><p>Ban ti l&#8217;esprit net! Obviously there is a message to that but the generation has changed and the politicians and their agents should be realize that!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu dans Week-End Scope by Ishtiba</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/elections-mu-dans-week-end-scope/comment-page-1/#comment-444</link> <dc:creator>Ishtiba</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 15:07:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=158#comment-444</guid> <description>Well done Avi :)Election.mu has become the page I visit everyday once I come bak from work. It&#039;s become top of mind for me compared to other local newspapers :DThe idea has started and we all should keep it going.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well done Avi <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>Election.mu has become the page I visit everyday once I come bak from work. It&#8217;s become top of mind for me compared to other local newspapers <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>The idea has started and we all should keep it going.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-2/#comment-443</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 11:11:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-443</guid> <description>@avinash Sure! He should get some privileges. Question: Is he the right person to talk about poverty when he is milking down Gov. funds?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@avinash Sure! He should get some privileges. Question: Is he the right person to talk about poverty when he is milking down Gov. funds?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-2/#comment-442</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 11:05:20 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-442</guid> <description>off-topic@B-B-R donne moi ene lien a to banne avatars et icons Bleu Blanc Rouge. Merci.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>off-topic</p><p>@B-B-R donne moi ene lien a to banne avatars et icons Bleu Blanc Rouge. Merci.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-2/#comment-441</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 10:30:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-441</guid> <description>Alliance de l’Avenir – Programme gouvernemental ÉLECTIONS LÉGISLATIVES 2010http://www.scribd.com/full/30505270?access_key=key-eff5ypejf7o6iaedtkr</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alliance de l’Avenir – Programme gouvernemental<br /> ÉLECTIONS LÉGISLATIVES 2010</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.scribd.com/full/30505270?access_key=key-eff5ypejf7o6iaedtkr"  rel="nofollow">http://www.scribd.com/full/30505270?access_key=key-eff5ypejf7o6iaedtkr</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-2/#comment-440</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 10:28:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-440</guid> <description>@Momo... je pense que le peuple doit voter en foction du bilan du gouvernement sortant... Mais il faut aussi dire que sans le MSM, le MMM est un nain dans les villages tandis que le Ptr est en train de faire des percees dans les villes (Quatre-Bornes, Vacoas/Phoenix, et recemment Port Louis... les seules villes fideles au MMM sont Rose Hill et Beau Bassin.Notre bilan:· une augmentation de 56 % du revenu par tête d’habitant en 2010, soit USD 7,500 contre USD 4,800 en 2005 ; · la plus forte baisse du chômage de ces dix dernières années, soit 7,2 % en 2008 alors que la création d’emplois pendant cette même année a enregistré une hausse historique de 19,3 % atteignant 40 000 emplois – de loin le remède le plus efficace contre la pauvreté ; · l’amélioration de la qualité de vie et du pouvoir d’achat : alors que l’indice des salaires était en hausse, le taux d’inflation descendait à 1.9 %, soit le taux le plus bas de ces 18 dernières années ; · une hausse de 66 % du niveau des réserves assurant ainsi au pays une couverture de 48 semaines d’importations en 2010 contre 32 semaines en 2005 ; · un meilleur contrôle de la dette publique qui a été ramenée à 60 % du Produit Intérieur Brut (PIB) alors qu’il était à 70 % en 2005 et ce, malgré les effets de la crise économique internationale ; · la réduction du déficit budgétaire à moins de 4 % du PIB à la fin de décembre 2009 ; · le taux de croissance a atteint une moyenne de 4,7 % entre 2006 et 2010 ; · le taux d’inflation a été ramené à 2,1 % ; · la simplification de notre régime fiscal, un système plus efficient dans la collecte des revenus de l’Etat ainsi que la réduction du taux d’imposition pour les individus ainsi que les compagnies à un taux uniforme de 15 %. Ces mesures ont permis à plus de 40,000 personnes de ne plus être sur la liste des contribuables ; · l’Instauration d’un environnement des d’affaires « investor-friendly » et qui facilite l’émergence des PME à travers l’élimination des multiples contraintes bureaucratiques ; · une confiance accrue dans le pays avec des investissements étrangers de plus de Rs 40 milliards pendant les cinq dernières années – ce montant est supérieur au montant reçu pendant les vingt années précédentes ; · la modernisation de nos infrastructures publiques : le début des travaux que ce soit à l’aéroport, dans le port, ou encore la nouvelle ville à Highlands et pour la construction de nouveaux axes routiers qui aideront à résoudre le fléau de la congestion routière ; · une nouvelle agglomération aux Salines comprenant des bureaux administratifs, un hôtel, une salle de conférences et des facilités de loisirs ; · le développement d’un « Leisure &amp; Cruise hub »; · le développement d’une industrie du tourisme florissante qui a permis d’engranger des revenus de Rs 35,7 milliards l’année dernière, malgré la crise économique internationale, après avoir atteint la barre de Rs 41,2 milliards en 2008 ; · le développement d’un secteur financier dynamique et transparent : d’importants groupes étrangers spécialisés dans les activités bancaires tant onshore qu’offshore, dans l’assurance et la réassurance, sont maintenant présents à Maurice ; · la mise en place et le financement d’une politique agricole permettant la conversion en souplesse de l’industrie sucrière en une industrie cannière au profit de tous les « stakeholders » ; · le maintien d’une industrie du textile tournée vers l’exportation qui retrouve ses marques après avoir été confrontée aux aléas de la crise économique internationale ; · le développement d’un secteur des technologies de l’informatique générateur d’emplois ; · la participation de 35,000 petits planteurs, laboureurs et artisans à l’actionnariat de l’industrie cannière à hauteur de 35 % à travers le « Cane Demoratisation Fund » ; la révision fondamentale des conditions des métayers avec la facilitation à l’accès de propriété à la terre ; · la cession à l’Etat par les propriétés sucrières de 2,000 arpents de terre prévus pour la diversification agricole et la construction des logements sociaux ; · l’accès à la propriété de plus de 19,000 occupants de maisons de CHA et NHDC dont plus de la moitié est désormais propriétaires de leur maison et terrain ; · la création d’une nation d’entrepreneurs en donnant le support nécessaire et en éliminant les contraintes bureaucratiques et les contraintes en termes d’accès aux ressources et aux capacités a conduit à un accroissement considérable des PME. Alors qu’il y avait 3,454 PME en 2005, ce chiffre est aujourd’hui de 12,538 dont la majorité appartient aux femmes ; · la création de la « Competition Commission » pour assurer une compétition saine et pour créer un environnement d’affaires propice à tous ; · l’adoption d’un « Equal Opportunities Bill » pour promouvoir la méritocratie et l’équité sociale en luttant contre toutes les formes de discrimination ; · la mise sur pied d’un « Truth and Justice Commission » pour réparer les injustices commises dans le passé, en particulier par rapport à la spoliation des terres ; · la création de l’ « Empowerment Fund » avec une dotation budgétaire de Rs 5 milliards ; · la réintroduction de la pension universelle ; · le transport gratuit pour les étudiants, les senior citizens et les autrement capables ; · l’augmentation massive de subventions sur le gaz, la farine et le riz – subventions qui soulagent principalement les familles défavorisées ; · la mise en oeuvre d’un programme de « Corporate Social Responsibility » qui fait de l’entreprise une partie prenante de la vie des communautés locales.Aussi je t&#039;invite a lire le programme de l&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir...et notre bilan est plus en details...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Momo&#8230; je pense que le peuple doit voter en foction du bilan du gouvernement sortant&#8230; Mais il faut aussi dire que sans le MSM, le MMM est un nain dans les villages tandis que le Ptr est en train de faire des percees dans les villes (Quatre-Bornes, Vacoas/Phoenix, et recemment Port Louis&#8230; les seules villes fideles au MMM sont Rose Hill et Beau Bassin.</p><p>Notre bilan:</p><p>· une augmentation de 56 % du revenu par tête d’habitant en<br /> 2010, soit USD 7,500 contre USD 4,800 en 2005 ;<br /> · la plus forte baisse du chômage de ces dix dernières années,<br /> soit 7,2 % en 2008 alors que la création d’emplois pendant<br /> cette même année a enregistré une hausse historique de 19,3 %<br /> atteignant 40 000 emplois – de loin le remède le plus efficace<br /> contre la pauvreté ;<br /> · l’amélioration de la qualité de vie et du pouvoir d’achat : alors<br /> que l’indice des salaires était en hausse, le taux d’inflation<br /> descendait à 1.9 %, soit le taux le plus bas de ces 18 dernières<br /> années ;<br /> · une hausse de 66 % du niveau des réserves assurant ainsi au<br /> pays une couverture de 48 semaines d’importations en 2010<br /> contre 32 semaines en 2005 ;<br /> · un meilleur contrôle de la dette publique qui a été ramenée à 60 %<br /> du Produit Intérieur Brut (PIB) alors qu’il était à 70 % en 2005<br /> et ce, malgré les effets de la crise économique internationale ;<br /> · la réduction du déficit budgétaire à moins de 4 % du PIB à la fin<br /> de décembre 2009 ;<br /> · le taux de croissance a atteint une moyenne de 4,7 % entre<br /> 2006 et 2010 ;<br /> · le taux d’inflation a été ramené à 2,1 % ;<br /> · la simplification de notre régime fiscal, un système plus efficient dans la collecte des revenus de l’Etat ainsi que<br /> la réduction du taux d’imposition pour les individus ainsi que les compagnies à un taux uniforme de 15 %. Ces<br /> mesures ont permis à plus de 40,000 personnes de ne plus être sur la liste des contribuables ;<br /> · l’Instauration d’un environnement des d’affaires « investor-friendly » et qui facilite l’émergence des PME à travers<br /> l’élimination des multiples contraintes bureaucratiques ;<br /> · une confiance accrue dans le pays avec des investissements étrangers de plus de Rs 40 milliards pendant les<br /> cinq dernières années – ce montant est supérieur au montant reçu pendant les vingt années précédentes ;<br /> · la modernisation de nos infrastructures publiques : le début des travaux que ce soit à l’aéroport, dans le port, ou<br /> encore la nouvelle ville à Highlands et pour la construction de nouveaux axes routiers qui aideront à résoudre le<br /> fléau de la congestion routière ;<br /> · une nouvelle agglomération aux Salines comprenant des bureaux administratifs, un hôtel, une salle de conférences<br /> et des facilités de loisirs ;<br /> · le développement d’un « Leisure &amp; Cruise hub »;<br /> · le développement d’une industrie du tourisme florissante qui a permis d’engranger des revenus de Rs 35,7<br /> milliards l’année dernière, malgré la crise économique internationale, après avoir atteint la barre de Rs 41,2<br /> milliards en 2008 ;<br /> · le développement d’un secteur financier dynamique et transparent : d’importants groupes étrangers spécialisés<br /> dans les activités bancaires tant onshore qu’offshore, dans l’assurance et la réassurance, sont maintenant<br /> présents à Maurice ;<br /> · la mise en place et le financement d’une politique agricole permettant la conversion en souplesse de l’industrie<br /> sucrière en une industrie cannière au profit de tous les « stakeholders » ;<br /> · le maintien d’une industrie du textile tournée vers l’exportation qui retrouve ses marques après avoir été<br /> confrontée aux aléas de la crise économique internationale ;<br /> · le développement d’un secteur des technologies de l’informatique générateur d’emplois ;<br /> · la participation de 35,000 petits planteurs, laboureurs et artisans à l’actionnariat de l’industrie cannière à hauteur<br /> de 35 % à travers le « Cane Demoratisation Fund » ;<br /> la révision fondamentale des conditions des métayers avec la facilitation à l’accès de propriété à la terre ;<br /> · la cession à l’Etat par les propriétés sucrières de 2,000 arpents de terre prévus pour la diversification agricole et<br /> la construction des logements sociaux ;<br /> · l’accès à la propriété de plus de 19,000 occupants de maisons de CHA et NHDC dont plus de la moitié est désormais<br /> propriétaires de leur maison et terrain ;<br /> · la création d’une nation d’entrepreneurs en donnant le support nécessaire et en éliminant les contraintes bureaucratiques<br /> et les contraintes en termes d’accès aux ressources et aux capacités a conduit à un accroissement<br /> considérable des PME. Alors qu’il y avait 3,454 PME en 2005, ce chiffre est aujourd’hui de 12,538 dont la<br /> majorité appartient aux femmes ;<br /> · la création de la « Competition Commission » pour assurer une compétition saine et pour créer un environnement<br /> d’affaires propice à tous ;<br /> · l’adoption d’un « Equal Opportunities Bill » pour promouvoir la méritocratie et l’équité sociale en luttant contre<br /> toutes les formes de discrimination ;<br /> · la mise sur pied d’un « Truth and Justice Commission » pour réparer les injustices commises dans le passé, en<br /> particulier par rapport à la spoliation des terres ;<br /> · la création de l’ « Empowerment Fund » avec une dotation budgétaire de Rs 5 milliards ;<br /> · la réintroduction de la pension universelle ;<br /> · le transport gratuit pour les étudiants, les senior citizens et les autrement capables ;<br /> · l’augmentation massive de subventions sur le gaz, la farine et le riz – subventions qui soulagent principalement<br /> les familles défavorisées ;<br /> · la mise en oeuvre d’un programme de « Corporate Social Responsibility » qui fait de l’entreprise une partie<br /> prenante de la vie des communautés locales.</p><p>Aussi je t&#8217;invite a lire le programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir&#8230;et notre bilan est plus en details&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by yanghai</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-2/#comment-439</link> <dc:creator>yanghai</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 09:38:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-439</guid> <description>Obeegadoo.. ine bouger ine aler.. parski li pas ti elu.. same thing goes for Deven .. zot pas ti elu... mai comier deputer elu ine bouger ine al dan lezot circonscription??1ne depute sortan pas repose dan mem circonscription bizin ena kik probleme sa??dan port louis.. num 2 et 3.. ena 5 candidats PTR.. ti ena 5 deputers sortants.. et pourtant jste 1ne p revine devan so electorat..</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obeegadoo.. ine bouger ine aler.. parski li pas ti elu.. same thing goes for Deven .. zot pas ti elu&#8230; mai comier deputer elu ine bouger ine al dan lezot circonscription??</p><p>1ne depute sortan pas repose dan mem circonscription bizin ena kik probleme sa??</p><p>dan port louis.. num 2 et 3.. ena 5 candidats PTR.. ti ena 5 deputers sortants.. et pourtant jste 1ne p revine devan so electorat..</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-2/#comment-438</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 09:26:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-438</guid> <description>@B-B-R Snajeet Fowdar finn donn reponse dans l&#039;express azordi:&lt;blockquote&gt;«Je suis rentré au pays pour de bon le 1er septembre de l’année dernière. De plus, j’ai toujours eu ma résidence ici.» Propos de Sangeet Fowdar en réponse à une partie du discours de Navin Ramgoolam le 1er Mai dernier. Le candidat mauve au n°15 (La Caverne/-Phoenix) soutient qu’il est tout à fait apte, légalement, à se présenter aux élections. «Ramgoolam sait que c’est une circonscription très stratégique et il a des renseignements comme quoi nous allons gagner ici. C’est pour cela qu’il tente de nous déstabiliser. C’est un signe de panique. Or, au lieu de cela, il y a eu une vague de sympathie en notre faveur», précise Sangeet Fowdar à propos de lui et Josique Radegonde, candidate MMM au n°14.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Source: L&#039;express 3 mai 2010 pg 3</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R<br /> Snajeet Fowdar finn donn reponse dans l&#8217;express azordi:</p><blockquote><p>«Je suis rentré au pays pour de bon le 1er septembre de l’année dernière. De plus, j’ai toujours eu ma résidence ici.» Propos de Sangeet Fowdar en réponse à une partie du discours de Navin Ramgoolam le 1er Mai dernier. Le candidat mauve au n°15 (La Caverne/-Phoenix) soutient qu’il est tout à fait apte, légalement, à se présenter aux élections. «Ramgoolam sait que c’est une circonscription très stratégique et il a des renseignements comme quoi nous allons gagner ici. C’est pour cela qu’il tente de nous déstabiliser. C’est un signe de panique. Or, au lieu de cela, il y a eu une vague de sympathie en notre faveur», précise Sangeet Fowdar à propos de lui et Josique Radegonde, candidate MMM au n°14.</p></blockquote><p>Source: L&#8217;express 3 mai 2010 pg 3</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-437</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 09:21:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-437</guid> <description>Bon, zot tou ine bien kozer...less mo donne mo lopinionSa place religieux la pas gagn l&#039;aide de l&#039;etat...alors dimounes ki occupe sa la pena pou rende compte...C ene choix personel de ene personne pou servi la toile bleu-blanc-rouge... personne pas dire li faire sa...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bon, zot tou ine bien kozer&#8230;less mo donne mo lopinion</p><p>Sa place religieux la pas gagn l&#8217;aide de l&#8217;etat&#8230;alors dimounes ki occupe sa la pena pou rende compte&#8230;</p><p>C ene choix personel de ene personne pou servi la toile bleu-blanc-rouge&#8230; personne pas dire li faire sa&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-2/#comment-436</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 08:32:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-436</guid> <description>@B-B-R: It talk about resided, may be my english is poor. I don&#039;t understand. You mean if I go to follow a 3 months course abroad I&#039;ll lose my resident in Mtius? I think we do have a case which Mr. Rex Stephen was commenting on Radio+ and from which there are a no-case because the law does not mean stipulate that the candidate should be physically in Mauritius. I&#039;ll wait for the verdict but I feel that NR has lost the ball these days and is desperate.Heard he is sleeping in Triolet to be more close to his mandates?On the other hand, I believe that l&#039;A2A is not fair to criticize Mr C Uteem. Even though he was once a president, that does not mean he can&#039;t side with the truth. He is a Mauritian and has the right to express his concern. When SAJ came to openly discredit his brother, where were you? I think the latter is more blameworthy because this is called breaking family ties.Well, in 2 days we&#039;ll see the result and we&#039;ll know how much communalism have succeeded to bring l&#039;A2A to power again. (I can&#039;t forget VOH and it&#039;s work around Mtius)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R: It talk about resided, may be my english is poor. I don&#8217;t understand. You mean if I go to follow a 3 months course abroad I&#8217;ll lose my resident in Mtius? I think we do have a case which Mr. Rex Stephen was commenting on Radio+ and from which there are a no-case because the law does not mean stipulate that the candidate should be physically in Mauritius. I&#8217;ll wait for the verdict but I feel that NR has lost the ball these days and is desperate.</p><p>Heard he is sleeping in Triolet to be more close to his mandates?</p><p>On the other hand, I believe that l&#8217;A2A is not fair to criticize Mr C Uteem. Even though he was once a president, that does not mean he can&#8217;t side with the truth. He is a Mauritian and has the right to express his concern. When SAJ came to openly discredit his brother, where were you? I think the latter is more blameworthy because this is called breaking family ties.</p><p>Well, in 2 days we&#8217;ll see the result and we&#8217;ll know how much communalism have succeeded to bring l&#8217;A2A to power again. (I can&#8217;t forget VOH and it&#8217;s work around Mtius)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Dodo</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-2/#comment-435</link> <dc:creator>Dodo</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 06:06:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-435</guid> <description>Ah bon? Les moyens = bis, la-mizik, briyani??Lepep batter-bis!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah bon? Les moyens = bis, la-mizik, briyani??</p><p>Lepep batter-bis!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Momo</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-2/#comment-434</link> <dc:creator>Momo</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 05:25:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-434</guid> <description>Dear all,I find very few of you there are unbiased. There is either the bias to MMM or the PTr or the bias is to some of us not liking one person of one or the other party. If we adopt a realistic approach rather than a surrealistic approach;1. I think in elections so far in Mauritius 1plus1 = 2. And based on this, i think PTr is winning. It will be really a miracle if MMM wins and the credits will have to go to the peuple de maurice as they would have shown that they voted for really some other criteria than the prevailing ones. But what i would like to see is the performance of MMM and the willingness of the population to put in parliament a strong opposition whichever the party be.2. I think the country on the whole need to condemn the public language of both leaders who in a way have discredited themselves as leaders and more importantly as role models to the younger generation. They dont even have the guts to present their excuses to the population but instead they will use all types of dementi....3. I heard in the news today the PM says the ex-president is un homme sans principe bla bla bla....Well it could be true as in my opinion he should have refrained to come on platform especially because of his son is a candidate.....the PM uses an event where the ex-president personally criticised the leader of MMM with him. But we all know the ex-president was always a pro MMM. As far as the PM is concerned, he is also with his old enemies, pire enemies i would say.Currently neither the ex-president, nor the current president are doing honour to the institution that is the presidency of the republic.And Mauritians need not let them come and fool around with such ideas like these. We all know they change colours depending on their interests...so these arguments from any politicians of both parties is stale...Third i find that the only elections where 1and1!=2 was 2005 coz of two possible factors:.people fed up with government . berenger effectIf MMM lose this election, and Paul stops his bad habits of trying to do alliances everytime to afterwards sit in opposition, he could well strenghthen his party and come with a better challenge in next elections. It is this way only that he will gain strength.FInally my last point is their programme - both parties most parts of their programmes smells bad. On PTr Side, its the famous policy of doing and then défaire...with their NRPT and their tax on savings, on the other side, MMM will maintain transport gratuit which is badly done and which is not effective in the 21st century...Nothing concrete to decongestion les routes...metro leger?? it will some 100 yrs more?? bus lane for PTr? It will take only a couple of years to become recongested...Free laptop?? how to subsidise? who will pay for it? is this what we need? or a reform en profondeur on the education system?creole as a subject, bhojpuri as a subject?? are these really concrete measures to bring mauritius forward? or just propaganda to rally some votes on communal basis??</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear all,</p><p>I find very few of you there are unbiased. There is either the bias to MMM or the PTr or the bias is to some of us not liking one person of one or the other party. If we adopt a realistic approach rather than a surrealistic approach;</p><p>1. I think in elections so far in Mauritius 1plus1 = 2. And based on this, i think PTr is winning. It will be really a miracle if MMM wins and the credits will have to go to the peuple de maurice as they would have shown that they voted for really some other criteria than the prevailing ones. But what i would like to see is the performance of MMM and the willingness of the population to put in parliament a strong opposition whichever the party be.</p><p>2. I think the country on the whole need to condemn the public language of both leaders who in a way have discredited themselves as leaders and more importantly as role models to the younger generation. They dont even have the guts to present their excuses to the population but instead they will use all types of dementi&#8230;.</p><p>3. I heard in the news today the PM says the ex-president is un homme sans principe bla bla bla&#8230;.Well it could be true as in my opinion he should have refrained to come on platform especially because of his son is a candidate&#8230;..the PM uses an event where the ex-president personally criticised the leader of MMM with him. But we all know the ex-president was always a pro MMM. As far as the PM is concerned, he is also with his old enemies, pire enemies i would say.</p><p>Currently neither the ex-president, nor the current president are doing honour to the institution that is the presidency of the republic.</p><p>And Mauritians need not let them come and fool around with such ideas like these. We all know they change colours depending on their interests&#8230;so these arguments from any politicians of both parties is stale&#8230;</p><p>Third i find that the only elections where 1and1!=2 was 2005 coz of two possible factors:</p><p>.people fed up with government<br /> . berenger effect</p><p>If MMM lose this election, and Paul stops his bad habits of trying to do alliances everytime to afterwards sit in opposition, he could well strenghthen his party and come with a better challenge in next elections. It is this way only that he will gain strength.</p><p>FInally my last point is their programme &#8211; both parties most parts of their programmes smells bad. On PTr Side, its the famous policy of doing and then défaire&#8230;with their NRPT and their tax on savings, on the other side, MMM will maintain transport gratuit which is badly done and which is not effective in the 21st century&#8230;</p><p>Nothing concrete to decongestion les routes&#8230;metro leger?? it will some 100 yrs more?? bus lane for PTr? It will take only a couple of years to become recongested&#8230;</p><p>Free laptop?? how to subsidise? who will pay for it? is this what we need? or a reform en profondeur on the education system?</p><p>creole as a subject, bhojpuri as a subject?? are these really concrete measures to bring mauritius forward? or just propaganda to rally some votes on communal basis??</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-433</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 04:29:06 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-433</guid> <description>@Parvez..la loi bizin apliquer...meme a deux candidats MMM ki pa ti dans Maurice pendant les 6 derniers mois consecutifs...La loi stipule: A person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the Assembly if, and shall not be qualified unless - (a) is a Commonwealth citizen of not less than the age of 18 years; (b) has resided in Mauritius for a period of, or periods amounting in the aggregate to, not less than 2 years before the date of his nomination for election; (c) has resided in Mauritius for a period of not less than 6 months immediately before that date; and (d) is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read the English language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him to take an active part in the proceedings of the Assembly.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parvez..la loi bizin apliquer&#8230;meme a deux candidats MMM ki pa ti dans Maurice pendant les 6 derniers mois consecutifs&#8230;</p><p>La loi stipule:<br /> A person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the Assembly if, and shall not be qualified unless &#8211; (a) is a Commonwealth citizen of not less than the age of 18 years; (b) has resided in Mauritius for a period of, or periods amounting in the aggregate to, not less than 2 years before the date of his nomination for election; (c) has resided in Mauritius for a period of not less than 6 months immediately before that date; and (d) is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read the English language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him to take an active part in the proceedings of the Assembly.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-432</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 04:25:26 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-432</guid> <description>@yanghai... b li normal bizin ene renouvellement bannes candidatures...Mo kapav demande toi kifer Obeegadoo ine sauver ine ale Curepipe? Kifer Nagalingum ine sauver ine ale Rose-Hill? etc, etc...Aussi bizin considere le fait qui Ptr ena moins tickets ki la derniere fois...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@yanghai&#8230; b li normal bizin ene renouvellement bannes candidatures&#8230;</p><p>Mo kapav demande toi kifer Obeegadoo ine sauver ine ale Curepipe?<br /> Kifer Nagalingum ine sauver ine ale Rose-Hill?<br /> etc, etc&#8230;</p><p>Aussi bizin considere le fait qui Ptr ena moins tickets ki la derniere fois&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-431</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 03:16:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-431</guid> <description>@Fadil I guess previous Presidents should be entitled to some privileges that normal people like you and me won&#039;t ever have... That&#039;s normal.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil I guess previous Presidents should be entitled to some privileges that normal people like you and me won&#8217;t ever have&#8230; That&#8217;s normal.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-430</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 22:04:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-430</guid> <description>Check out this interesting article published in Le Matinal &#124; http://www.lematinal.com/politique/4595-Cassam-Uteem-vit-aux-frais-de-lEtat.html</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Check out this interesting article published in Le Matinal | <a target="_blank" href="http://www.lematinal.com/politique/4595-Cassam-Uteem-vit-aux-frais-de-lEtat.html"  rel="nofollow">http://www.lematinal.com/politique/4595-Cassam-Uteem-vit-aux-frais-de-lEtat.html</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-429</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 20:30:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-429</guid> <description>@Parama ArasenPersonellement, je pense que ceux qui ont fait cela sont stupides. Mais pas parcequ&#039;ils ne respectent pas la religion (je suis athée et, donc, la religion et moi, ça fait deux... ) mais parcequ&#039;ils croient que cela aura un impact politique (mais bon, qui sait?) De toute façon, ceux qui ont fait cela pensait surement bien faire... Mais comme je l&#039;ai dit plus haut, nos partis politiques donnent bien trop d&#039;importance aux agents, majoritairement incultes à mon avis.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parama Arasen</p><p>Personellement, je pense que ceux qui ont fait cela sont stupides. Mais pas parcequ&#8217;ils ne respectent pas la religion (je suis athée et, donc, la religion et moi, ça fait deux&#8230; ) mais parcequ&#8217;ils croient que cela aura un impact politique (mais bon, qui sait?) De toute façon, ceux qui ont fait cela pensait surement bien faire&#8230; Mais comme je l&#8217;ai dit plus haut, nos partis politiques donnent bien trop d&#8217;importance aux agents, majoritairement incultes à mon avis.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-428</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 20:23:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-428</guid> <description>You&#039;re right, @vaiizard.The Alliance de l&#039;Avenir crowd was bigger. But that does not necessarily mean this alliance will win the election. We still have three days to make up our minds (except @Bruno and @B-B-R :-) )</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re right, @vaiizard.</p><p>The Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir crowd was bigger. But that does not necessarily mean this alliance will win the election. We still have three days to make up our minds (except @Bruno and @B-B-R <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> )</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-427</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 20:20:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-427</guid> <description>Except that he is not a candidate, @Meteo :-)Personally, I find it bizarre that someone who is still benefiting from the advantages of being the Minister of Finance of a country asking people to vote for the Alliance du Coeur. Why did he not resign? Or why was he not revoked? Something is fishy somewhere...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Except that he is not a candidate, @Meteo <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>Personally, I find it bizarre that someone who is still benefiting from the advantages of being the Minister of Finance of a country asking people to vote for the Alliance du Coeur. Why did he not resign? Or why was he not revoked? Something is fishy somewhere&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu dans Week-End Scope by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/elections-mu-dans-week-end-scope/comment-page-1/#comment-426</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 20:17:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=158#comment-426</guid> <description>It&#039;s nice, isn&#039;t it?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s nice, isn&#8217;t it?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu dans Week-End Scope by Yashvin</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/elections-mu-dans-week-end-scope/comment-page-1/#comment-425</link> <dc:creator>Yashvin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 19:10:11 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=158#comment-425</guid> <description>hehe, great :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hehe, great <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu dans Week-End Scope by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/elections-mu-dans-week-end-scope/comment-page-1/#comment-424</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 18:49:58 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=158#comment-424</guid> <description>:) Je m&#039;occupe que de Facebook et je n&#039;ai fait que design le blog, c&#039;est tout! :P Je ne sais pas si B-B-R est celui qui maintient le site de bleublancrouge.Sinon je pense que le blog aura plus d&#039;impact en 2015, quand il serra bien lancer avec plusieurs &lt;i&gt;contributors&lt;/i&gt; reguliers. :)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> Je m&#8217;occupe que de Facebook et je n&#8217;ai fait que design le blog, c&#8217;est tout! <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> Je ne sais pas si B-B-R est celui qui maintient le site de bleublancrouge.</p><p>Sinon je pense que le blog aura plus d&#8217;impact en 2015, quand il serra bien lancer avec plusieurs <i>contributors</i> reguliers. <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Meteo</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-423</link> <dc:creator>Meteo</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 18:14:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-423</guid> <description>Guys,Let me stir the debate a bit more..I think we are being a bit too cynical of sithanen. He might be a bit arrogant sometimes but the bottomline is that he delivered. Circumtances might or might not have helped but when the world was in crisis, the only person who stood and was counted was him. Together with Ali Mansoor, we had the best team to face the storm.As a fierce meritocrate, I believed in Ramgoolam as he was a good manager with two serious competetent guys in the right jobs, Sithanen and Duval. The rest was lightweight and fulfilled the social ethnic lobby needs.Treating sithanen as Ramgoolam did meant that the social ethnic lobby has now a greater weight than meritocracy. Let us not forget that whilst &#039;moralite pas rempli ventre&#039;, &#039;l&#039;economy rempli ventre&#039;.I believe in fairness and meritocracy. I want our kids to have equal chances in life. I will vote Sithanen..</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Guys,</p><p>Let me stir the debate a bit more..</p><p>I think we are being a bit too cynical of sithanen. He might be a bit arrogant sometimes but the bottomline is that he delivered. Circumtances might or might not have helped but when the world was in crisis, the only person who stood and was counted was him. Together with Ali Mansoor, we had the best team to face the storm.</p><p>As a fierce meritocrate, I believed in Ramgoolam as he was a good manager with two serious competetent guys in the right jobs, Sithanen and Duval. The rest was lightweight and fulfilled the social ethnic lobby needs.</p><p>Treating sithanen as Ramgoolam did meant that the social ethnic lobby has now a greater weight than meritocracy. Let us not forget that whilst &#8216;moralite pas rempli ventre&#8217;, &#8216;l&#8217;economy rempli ventre&#8217;.</p><p>I believe in fairness and meritocracy. I want our kids to have equal chances in life. I will vote Sithanen..</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-422</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 18:04:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-422</guid> <description>@BBR: Zamais FSM et MMM ti la guerre, to pe faire erreur et to pe rode montrer ki banes MMM zotte couma VOH. Malheureusement, non. Il n&#039;y avait pas de bagarre. Li ene tension ki fine monter dans la communaute musulman quand ene maulana fine dire bane dimoune pas vote pour cehl meeah, ki fine regler sans problemes avec discussions comme banes zommes.Probleme pour toi BBR c&#039;est ki fer to leader pe dire ki li pour attaque 2 dimounes Mme Radegonde et Mons Fowdar si li convaincu ki li pe faire victoire. Mo trouve so parole desesperer. Li faire moi riez.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@BBR: Zamais FSM et MMM ti la guerre, to pe faire erreur et to pe rode montrer ki banes MMM zotte couma VOH. Malheureusement, non. Il n&#8217;y avait pas de bagarre. Li ene tension ki fine monter dans la communaute musulman quand ene maulana fine dire bane dimoune pas vote pour cehl meeah, ki fine regler sans problemes avec discussions comme banes zommes.</p><p>Probleme pour toi BBR c&#8217;est ki fer to leader pe dire ki li pour attaque 2 dimounes Mme Radegonde et Mons Fowdar si li convaincu ki li pe faire victoire. Mo trouve so parole desesperer. Li faire moi riez.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-420</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 17:47:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-420</guid> <description>@B-B-R: Mon ami, ce qu&#039;a fait NR est ignoble. Maintenant ne dite pas que ce n&#039;était pas destine a ND. Il y a beaucoup de question a vous poser mes chères amis. Qui a enregistrée cet bévue? Pourquoi un supporteur du BBR peuvent enregistrer et diffuser ce bévue? Si ce n&#039;était pas un supporteur du BBR alors cela voudrait dire que beaucoup personnes de l&#039;alliance du cœur étaient présent a Quatre Bornes? Alors vos soit-disant victoire sur le nombre de supporteurs est une trompe d&#039;œil? Si vous soutenez la langue créole alors pourquoi traiter ce phrase de PB comme vulgaire parce que c&#039;est une expression créole comme tant d&#039;autres? Comme Parama l&#039;a si bien explique beaucoup de Mauricien vote en fonction des religions, castes, etc..</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R: Mon ami, ce qu&#8217;a fait NR est ignoble. Maintenant ne dite pas que ce n&#8217;était pas destine a ND. Il y a beaucoup de question a vous poser mes chères amis.<br /> Qui a enregistrée cet bévue?<br /> Pourquoi un supporteur du BBR peuvent enregistrer et diffuser ce bévue?<br /> Si ce n&#8217;était pas un supporteur du BBR alors cela voudrait dire que beaucoup personnes de l&#8217;alliance du cœur étaient présent a Quatre Bornes? Alors vos soit-disant victoire sur le nombre de supporteurs est une trompe d&#8217;œil?<br /> Si vous soutenez la langue créole alors pourquoi traiter ce phrase de PB comme vulgaire parce que c&#8217;est une expression créole comme tant d&#8217;autres?<br /> Comme Parama l&#8217;a si bien explique beaucoup de Mauricien vote en fonction des religions, castes, etc..</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Jotish Gopaul</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-419</link> <dc:creator>Jotish Gopaul</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 17:45:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-419</guid> <description>@B-B-R tne dire 1 truc lor Paul Berenger so langage? Wow men preske riyer! nice try!! X)A dans 3 jours! :)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R tne dire 1 truc lor Paul Berenger so langage? Wow men preske riyer! nice try!! X)</p><p>A dans 3 jours! <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Anonymous Coward</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-418</link> <dc:creator>Anonymous Coward</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 17:19:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-418</guid> <description>And while the partisans fight it out on the streets of Quatre Bornes and Port Louis, and on the blogs and social networking sites, the silent majority just want all the bickering to end and for the vote to take place.This election has been disgusting in the manner it has been conducted.  Insult after insult, a bombardment of propaganda and worst of all little policy discussion. For those of you arguing over how many attended, most of us don&#039;t care.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And while the partisans fight it out on the streets of Quatre Bornes and Port Louis, and on the blogs and social networking sites, the silent majority just want all the bickering to end and for the vote to take place.</p><p>This election has been disgusting in the manner it has been conducted.  Insult after insult, a bombardment of propaganda and worst of all little policy discussion. For those of you arguing over how many attended, most of us don&#8217;t care.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-417</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 15:15:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-417</guid> <description>Je demande combien B-B-R est payé pour intervenir sur les blogs afin de défendre bec et ongle feu l&#039;alliance sociale et l&#039;alliance de l&#039;avenir!!! En attendant c&#039;est absurde ce que ce dernier raconte dans le milieu carcéral!!!Mo croire li bizin passe ene ti semaine dans prison beau-bassin, pou découvrir ki situation dans nou prisons!!! Ala pou toi camarade, ene l&#039;article ki fine paraitre zordi :http://www.epaper.lexpress.mu/epaperimages/252010/252010-md-hr-27/183821955.JPGSi to lé mo kav ramene toi rapport international et droit de l&#039;homme lors situation nou bane prisons!!! En attendant dommage ki to p boire zis bane paroles de to leader et ki to refuse voir la vérité en face!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Je demande combien B-B-R est payé pour intervenir sur les blogs afin de défendre bec et ongle feu l&#8217;alliance sociale et l&#8217;alliance de l&#8217;avenir!!!<br /> En attendant c&#8217;est absurde ce que ce dernier raconte dans le milieu carcéral!!!Mo croire li bizin passe ene ti semaine dans prison beau-bassin, pou découvrir ki situation dans nou prisons!!!<br /> Ala pou toi camarade, ene l&#8217;article ki fine paraitre zordi :</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.epaper.lexpress.mu/epaperimages/252010/252010-md-hr-27/183821955.JPG"  rel="nofollow">http://www.epaper.lexpress.mu/epaperimages/252010/252010-md-hr-27/183821955.JPG</a></p><p>Si to lé mo kav ramene toi rapport international et droit de l&#8217;homme lors situation nou bane prisons!!!<br /> En attendant dommage ki to p boire zis bane paroles de to leader et ki to refuse voir la vérité en face!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-416</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 15:07:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-416</guid> <description>Je me demande si on est bien à l&#039;ile Maurice....Comment peut-on faire de la religion un partenaire de la politique????C&#039;est une honte cette photo, une honte!!!Pas de respect pour la religion!!!Ici c&#039;est en l&#039;occurence un lieu de prière pour les hindous, mais peu importe!!!Si demain c&#039;était dans un mosqué, une église, un kovil...j&#039;aurai la même sensation de dégoût de voir à quel point l&#039;homme mauricien, pour ne pas dire l&#039;homme A2A puisse se rabaisser!!! C&#039;est une honte pour toute la communauté hindoue de l&#039;ile!!!Drapés aux couleurs de l&#039;A2A des divinités hindoues, c&#039;est un manque de respect total!!!Il est grand temps que la population puisse réagir et dire STOP à tous les largesses des sympathisants de l&#039;A2A et de ses candidats!!! Après s&#039;être accaparé des activistes dégoutants du VOH, qui se croient être des SUPERFLICS, l&#039;A2A est en train de creuser leur propre tombe!!!! J&#039;espère que les MAURICIENS réagissent et sanctionnent ces fous furieux de l&#039;alliance de l&#039;avenir!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Je me demande si on est bien à l&#8217;ile Maurice&#8230;.Comment peut-on faire de la religion un partenaire de la politique????C&#8217;est une honte cette photo, une honte!!!Pas de respect pour la religion!!!Ici c&#8217;est en l&#8217;occurence un lieu de prière pour les hindous, mais peu importe!!!Si demain c&#8217;était dans un mosqué, une église, un kovil&#8230;j&#8217;aurai la même sensation de dégoût de voir à quel point l&#8217;homme mauricien, pour ne pas dire l&#8217;homme A2A puisse se rabaisser!!!<br /> C&#8217;est une honte pour toute la communauté hindoue de l&#8217;ile!!!Drapés aux couleurs de l&#8217;A2A des divinités hindoues, c&#8217;est un manque de respect total!!!Il est grand temps que la population puisse réagir et dire STOP à tous les largesses des sympathisants de l&#8217;A2A et de ses candidats!!!<br /> Après s&#8217;être accaparé des activistes dégoutants du VOH, qui se croient être des SUPERFLICS, l&#8217;A2A est en train de creuser leur propre tombe!!!!<br /> J&#8217;espère que les MAURICIENS réagissent et sanctionnent ces fous furieux de l&#8217;alliance de l&#8217;avenir!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by vaiizard</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-415</link> <dc:creator>vaiizard</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 15:00:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-415</guid> <description>Y are u guys so stupid and fighting over who won the biggest crowd/ What does it change or imply? Lets say that both political parties each got 100K people attending their meeting. This leaves us with 600K voters(iv assume that 400K people dont have the right to vote). So stop arguing for nothing and wait for the 6 May</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Y are u guys so stupid and fighting over who won the biggest crowd/ What does it change or imply? Lets say that both political parties each got 100K people attending their meeting. This leaves us with 600K voters(iv assume that 400K people dont have the right to vote).<br /> So stop arguing for nothing and wait for the 6 May</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by Vania</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-414</link> <dc:creator>Vania</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 14:45:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-414</guid> <description>C vraiment Dgoutant..!!! Bne ti l&#039;esprit..!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>C vraiment Dgoutant..!!! Bne ti l&#8217;esprit..!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-413</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 13:58:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-413</guid> <description>@yanghai... rs30000 par candidat pour louer des bus n&#039;est pas un somme exhorbitante... Mais ils savaient que les bus seraient vides...alors pourquoi louer des bus??</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@yanghai&#8230; rs30000 par candidat pour louer des bus n&#8217;est pas un somme exhorbitante&#8230; Mais ils savaient que les bus seraient vides&#8230;alors pourquoi louer des bus??</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-412</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 13:56:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-412</guid> <description>@Parama...bien facile faire allegations bribes...seul dimounes ki fine condamner par la cour supreme et le privy council c ene candidat du MMM..@citizen kane... il ne faut pas oublier que le meeting du MMM etait dans le soidisant &#039;bastion mauve&#039; et que les MMM pensaient que les locaux viendraient les soutenir...mais cela n&#039;a pas ete le cas!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parama&#8230;bien facile faire allegations bribes&#8230;seul dimounes ki fine condamner par la cour supreme et le privy council c ene candidat du MMM..</p><p>@citizen kane&#8230; il ne faut pas oublier que le meeting du MMM etait dans le soidisant &#8216;bastion mauve&#8217; et que les MMM pensaient que les locaux viendraient les soutenir&#8230;mais cela n&#8217;a pas ete le cas!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-411</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 13:50:20 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-411</guid> <description>@yanghai...to fou?? 100 bus vides ki li lor motorway...saem bannes bus la ti sorti l&#039;est...et sa bannes bus la memes ti plis remplis!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@yanghai&#8230;to fou?? 100 bus vides ki li lor motorway&#8230;saem bannes bus la ti sorti l&#8217;est&#8230;et sa bannes bus la memes ti plis remplis!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by selven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-410</link> <dc:creator>selven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 13:47:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-410</guid> <description>It&#039;s public and is seen from the public road.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s public and is seen from the public road.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by yanghai</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-409</link> <dc:creator>yanghai</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 13:43:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-409</guid> <description>@b.b.rparmi les 6 candidat elu a port louis en 2005 kifer jste beebeejaune et kaylanee p  p reposer dan zot circonscription??</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@b.b.r</p><p>parmi les 6 candidat elu a port louis en 2005 kifer jste beebeejaune et kaylanee p  p reposer dan zot circonscription??</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-408</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 13:31:58 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-408</guid> <description>@yanghai...wa to pou faire nou croire MMM pena cass?? L&#039;homme le plus riche de l&#039;Ocean Indien avec zot!Bagarres entre FSM et MMM...la veriter c ki MMM p peur tantion zot votes ale a Cehl Meeah...Mais bizin guet la veriter en face... bannes candidats MMM pas aussi fort dans Port Louis ki bannes lanners 70, 80 et 90... akoz saem la montee rouge et du FSM p accelerer...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@yanghai&#8230;wa to pou faire nou croire MMM pena cass?? L&#8217;homme le plus riche de l&#8217;Ocean Indien avec zot!</p><p>Bagarres entre FSM et MMM&#8230;la veriter c ki MMM p peur tantion zot votes ale a Cehl Meeah&#8230;</p><p>Mais bizin guet la veriter en face&#8230; bannes candidats MMM pas aussi fort dans Port Louis ki bannes lanners 70, 80 et 90&#8230; akoz saem la montee rouge et du FSM p accelerer&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu dans Week-End Scope by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/elections-mu-dans-week-end-scope/comment-page-1/#comment-407</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 13:31:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=158#comment-407</guid> <description>Elections.mu is working well, @Yaasir, thanks to all of you, contributors and commenters ;-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Elections.mu is working well, @Yaasir, thanks to all of you, contributors and commenters <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-406</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 13:22:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-406</guid> <description>Is this a public place? If it&#039;s private I don&#039;t think it should be exposed like that ... BTW I&#039;d be angry if I saw n00bs covering crucifixes with purple or bleu-blanc-rouge ... some people are different I guess.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is this a public place? If it&#8217;s private I don&#8217;t think it should be exposed like that &#8230; BTW I&#8217;d be angry if I saw n00bs covering crucifixes with purple or bleu-blanc-rouge &#8230; some people are different I guess.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu dans Week-End Scope by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/elections-mu-dans-week-end-scope/comment-page-1/#comment-405</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 13:11:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=158#comment-405</guid> <description>hohoho. you&#039;re starting to get famous</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hohoho. you&#8217;re starting to get famous</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-402</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 12:42:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-402</guid> <description>@ Bruno.&lt;blockquote&gt;Je suis réaliste. Je ne vois pas un nouveau parti politique (e.g. MPM) émerger dans la situation actuelle. J’ai choisi le moins pire entre les 2 blocs en présence.&lt;/blockquote&gt;to support any one of them would require you to be partisan. Ideally, partisan of an ideal (pardon the pun) but in reality, you&#039;d be partisan of a group of people or in mauritius, usually, just either one or other person. And as you said, bad and worse. It&#039;s still badthe current system is obsolete, useless, could even be seen as dangerous. it just has to go. I am not a suporter of the the MPM. they are just trying to do the others before them have been doing for the past forty years. except without the greed, arrogance and of stupidity of the others, the are rather weak and dilute in this toxic environment.one good thing is that things seem to be changing. we really shouldn&#039;t try to put a name on it. we might end up scaring it away. or more likely pervert it to become something else</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Bruno.</p><blockquote><p>Je suis réaliste. Je ne vois pas un nouveau parti politique (e.g. MPM) émerger dans la situation actuelle. J’ai choisi le moins pire entre les 2 blocs en présence.</p></blockquote><p>to support any one of them would require you to be partisan. Ideally, partisan of an ideal (pardon the pun) but in reality, you&#8217;d be partisan of a group of people or in mauritius, usually, just either one or other person. And as you said, bad and worse. It&#8217;s still bad</p><p>the current system is obsolete, useless, could even be seen as dangerous. it just has to go. I am not a suporter of the the MPM. they are just trying to do the others before them have been doing for the past forty years. except without the greed, arrogance and of stupidity of the others, the are rather weak and dilute in this toxic environment.</p><p>one good thing is that things seem to be changing. we really shouldn&#8217;t try to put a name on it. we might end up scaring it away. or more likely pervert it to become something else</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by Patriot</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-401</link> <dc:creator>Patriot</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 12:40:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-401</guid> <description>ki zot p rode prover ek sa? mo pa compren pffttttt stupid as u say , peuple &quot;admirable&quot;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ki zot p rode prover ek sa? mo pa compren pffttttt stupid as u say , peuple &#8220;admirable&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by citizen_kane</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-400</link> <dc:creator>citizen_kane</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 12:36:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-400</guid> <description>Sur papier, il semble que les 2 meetings soint tres réussis. L`alliance de lavenir a eu la plus grosse foule, pas surprenant, cela aurait etait tres embarassant pour eux si malgres tous les moyens deployé (j`ai lu qu`ils ont eu 350 bus contres 125 au MMM-J`ai LU, je ne confirme pas), le MMM avait reuni la plus grosse foule. Du cote du MMM, je pense qu`il ont de quoi etre satisfait de leur mobilisation. Rien n`est jouer. Je pense que les elections vont etre seré.-Quelle est leffet Sitanen? Je n`habite pas quatre bornes mais il se pourait que sa affect negativement BBR. Une chose est sure &quot;l`effet Sitanen&quot; joue en faveur du MMM dans plusieurs autre cironcriptions.-Ramgoolam a mis plusieurs &quot;own goals&quot;..la derniere: l`injure envers Nita Deerpalsing.-Il est plus facile de se presenté comme une opposition sortante que le gouvernment sortant. De ce fait, le terrain est plus favorable aux MMM.BBR part favorite mais je pense que le MMM part avec une assez bonne chance de victoire aussi. Mais dan 4 jours TOUT peut bascule.Pour que le MMM gagne il faut: 1-Qu`il consolide leurs acquise dans les villes/bations. 2-Recupere se qu`il ont perdu. (4 bornes, Port Louis, Phoenix) 3-Fasse des percé dans des circonscriptions dites acquise au ptr/msm/pmsd grace aux Vishnu Luchimenaraidoo, Alan Ganoo, Ashok Jugnauth etc...Par contre BBR doivent: -Essayé de percé dans les bastion dites mauves avec les Sheila Grenade, Valayden etc.. -Conserve les anciens militants qui ont viré au rouges.-Creé une cohesion entre partenaires de l`alliance car il y`a beaucoup de frictions dans le meme camp.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sur papier, il semble que les 2 meetings soint tres réussis. L`alliance de lavenir a eu la plus grosse foule, pas surprenant, cela aurait etait tres embarassant pour eux si malgres tous les moyens deployé (j`ai lu qu`ils ont eu 350 bus contres 125 au MMM-J`ai LU, je ne confirme pas), le MMM avait reuni la plus grosse foule. Du cote du MMM, je pense qu`il ont de quoi etre satisfait de leur mobilisation. Rien n`est jouer. Je pense que les elections vont etre seré.</p><p>-Quelle est leffet Sitanen? Je n`habite pas quatre bornes mais il se pourait que sa affect negativement BBR. Une chose est sure &#8220;l`effet Sitanen&#8221; joue en faveur du MMM dans plusieurs autre cironcriptions.</p><p>-Ramgoolam a mis plusieurs &#8220;own goals&#8221;..la derniere: l`injure envers Nita Deerpalsing.</p><p>-Il est plus facile de se presenté comme une opposition sortante que le gouvernment sortant. De ce fait, le terrain est plus favorable aux MMM.</p><p>BBR part favorite mais je pense que le MMM part avec une assez bonne chance de victoire aussi. Mais dan 4 jours TOUT peut bascule.</p><p>Pour que le MMM gagne il faut:<br /> 1-Qu`il consolide leurs acquise dans les villes/bations.<br /> 2-Recupere se qu`il ont perdu. (4 bornes, Port Louis, Phoenix)<br /> 3-Fasse des percé dans des circonscriptions dites acquise au ptr/msm/pmsd grace aux Vishnu Luchimenaraidoo, Alan Ganoo, Ashok Jugnauth etc&#8230;</p><p>Par contre BBR doivent:<br /> -Essayé de percé dans les bastion dites mauves avec les Sheila Grenade, Valayden etc..<br /> -Conserve les anciens militants qui ont viré au rouges.</p><p>-Creé une cohesion entre partenaires de l`alliance car il y`a beaucoup de frictions dans le meme camp.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by citizen_kane</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-399</link> <dc:creator>citizen_kane</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 12:17:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-399</guid> <description>I agree, they are paid and always try to show to their &quot;boss&quot; that they are well worth it. But clearly they aren`t...at least in this case. Any religious individual will be outraged at the sight of this huge display of disrespect. I understand what message they are trying to deliver, but it will fail, we are in 2010 and this will play against their party. Still, very unfortunately, religion plays a big part in politics, specially in rural areas. Population segmentation is a reality, some will claim that they represent some &quot;arc-en-ciel&quot; but fact of the matter remains, both dominating political parties, practices such segmentation which divides the population. I am hopeful tho, I never perceived Navin Ramgoolam or Paul Berenger as people who genuinely hate x or y religion BUT I do believe they do what they do because it is what it takes, using religion in politics has been working since many years in the country and it will stop the day the population decides so.Then they`ll move to something else, hopefully more critical issues. Like I said, I`m hopeful and trust the youth here.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree, they are paid and always try to show to their &#8220;boss&#8221; that they are well worth it. But clearly they aren`t&#8230;at least in this case. Any religious individual will be outraged at the sight of this huge display of disrespect. I understand what message they are trying to deliver, but it will fail, we are in 2010 and this will play against their party.<br /> Still, very unfortunately, religion plays a big part in politics, specially in rural areas.<br /> Population segmentation is a reality, some will claim that they represent some &#8220;arc-en-ciel&#8221; but fact of the matter remains, both dominating political parties, practices such segmentation which divides the population. I am hopeful tho, I never perceived Navin Ramgoolam or Paul Berenger as people who genuinely hate x or y religion BUT I do believe they do what they do because it is what it takes, using religion in politics has been working since many years in the country and it will stop the day the population decides so.Then they`ll move to something else, hopefully more critical issues. Like I said, I`m hopeful and trust the youth here.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-398</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 11:19:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-398</guid> <description>B.B.R don&#039;t worry man!!!!L&#039;alliance du coeur a accumulé suffisamment de preuves à l&#039;encontre des dirigeants et activistes de L&#039;A2A distribuant des bribes électoraux!!!! Quant à l&#039;avenir de l&#039;A2A ou encore du bilan de l&#039;AS, dommage que vous êtes ancré dans cette idéologie que NR est votre dieu et que son équipe est meilleur que tout!!! Dessanne lors terrain, ale faire porte à porteet demane dimoune ki zot pensé lors bilan ramgoolam!!!!en attendant on attendra le 6 pour connaître la réponse des urnes!!! Par ailleurs li bizarre ki soudainement NR zour micro aster!!!!!Ena trop boucou discours décousu sur votre plate-forme!!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>B.B.R don&#8217;t worry man!!!!L&#8217;alliance du coeur a accumulé suffisamment de preuves à l&#8217;encontre des dirigeants et activistes de L&#8217;A2A distribuant des bribes électoraux!!!!<br /> Quant à l&#8217;avenir de l&#8217;A2A ou encore du bilan de l&#8217;AS, dommage que vous êtes ancré dans cette idéologie que NR est votre dieu et que son équipe est meilleur que tout!!!<br /> Dessanne lors terrain, ale faire porte à porteet demane dimoune ki zot pensé lors bilan ramgoolam!!!!en attendant on attendra le 6 pour connaître la réponse des urnes!!!<br /> Par ailleurs li bizarre ki soudainement NR zour micro aster!!!!!Ena trop boucou discours décousu sur votre plate-forme!!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by yanghai</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-397</link> <dc:creator>yanghai</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 09:51:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-397</guid> <description>Like someone mentioned.. can&#039;t 3 candidates fund RS100000??The MMM candidates were selected on competence basis.. those of the AS were according to their names and economic powers..</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Like someone mentioned.. can&#8217;t 3 candidates fund RS100000??</p><p>The MMM candidates were selected on competence basis.. those of the AS were according to their names and economic powers..</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by Andy</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-396</link> <dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 09:51:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-396</guid> <description>@B-B-R, Do you agree that it is still wrong to use a TAX PAYER&#039;S TV as a propaganda tool, be it by MMM, MSM or actual govt. If Navin wants to take Mauritius and politics to the next level (2nd Republic), then take the lead and put a stop this cheap and lowly propaganda tool now. Then, he might earn our respect until then we have to look elsewhere - that is why a lot of young people are emigrating.By the way the arguement &#039;pas moi sa li sa&#039; does not have its place on this modern Blog. Please stop this for the new generation&#039;s sake.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R, Do you agree that it is still wrong to use a TAX PAYER&#8217;S TV as a propaganda tool, be it by MMM, MSM or actual govt. If Navin wants to take Mauritius and politics to the next level (2nd Republic), then take the lead and put a stop this cheap and lowly propaganda tool now. Then, he might earn our respect until then we have to look elsewhere &#8211; that is why a lot of young people are emigrating.</p><p>By the way the arguement &#8216;pas moi sa li sa&#8217; does not have its place on this modern Blog. Please stop this for the new generation&#8217;s sake.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by yanghai</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-395</link> <dc:creator>yanghai</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 09:50:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-395</guid> <description>@ MIta100 bus vides??Its wasnt all about the money regarding buses.... fact is guys walked from Reduit to PL to attend the rally.... lack of funds and lack of buses available..This election is far from being won and lost..Contreversy surrounding some violence orchestrated by FSM supporters yesterday in P.Verte might well swing voters towards the MMM..</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ MIta</p><p>100 bus vides??</p><p>Its wasnt all about the money regarding buses&#8230;. fact is guys walked from Reduit to PL to attend the rally&#8230;. lack of funds and lack of buses available..</p><p>This election is far from being won and lost..</p><p>Contreversy surrounding some violence orchestrated by FSM supporters yesterday in P.Verte might well swing voters towards the MMM..</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-394</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 09:14:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-394</guid> <description>@Bruno... zot tou konner ki Ramgoolam ti enerver kan 1,2,3,4 micros pas bon...et line lance ene mot &#039;putai-&#039;...mais sa pas ti destiner a Nita, mais a sa probleme de micro la...Tandis Paul... ouvertement, volontairement, traite le PM de figure fesse...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno&#8230; zot tou konner ki Ramgoolam ti enerver kan 1,2,3,4 micros pas bon&#8230;et line lance ene mot &#8216;putai-&#8217;&#8230;mais sa pas ti destiner a Nita, mais a sa probleme de micro la&#8230;</p><p>Tandis Paul&#8230; ouvertement, volontairement, traite le PM de figure fesse&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-393</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 09:10:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-393</guid> <description>@Parama..Ok...je focalise pendant le mandat de Paul comme PM... a la fin de son mandat il declara &quot; Nous sommes dans un etat d&#039;urgence economique sans precedent &quot;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parama..</p><p>Ok&#8230;je focalise pendant le mandat de Paul comme PM&#8230; a la fin de son mandat il declara &#8221; Nous sommes dans un etat d&#8217;urgence economique sans precedent &#8220;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Mita</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-392</link> <dc:creator>Mita</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 08:39:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-392</guid> <description>Hi all,Ki nou la guer chiffre? Ki nou la guer parti ? Bann là pareye…Chaque gouvernement a essayé de son mieux d’aider le pays depuis 1968. C’est pq on flotte alors que mem La Grèce menace de couler.Les Mauriciens aiment leur patrie et travaillent dur, tous…même nos politiciens.Le Mauricianisme et la démocratie existent ici. La paix aussi.MITA</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi all,</p><p>Ki nou la guer chiffre? Ki nou la guer parti ? Bann là pareye…</p><p>Chaque gouvernement a essayé de son mieux d’aider le pays depuis 1968. C’est<br /> pq on flotte alors que mem La Grèce menace de couler.</p><p>Les Mauriciens aiment leur patrie et travaillent dur, tous…même nos<br /> politiciens.Le Mauricianisme et la démocratie existent ici. La paix<br /> aussi.</p><p> MITA</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-391</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 08:19:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-391</guid> <description>@Bruno... Paul Berenger declara...&quot;Sa election la kuman en France, li a deux tours.. ene le 1er Mai, deuxieme le 5 Mai...&quot;Alors je me tiens a ce que Paul a dit, BBR a remporté le premier tour qui est un bon barometre de la victoire...Abon Bruno, tone ale guetter ki kaliter dimounes ena dans la foule tou?? Depi helico lexpress tousala zot ine trouver?? LOL... Depi Rose Hill, depi Port Louis, depi le Nord, depi le Sud, depi l&#039;est, depi l&#039;ouest, depi centre...tou bannes regions ine gagn meme quantiter bus... et sans oublier la population de quatres bornes et des regions avoisinantes...@yanghai..the biggest crowd ever was that of Port Louis in 2005.. that of QB yesterday was the best crowd ever in QB... because the place was completely full...so many roads were full, even behind the stage, there was no room to move...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno&#8230; Paul Berenger declara&#8230;</p><p>&#8220;Sa election la kuman en France, li a deux tours.. ene le 1er Mai, deuxieme le 5 Mai&#8230;&#8221;</p><p>Alors je me tiens a ce que Paul a dit, BBR a remporté le premier tour qui est un bon barometre de la victoire&#8230;</p><p>Abon Bruno, tone ale guetter ki kaliter dimounes ena dans la foule tou?? Depi helico lexpress tousala zot ine trouver?? LOL&#8230; Depi Rose Hill, depi Port Louis, depi le Nord, depi le Sud, depi l&#8217;est, depi l&#8217;ouest, depi centre&#8230;tou bannes regions ine gagn meme quantiter bus&#8230; et sans oublier la population de quatres bornes et des regions avoisinantes&#8230;</p><p>@yanghai..the biggest crowd ever was that of Port Louis in 2005.. that of QB yesterday was the best crowd ever in QB&#8230; because the place was completely full&#8230;so many roads were full, even behind the stage, there was no room to move&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-390</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 07:42:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-390</guid> <description>@Citizen_kaneAgreed. It&#039;s stupid. But what do we expect with the kind of &quot;bases&quot; and agents that we have now?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Citizen_kane</p><p>Agreed. It&#8217;s stupid. But what do we expect with the kind of &#8220;bases&#8221; and agents that we have now?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Religion and Politics by citizen_kane</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/02/religion-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-389</link> <dc:creator>citizen_kane</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 07:27:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=151#comment-389</guid> <description>wow. I am actually genuinely shocked at this picture. It obviously plays more against them than for them..it is quite stupid imo.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>wow.<br /> I am actually genuinely shocked at this picture. It obviously plays more against them than for them..it is quite stupid imo.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Mita</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-388</link> <dc:creator>Mita</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 07:00:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-388</guid> <description>Cher Yanghai, Parlons BUS. OK. Savez vous que 100 bus vers QB sont restés bloqués sur les autoroutes. Embouteillage monstre. Si zot ti vini ti pou ena 8,000 en plus. Kot ti pou met zot mama oh!? MITA</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cher Yanghai,<br /> Parlons BUS. OK. Savez vous que 100 bus vers QB sont restés bloqués sur les autoroutes. Embouteillage monstre. Si zot ti vini ti pou ena 8,000 en plus. Kot ti pou met zot mama oh!?<br /> MITA</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-387</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 06:57:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-387</guid> <description>@Jotish...‘pas laisse blanc prend nou pays’.Jamais Navin ine dire sa... sa c l&#039;impression ki MMM p envie fer, et li pas pou marcher...Si ena pou attaque PAUL, b nou attaque li lor so:-manque de competences...80 advisors, coutant plus de 400millions roupies et line mene le pays dans ene &#039;etat d&#039;urgence economique&#039;, citant so propres mots;-so langaz(pas bizin remind zot... et so bannes nicknames ki li donner a so adversaires... razoir, pac-pac, pagla mamou, gros feuille, mahatma zougadere, bara bandar, etc), aussi so manque de respect a bannes adversaires( sever kuman laker satte, sever kuman astronaute, p riyer kan p dire pou fer kurbani Beebeejaun, etc...)-so bannes actions...( 9 milliards concessions tax a 5 familles plis riches de Maurice, 300 loto duty free, faire Toorab bissesur sauver depi Maurice pou pas creer scandale, dissoudre ECO pour aide so camarade Cuttaree pas alle prison, etc)Li mal de dire ki nou attaque li lor so couleur ou so religion... C MMM et surtou Dinesh Ramjuttun ki p attarde zot lor so couleur...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Jotish&#8230;‘pas laisse blanc prend nou pays’.</p><p>Jamais Navin ine dire sa&#8230; sa c l&#8217;impression ki MMM p envie fer, et li pas pou marcher&#8230;</p><p>Si ena pou attaque PAUL, b nou attaque li lor so:</p><p>-manque de competences&#8230;80 advisors, coutant plus de 400millions roupies et line mene le pays dans ene &#8216;etat d&#8217;urgence economique&#8217;, citant so propres mots;</p><p>-so langaz(pas bizin remind zot&#8230; et so bannes nicknames ki li donner a so adversaires&#8230; razoir, pac-pac, pagla mamou, gros feuille, mahatma zougadere, bara bandar, etc), aussi so manque de respect a bannes adversaires( sever kuman laker satte, sever kuman astronaute, p riyer kan p dire pou fer kurbani Beebeejaun, etc&#8230;)</p><p>-so bannes actions&#8230;( 9 milliards concessions tax a 5 familles plis riches de Maurice, 300 loto duty free, faire Toorab bissesur sauver depi Maurice pou pas creer scandale, dissoudre ECO pour aide so camarade Cuttaree pas alle prison, etc)</p><p>Li mal de dire ki nou attaque li lor so couleur ou so religion&#8230; C MMM et surtou Dinesh Ramjuttun ki p attarde zot lor so couleur&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-386</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 06:50:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-386</guid> <description>@B-B-R All political analysts still give a chance to the MMM. Analysis of the crowds shows that: the QB crowd was homogeneous, and that of PL was heterogeneous. This configuration, coupled with the current electoral boundary template gives the following possibilities:For MMM, a victory of 34-26 is still a possibility.For BBR, a victory of 41-19 is the maximum they can expect to achieve.The last few days will be crucial. The only unknowns now are: 1. Has the MMM been able to stop the rise of the FSM? 2. How will the youth vote (especially after the Sithanen affair)?1. If the MMM is able to dig in the voting bank of the FSM, the MMM heads for a 32-28 victory. Any surge in the votes for the FSM is indirectly in favour of the PTr.2. This is a huge unknown in this electoral campaign. It is wise not to speculate on this outcome before the 6th of May.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R<br /> All political analysts still give a chance to the MMM. Analysis of the crowds shows that: the QB crowd was homogeneous, and that of PL was heterogeneous. This configuration, coupled with the current electoral boundary template gives the following possibilities:</p><p>For MMM, a victory of 34-26 is still a possibility.</p><p>For BBR, a victory of 41-19 is the maximum they can expect to achieve.</p><p>The last few days will be crucial. The only unknowns now are:<br /> 1. Has the MMM been able to stop the rise of the FSM?<br /> 2. How will the youth vote (especially after the Sithanen affair)?</p><p>1. If the MMM is able to dig in the voting bank of the FSM, the MMM heads for a 32-28 victory. Any surge in the votes for the FSM is indirectly in favour of the PTr.</p><p>2. This is a huge unknown in this electoral campaign. It is wise not to speculate on this outcome before the 6th of May.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Joyshan</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-385</link> <dc:creator>Joyshan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 06:48:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-385</guid> <description>One word : Pathetic!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One word : Pathetic!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-383</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 06:40:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-383</guid> <description>@Parama...Le MMM montrer encore ene fois ki niveau zot kapav dessan...Concernat le mot &#039;put...&#039; ki navin ine dire, b zot tou konner li ti p pas ti p address li a Nita, mais c ene simple expression kan kitsoz pas marcher, dimounes dire &quot;put...&quot;, et Navin ti p refere a micro la... Alors ena ene bel difference entre zour ene micro et seki Paul p faire...zour ene PM et adversaire...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parama&#8230;</p><p>Le MMM montrer encore ene fois ki niveau zot kapav dessan&#8230;</p><p>Concernat le mot &#8216;put&#8230;&#8217; ki navin ine dire, b zot tou konner li ti p pas ti p address li a Nita, mais c ene simple expression kan kitsoz pas marcher, dimounes dire &#8220;put&#8230;&#8221;, et Navin ti p refere a micro la&#8230; Alors ena ene bel difference entre zour ene micro et seki Paul p faire&#8230;zour ene PM et adversaire&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-382</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 06:31:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-382</guid> <description>All the &#039;bus individuels&#039; have snubbed the MMM because they have the reputation of being &#039;des mauvais payeurs&#039;...The MMM knew that they would not have enough people to fill more than 200 buses, that&#039;s why they did not ask for more than 200 buses..If the price of a bus is rs5000, then 20 buses per constituency results in rs100,000.... please don&#039;t tell me that 3 candidates cannot pay rs 100,000 to bring their supporters to the meeting??? They simply knew that they would not be able to fill 20 buses per constituency!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All the &#8216;bus individuels&#8217; have snubbed the MMM because they have the reputation of being &#8216;des mauvais payeurs&#8217;&#8230;</p><p>The MMM knew that they would not have enough people to fill more than 200 buses, that&#8217;s why they did not ask for more than 200 buses..</p><p>If the price of a bus is rs5000, then 20 buses per constituency results in rs100,000&#8230;. please don&#8217;t tell me that 3 candidates cannot pay rs 100,000 to bring their supporters to the meeting??? They simply knew that they would not be able to fill 20 buses per constituency!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-381</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 06:25:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-381</guid> <description>@Parama... MMM dans la citadelle mauve, n&#039;a reuni que 15000 personnesLe financement des parti politiques par les firmes privees est quitable...on ne peut pas dire qu&#039;un parti ou l&#039;autre a plus de moyens...Paul declara: &quot;Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo est l&#039;homme le plus riche de l&#039;Ocean Indien&quot;Parama, toi tu as l&#039;air d&#039;etre brainwashed par le MMM, tu ne vois pas la realite que le peuple a confiance dans l&#039;alliance Bleu-Blanc-Rouge et que le bilan de l&#039;Alliance Socialle est apprecié par la majeure partie de la population...Cependant, les riches ne veulent pas entendre de l&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir parcequ&#039;ils payent plus de tax... et les grosses firmes qui soutiennent le MMM ne peuvent pas voir les nouvelles firmes progresser...C&#039;est facile de dire que les bribes tels que les Iphones, ordinateur,etc ont été distribués... &lt;b&gt;Je te mets au défi d&#039;aller faire une déposition a la police contre les soidisants &#039;bribes&#039; &lt;/b&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parama&#8230; MMM dans la citadelle mauve, n&#8217;a reuni que 15000 personnes</p><p>Le financement des parti politiques par les firmes privees est quitable&#8230;on ne peut pas dire qu&#8217;un parti ou l&#8217;autre a plus de moyens&#8230;</p><p>Paul declara: &#8220;Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo est l&#8217;homme le plus riche de l&#8217;Ocean Indien&#8221;</p><p>Parama, toi tu as l&#8217;air d&#8217;etre brainwashed par le MMM, tu ne vois pas la realite que le peuple a confiance dans l&#8217;alliance Bleu-Blanc-Rouge et que le bilan de l&#8217;Alliance Socialle est apprecié par la majeure partie de la population&#8230;</p><p>Cependant, les riches ne veulent pas entendre de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir parcequ&#8217;ils payent plus de tax&#8230; et les grosses firmes qui soutiennent le MMM ne peuvent pas voir les nouvelles firmes progresser&#8230;</p><p>C&#8217;est facile de dire que les bribes tels que les Iphones, ordinateur,etc ont été distribués&#8230; <b>Je te mets au défi d&#8217;aller faire une déposition a la police contre les soidisants &#8216;bribes&#8217; </b></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-380</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 06:16:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-380</guid> <description>Pretty much everything has been said already except for:1. The shots from the helicopter was a slap in the face of the press. LOL @ lexpress for publishing their &quot;crowd estimation method.&quot; PWNED!2. Pol hadn&#039;t memorised what he would say about poverty. This part of his speech was heavily scripted.3. There is a considerable number of peeps who don&#039;t want change. (Why? You&#039;ve like 4 days to think of the reasons.)4. yanghai: &quot;I mean they have financial means against which MMM cant compete.. 325 Autobus against 125 says it all..&quot; &gt;&gt; Why hire extra buses when the number of pro MMM citizens fit into 125 buses? :P5. Cassam Uteem = ti copine Pol. If the latter&#039;s party wins, will Cassam Uteem be a senator and be good at slowing down decisions (this is what senators do! more government is bad!)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pretty much everything has been said already except for:</p><p>1. The shots from the helicopter was a slap in the face of the press. LOL @ lexpress for publishing their &#8220;crowd estimation method.&#8221; PWNED!</p><p>2. Pol hadn&#8217;t memorised what he would say about poverty. This part of his speech was heavily scripted.</p><p>3. There is a considerable number of peeps who don&#8217;t want change. (Why? You&#8217;ve like 4 days to think of the reasons.)</p><p>4. yanghai: &#8220;I mean they have financial means against which MMM cant compete.. 325 Autobus against 125 says it all..&#8221; &gt;&gt; Why hire extra buses when the number of pro MMM citizens fit into 125 buses? <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>5. Cassam Uteem = ti copine Pol. If the latter&#8217;s party wins, will Cassam Uteem be a senator and be good at slowing down decisions (this is what senators do! more government is bad!)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by yanghai</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-379</link> <dc:creator>yanghai</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 06:10:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-379</guid> <description>and for our friend here... there is a video on the MMM facebook page .. which was shooted after PAul&#039;s speech.. watch it.. &quot;une ambiance moins survoltee?? &quot;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>and for our friend here&#8230; there is a video on the MMM facebook page .. which was shooted after PAul&#8217;s speech.. watch it.. &#8220;une ambiance moins survoltee?? &#8220;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by yanghai</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-378</link> <dc:creator>yanghai</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 06:08:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-378</guid> <description>@B.B.R..lets be concrete here..could financial means affect the numbers??Could BBB financial powers even be compared to the MMM&#039;s??and.. everyone will remember.. MMM alone had the biggest crowd in 1983..1987.. we all know the results though..</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B.B.R..</p><p>lets be concrete here..</p><p>could financial means affect the numbers??</p><p>Could BBB financial powers even be compared to the MMM&#8217;s??</p><p>and.. everyone will remember.. MMM alone had the biggest crowd in 1983..1987.. we all know the results though..</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-377</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 05:03:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-377</guid> <description>@Bruno...are you out of your mind??? In 2005, the Ptr had a better crowd...It is very easy to say &quot; nou p ale vers la victoire&quot; but the true &quot;barometre&quot; of victory is the last national meeting... and clearly, the Bleu-Blanc-Rouge has had a far better crowd...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno&#8230;are you out of your mind??? In 2005, the Ptr had a better crowd&#8230;</p><p>It is very easy to say &#8221; nou p ale vers la victoire&#8221; but the true &#8220;barometre&#8221; of victory is the last national meeting&#8230; and clearly, the Bleu-Blanc-Rouge has had a far better crowd&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-376</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 04:38:26 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-376</guid> <description>Nice observation @Vishesh. It must be somewhat surrealist for a past President to get into active politics again and to hear Cuttaree say that :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nice observation @Vishesh. It must be somewhat surrealist for a past President to get into active politics again and to hear Cuttaree say that <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-375</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 04:32:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-375</guid> <description>@JoshanI don&#039;t really know how things are supposed to happen abroad. I would advise you to call the Mauritian embassy or consulate closer to you and ask.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Joshan</p><p>I don&#8217;t really know how things are supposed to happen abroad. I would advise you to call the Mauritian embassy or consulate closer to you and ask.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Vishesh</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-374</link> <dc:creator>Vishesh</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 00:16:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-374</guid> <description>I followed the &#039;meetings&#039; live on Radio One.  I gave up after an hour or so as the coverage was one-sided.  I was disgusted when one of the organisers invited members of the press to take pictures of the crowd forming a heart with their arms for publication.  I got the impression that it was a set-up with the complicity of a press that was supposed to be free and fair.  I don&#039;t think Bye Cassam should have showed up at this political event.  I also condemn Aneerood&#039;s comments in the interview he gave to A.G.G in L&#039;Express.  When Cattery said it was his last speech from the podium before swearing in as the President, I wondered what Bhye Cassam had to say about that.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I followed the &#8216;meetings&#8217; live on Radio One.  I gave up after an hour or so as the coverage was one-sided.  I was disgusted when one of the organisers invited members of the press to take pictures of the crowd forming a heart with their arms for publication.  I got the impression that it was a set-up with the complicity of a press that was supposed to be free and fair.  I don&#8217;t think Bye Cassam should have showed up at this political event.  I also condemn Aneerood&#8217;s comments in the interview he gave to A.G.G in L&#8217;Express.  When Cattery said it was his last speech from the podium before swearing in as the President, I wondered what Bhye Cassam had to say about that.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-373</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 23:14:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-373</guid> <description>Un petit rappel des moyens mis en place pour la mobilisation du 1er mai, par l&#039;A2A pour ceux qui sont encore naifs :AUX BUS ET AU BRIANI, IL FAUDRA AJOUTER LES «SURPRISES ».DES GADGETS TOUT DROIT VENUS DE CHINE. L’AN DERNIER, IL S’AGISSAIT DE CANONS ÀCONFETTIS.«Plaine- Verte et ses environs doivent être vides demain matin (NdlR, ce matin). Tout le monde doit être au meeting de Quatre- Bornes. »La principale préoccupation du «Campaign Committee »,àhier soir, était de mobiliser les habitants de la circonscription et les inciter àassister au meeting du bloc PTr- MSM- PMSD qui se tient ce matin àQuatre- Bornes.« Nous avons déployé les grands moyens pour mobiliser la plus grosse foule possible… » Ce sont là les pro - pos pleins d’enthousiasme d’un membre du campaign com mittee de l’Alliance de l’avenir, à la sortie d’une réunion dans la circonscription• ° 3 ( Port- Louis maritime- Port- Louis Est) hier aprés- midi.Rien que pour les circonscriptions• ° 2 et 3, une centaine d’autobus ont été mis à la disposition des électeurs par l’Alliance de l’avenir.Et pas sans raisons… Bashir Nazeer, responsable de communication pour la circonscription• ° 2, Port- Louis Sud- Port- Louis Central, fait le point sur la stratégie mise en place. « Nos adversaires seront présents à Port- Louis. Il n’est pas question de leur laisser le champ libre. C’est pour cette raison que nous avons prévu tant de bus dans la capitale pour les transporter à Quatre- Bornes » , déclare- t- il. La consigne : éviter à tout prix que les habitants de la région soient tentés de rester dans les environs et d’aller au meeting de l’Alliance du coeur.Si les activistes et l’état- major du PTr, étaient encore, à hier soir, à faire les derniers ajustements, c’est pour s’assurer que tout soit parfait. Cette fois, la préparation du fameux meeting du 1 er Mai, qui d’ailleurs tombe à la veille des élections générales, a débuté de puis plusieurs semaines, déjà, nous explique Désiré Ah- Fat Lan Hing Choy, le trésorier de ce parti, qui a tout coordonné. « Il y a quatre facteurs importants à prendre en compte : la logistique, la mobilisation, l’emplacement et le transport. Tout est en ordre. Il faut s’attendre à une foule impressionnante. » La mobilisation du public passe obligatoirement par la location d’autobus. Mais les dirigeants du PTr sont incapables de dire le nombre exact de bus qui ont été loués. « Je vous dis simplement qu’il y aura une foule incomparable à Quatre- Bornes » , déclare le trésorier du PTr.Il faut savoir que le nombre de bus dépend des cir conscriptions.A titre d’exemple, nous apprenons qu’une vingtaine de bus quittera Rose- Hill alors que pour les circonscriptions 13 et 14, les agents ont eu une trentaine de bus à remplir. Aucun chiffre n’est avancé offi ciellement. Mais un chef agent rouge dans la circonscription• ° 1 avance le chiffre de Rs 5 000 environ par autobus. Plus ou moins dépendant du trajet.Mais comment faire pour remplir ces autobus justement ? Le PTr a mis en place un campaign committee dans chaque circonscription pour mobiliser les électeurs.Yatin Varma, député sortant au• ° 12 et actif sur le terrain à Pamplemousses- Triolet explique que chaque centre de vote est sous la responsabilité des agents et que ce sont ces derniers qui mobilisent les électeurs.A Rose- Hill, l’ancien maire Raj Aubeeluck a trouvé une autre astuce. « Nous allons réserver nos autobus pour les membres des clubs du troisiéme âge » , dit- il. Il nous revient aussi que dans cette circonscription, environ 3000 t- shirts seront distribués à ceux qui se rendront au meeting.Dans certaines circonscriptions, les autobus convergeront vers les plages aprés le meeting. Si certaines personnes ont prévu d’apporter leur propre repas, dans certains cas, une assiette de briani attendra chaque passager. C’est le responsable d’autobus qui aura pour tâche d’en faire la distribution – un « dek » par autobus coûte environ Rs 4 500.Combien un meeting national coûte- t- il ? « Il faut poser la question au trésorier » , déclare le secrétaire général du parti. Mais Désiré Ah- Fat ironise : « Entre Re 1 ou Rs 3… » Aux bus et au briani , il faudra ajouter les « surprises » . Si lors du dernier meeting du 1 er Mai, le PTr avait fait venir des canons à confettis, il prévoit d’autres sur prises demain. Deva Virahsawmy, le secrétaire général du parti confi rme qu’il y aura de nouveaux gadgets tout droit venus de Chine…</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Un petit rappel des moyens mis en place pour la mobilisation du 1er mai, par l&#8217;A2A pour ceux qui sont encore naifs :</p><p>AUX BUS ET AU BRIANI, IL FAUDRA AJOUTER LES «SURPRISES ».DES GADGETS TOUT DROIT VENUS DE CHINE. L’AN DERNIER, IL S’AGISSAIT DE CANONS ÀCONFETTIS.</p><p>«Plaine- Verte et ses environs doivent être vides demain matin (NdlR, ce matin). Tout le monde doit être au meeting de Quatre- Bornes. »La principale préoccupation du «Campaign Committee »,àhier soir, était de mobiliser les habitants de la circonscription et les inciter àassister au meeting du bloc PTr- MSM- PMSD qui se tient ce matin àQuatre- Bornes.</p><p>« Nous avons déployé les grands moyens pour mobiliser la plus grosse foule possible… » Ce sont là les pro &#8211; pos pleins d’enthousiasme d’un membre du campaign com mittee de l’Alliance de l’avenir, à la sortie d’une réunion dans la circonscription• ° 3 ( Port- Louis maritime- Port- Louis Est) hier aprés- midi.</p><p>Rien que pour les circonscriptions• ° 2 et 3, une centaine d’autobus ont été mis à la disposition des électeurs par l’Alliance de l’avenir.</p><p>Et pas sans raisons… Bashir Nazeer, responsable de communication pour la circonscription• ° 2, Port- Louis Sud- Port- Louis Central, fait le point sur la stratégie mise en place. « Nos adversaires seront présents à Port- Louis. Il n’est pas question de leur laisser le champ libre. C’est pour cette raison que nous avons prévu tant de bus dans la capitale pour les transporter à Quatre- Bornes » , déclare- t- il. La consigne : éviter à tout prix que les habitants de la région soient tentés de rester dans les environs et d’aller au meeting de l’Alliance du coeur.</p><p>Si les activistes et l’état- major du PTr, étaient encore, à hier soir, à faire les derniers ajustements, c’est pour s’assurer que tout soit parfait. Cette fois, la préparation du fameux meeting du 1 er Mai, qui d’ailleurs tombe à la veille des élections générales, a débuté de puis plusieurs semaines, déjà, nous explique Désiré Ah- Fat Lan Hing Choy, le trésorier de ce parti, qui a tout coordonné. « Il y a quatre facteurs importants à prendre en compte : la logistique, la mobilisation, l’emplacement et le transport. Tout est en ordre. Il faut s’attendre à une foule impressionnante. » La mobilisation du public passe obligatoirement par la location d’autobus. Mais les dirigeants du PTr sont incapables de dire le nombre exact de bus qui ont été loués. « Je vous dis simplement qu’il y aura une foule incomparable à Quatre- Bornes » , déclare le trésorier du PTr.</p><p>Il faut savoir que le nombre de bus dépend des cir conscriptions.</p><p>A titre d’exemple, nous apprenons qu’une vingtaine de bus quittera Rose- Hill alors que pour les circonscriptions 13 et 14, les agents ont eu une trentaine de bus à remplir. Aucun chiffre n’est avancé offi ciellement. Mais un chef agent rouge dans la circonscription• ° 1 avance le chiffre de Rs 5 000 environ par autobus. Plus ou moins dépendant du trajet.</p><p>Mais comment faire pour remplir ces autobus justement ? Le PTr a mis en place un campaign committee dans chaque circonscription pour mobiliser les électeurs.</p><p>Yatin Varma, député sortant au• ° 12 et actif sur le terrain à Pamplemousses- Triolet explique que chaque centre de vote est sous la responsabilité des agents et que ce sont ces derniers qui mobilisent les électeurs.</p><p>A Rose- Hill, l’ancien maire Raj Aubeeluck a trouvé une autre astuce. « Nous allons réserver nos autobus pour les membres des clubs du troisiéme âge » , dit- il. Il nous revient aussi que dans cette circonscription, environ 3000 t- shirts seront distribués à ceux qui se rendront au meeting.</p><p>Dans certaines circonscriptions, les autobus convergeront vers les plages aprés le meeting. Si certaines personnes ont prévu d’apporter leur propre repas, dans certains cas, une assiette de briani attendra chaque passager. C’est le responsable d’autobus qui aura pour tâche d’en faire la distribution – un « dek » par autobus coûte environ Rs 4 500.</p><p>Combien un meeting national coûte- t- il ? « Il faut poser la question au trésorier » , déclare le secrétaire général du parti. Mais Désiré Ah- Fat ironise : « Entre Re 1 ou Rs 3… » Aux bus et au briani , il faudra ajouter les « surprises » . Si lors du dernier meeting du 1 er Mai, le PTr avait fait venir des canons à confettis, il prévoit d’autres sur prises demain. Deva Virahsawmy, le secrétaire général du parti confi rme qu’il y aura de nouveaux gadgets tout droit venus de Chine…</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-372</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 22:38:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-372</guid> <description>@MITA, je trouve votre démarche plutôt culottée pour ne pas dire surréaliste!!!!Que l&#039;Alliance de l&#039;avenir ait remporté la bataille des foules, c&#039;est un fait!!!On viendra pas le revendiquer!!!Mais la foule présente à Port-Louis n&#039;en est pas moindre!!!!Je pense que vous être soit caricaturiste mais quelqu&#039;un avec un humour très noir au point de faire croire que l&#039;alliance du coeur n&#039;a attiré que les musulmans et quelques &quot;créoles&quot; du quartier pour faire office de spectateurs!!!! Waow!!!!waow!!! Soyons pour le moins un peu intelligent et adulte(j&#039;espère que vous en êtes un :)  )et voir la réalité en face!!!!L&#039;alliance du coeur n&#039;a pas eu les mêmes moyens mais a quand même pu créer une marée mauve à P-Louis au point que les journalistes de RFO Réunion estime que les mauves ont mobilisés une foule plus importante qu&#039;à QB pour ce 1er Mai!!!! Mais bref, aujourd&#039;hui pour gagner l&#039;A2A est obligé d&#039;utiliser les appareils publiques pour faire passer leurs messages!!!MBC,CNT, MT sont là quelques moyens utilisés pour faire de la propagande électorale!!!!Il y a eu distribution de fournitures scolaires avec messages au parents pour voter A2A, distribution de téléphone et de mini-pc, distribution de nourritures, promesses d&#039;emplois....(désolé de le répéter, mais j&#039;ai l&#039;impression avoir affaire à des sourds qui n&#039;entends rien, si ce n&#039;est les bonnes paroles de Navin Ramgoolam)!!!!En attendant le 5 Mai sera un grand jour, et là je ferai mon jugement sur les mauriciens sur leur savoir-faire et leur savoir-être!!!! Votons intelligemment, sanctionnons ce gouvernement qui nous a causé que du tort et votons Alliance du Coeur!!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@MITA, je trouve votre démarche plutôt culottée pour ne pas dire surréaliste!!!!Que l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;avenir ait remporté la bataille des foules, c&#8217;est un fait!!!On viendra pas le revendiquer!!!Mais la foule présente à Port-Louis n&#8217;en est pas moindre!!!!Je pense que vous être soit caricaturiste mais quelqu&#8217;un avec un humour très noir au point de faire croire que l&#8217;alliance du coeur n&#8217;a attiré que les musulmans et quelques &#8220;créoles&#8221; du quartier pour faire office de spectateurs!!!!<br /> Waow!!!!waow!!!<br /> Soyons pour le moins un peu intelligent et adulte(j&#8217;espère que vous en êtes un <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> )et voir la réalité en face!!!!L&#8217;alliance du coeur n&#8217;a pas eu les mêmes moyens mais a quand même pu créer une marée mauve à P-Louis au point que les journalistes de RFO Réunion estime que les mauves ont mobilisés une foule plus importante qu&#8217;à QB pour ce 1er Mai!!!!<br /> Mais bref, aujourd&#8217;hui pour gagner l&#8217;A2A est obligé d&#8217;utiliser les appareils publiques pour faire passer leurs messages!!!MBC,CNT, MT sont là quelques moyens utilisés pour faire de la propagande électorale!!!!Il y a eu distribution de fournitures scolaires avec messages au parents pour voter A2A, distribution de téléphone et de mini-pc, distribution de nourritures, promesses d&#8217;emplois&#8230;.(désolé de le répéter, mais j&#8217;ai l&#8217;impression avoir affaire à des sourds qui n&#8217;entends rien, si ce n&#8217;est les bonnes paroles de Navin Ramgoolam)!!!!</p><p>En attendant le 5 Mai sera un grand jour, et là je ferai mon jugement sur les mauriciens sur leur savoir-faire et leur savoir-être!!!!<br /> Votons intelligemment, sanctionnons ce gouvernement qui nous a causé que du tort et votons Alliance du Coeur!!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by joshan soorjee</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-371</link> <dc:creator>joshan soorjee</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 22:33:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-371</guid> <description>hello Avinash.I am a student currently studying abroad...just wanted to know if i can vote and if yes...how it can be done? thank you</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hello Avinash.I am a student currently studying abroad&#8230;just wanted to know if i can vote and if yes&#8230;how it can be done?<br /> thank you</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-370</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 22:20:25 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-370</guid> <description>@ B-B-R, je ne comprends votre réaction!!!!Au lieu de retourner les discussions, ce que à fait PRB, pendant ces mandats en 82, pourquoi ne pas se focaliser sur la période où PRB fut PM, là avec son équipe il avait apporter pas mal de changements!!! Bref, 2010 c&#039;est un tournant pour tous!!!!C&#039;est un fait et ce n&#039;est pas la peine de revenir sur le sujet Navin Ramgoolam a failli dans sa tâche!!!Les scandales, des ministres incompétents ou encore le manque de sérieux ont entaché le mandat de NR comme PM!!! La question qui fera certainement la différence, c&#039;est Pourquoi voter PB et son équipe???? On a vu que la population(sans critiquer ou discréditer le peuple mauricien) ne vote pas intélligement!!!On est plus à voter en fonction des couyleurs, castes, traditions au lieu de voter compétence, méritocratie, charisme etc!!!sinon les groupes comme VOH &amp; FCM ou encore zamzam auraient vite fait dégagé de la place publique!!! Posez-vous la question qu&#039;est-ce qu&#039;il y de plus dans le programme de PRB que NR ne peut faire face???? En tout cas, j&#039;ai décortiqué le programme de A2A version 2010, et franchement c&#039;est un vulgaire copie-collé de celui de 2005!!!Certes belle présentation graphique, trop lourd pour un citoyen comme vous et moi pour le lire en entier!!! Soyez honnête combien de mauriciens ont lu le programme de A2A du début à la fin????Moi ça m&#039;a soulé... Maintenant le programme de A2A ne présente aucune vision mais j&#039;ai l&#039;impression est basé sur des suppositions!!!On fera ceci et cela!!!Mais c&#039;était le même discours il y a 5 ans, et on connait tous le résultat!!! 1er Mai, NR annonce revoir le secteur de la pêche!!!Trouvez votre programme AS de 2005 et prenez celui de 2010, c&#039;est la même chose!!!!Qu&#039;a t-il fait pour l&#039;agro-industrie et la pêche????Donc aujourd&#039;hui j&#039;estime que PRB présente une équipe de choc avec des personnes compétentes et non des moindres, qui méritent qu&#039;on leur donne 5 ans pour prouver leur efficacité!!!!AU lieu de se renvoyer la balle (BBR :)  )  sur PRB et le MMM, prenez le temps de voir ce que propose l&#039;Alliance du coeur!!!c&#039;est ça qui va faire la différence!!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ B-B-R, je ne comprends votre réaction!!!!Au lieu de retourner les discussions, ce que à fait PRB, pendant ces mandats en 82, pourquoi ne pas se focaliser sur la période où PRB fut PM, là avec son équipe il avait apporter pas mal de changements!!!<br /> Bref, 2010 c&#8217;est un tournant pour tous!!!!C&#8217;est un fait et ce n&#8217;est pas la peine de revenir sur le sujet Navin Ramgoolam a failli dans sa tâche!!!Les scandales, des ministres incompétents ou encore le manque de sérieux ont entaché le mandat de NR comme PM!!!<br /> La question qui fera certainement la différence, c&#8217;est Pourquoi voter PB et son équipe????<br /> On a vu que la population(sans critiquer ou discréditer le peuple mauricien) ne vote pas intélligement!!!On est plus à voter en fonction des couyleurs, castes, traditions au lieu de voter compétence, méritocratie, charisme etc!!!sinon les groupes comme VOH &amp; FCM ou encore zamzam auraient vite fait dégagé de la place publique!!!<br /> Posez-vous la question qu&#8217;est-ce qu&#8217;il y de plus dans le programme de PRB que NR ne peut faire face????<br /> En tout cas, j&#8217;ai décortiqué le programme de A2A version 2010, et franchement c&#8217;est un vulgaire copie-collé de celui de 2005!!!Certes belle présentation graphique, trop lourd pour un citoyen comme vous et moi pour le lire en entier!!!<br /> Soyez honnête combien de mauriciens ont lu le programme de A2A du début à la fin????Moi ça m&#8217;a soulé&#8230;<br /> Maintenant le programme de A2A ne présente aucune vision mais j&#8217;ai l&#8217;impression est basé sur des suppositions!!!On fera ceci et cela!!!Mais c&#8217;était le même discours il y a 5 ans, et on connait tous le résultat!!!<br /> 1er Mai, NR annonce revoir le secteur de la pêche!!!Trouvez votre programme AS de 2005 et prenez celui de 2010, c&#8217;est la même chose!!!!Qu&#8217;a t-il fait pour l&#8217;agro-industrie et la pêche????</p><p>Donc aujourd&#8217;hui j&#8217;estime que PRB présente une équipe de choc avec des personnes compétentes et non des moindres, qui méritent qu&#8217;on leur donne 5 ans pour prouver leur efficacité!!!!</p><p>AU lieu de se renvoyer la balle (BBR <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> )  sur PRB et le MMM, prenez le temps de voir ce que propose l&#8217;Alliance du coeur!!!c&#8217;est ça qui va faire la différence!!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Mita</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-369</link> <dc:creator>Mita</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 21:26:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-369</guid> <description>OK, La foule mauve ne veut rien dire: Les images de l&#039;hélicopère ont montré à Port-Louis, 10 rangs compactes autour de l&#039;estrade, + 30-40 rangs d&#039;éparpillés dans les 3 axes.Officiellement on a parlé de 12,000.Mais en 4 jrs c&#039;est vrai, Tout peut arriver.Les Mauves peuvent comprendre que:C&#039;est pas la couleur de la peau de Paul qui pose problème mais son sale caractère, et sa facilité d&#039;éliminer la majorité des CAPABLES et de fouiller dans les poubelles: des rasoirs ultra-enrichis(Vishnu), des pac-pacs grossiers(Ramjatan), des mahatma zougadères(Boodhoo), des paglas mamous(tonton fou, Dulloo), des fraudeurs-bribe(Ashok), des lakésats(Seetanen). Notons que c&#039;est Paul qui les a appelés ainsi, pas moi ! Maintenant il fait le clown dans ses réunions et le vulgaire dans ses meetings. Il laisse aux autres le soin de présenter le programme mauve.Le temps presse... MITA</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, La foule mauve ne veut rien dire:<br /> Les images de l&#8217;hélicopère ont montré à Port-Louis, 10 rangs compactes autour de l&#8217;estrade,<br /> + 30-40 rangs d&#8217;éparpillés dans les 3 axes.Officiellement on a parlé de 12,000.</p><p>Mais en 4 jrs c&#8217;est vrai, Tout peut arriver.Les Mauves peuvent comprendre que:</p><p>C&#8217;est pas la couleur de la peau de Paul qui pose problème mais son sale caractère, et sa facilité d&#8217;éliminer la majorité des CAPABLES et de fouiller dans les poubelles: des rasoirs ultra-enrichis(Vishnu), des pac-pacs grossiers(Ramjatan), des mahatma zougadères(Boodhoo), des paglas mamous(tonton fou, Dulloo), des fraudeurs-bribe(Ashok), des lakésats(Seetanen).<br /> Notons que c&#8217;est Paul qui les a appelés ainsi, pas moi !<br /> Maintenant il fait le clown dans ses réunions et le vulgaire dans ses meetings. Il laisse aux autres le soin de présenter le programme mauve.Le temps presse&#8230;<br /> MITA</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by political_defiance</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-367</link> <dc:creator>political_defiance</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 18:52:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-367</guid> <description>You can judge yourself MMM history by reading this book: I heartily invite you to read it :): http://www.scribd.com/doc/30776873/L-histoire-d-un-combat-MMM-1969-1983MMM history is glorious! Cmon.. the country at that time (early 70s) was in a deep crisis. the P.Tr.-P.M.S.D coalition was repressive coalition was a quasi dictatorship reign. They postpone the 1972 election to 1976. At the time MMM group was young, dynamic with a lot of ideas. Dev Virahsawmy, an &quot;unknown&quot; person to the country was elected in the 1970 partial at triolet (fief SSR)... They started helping &quot;ti dimun&quot; and brought &#039;Syndicate&#039; to life. But the ugly reality of big political parties - betrayals, divergence, casure etc made MMM unable to remain the force they were at that time, But for ton paulo, i will vote MMM. Mauritian need to recognise his work for his country, un vrai patriote.Reading the book will prove my above points ;) http://www.scribd.com/doc/30776873/L-histoire-d-un-combat-MMM-1969-1983</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You can judge yourself MMM history by reading this book:<br /> I heartily invite you to read it <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> :<br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/30776873/L-histoire-d-un-combat-MMM-1969-1983"  rel="nofollow">http://www.scribd.com/doc/30776873/L-histoire-d-un-combat-MMM-1969-1983</a></p><p>MMM history is glorious! Cmon.. the country at that time (early 70s) was in a deep crisis. the P.Tr.-P.M.S.D coalition was repressive coalition was a quasi dictatorship reign. They postpone the 1972 election to 1976. At the time MMM group was young, dynamic with a lot of ideas. Dev Virahsawmy, an &#8220;unknown&#8221; person to the country was elected in the 1970 partial at triolet (fief SSR)&#8230; They started helping &#8220;ti dimun&#8221; and brought &#8216;Syndicate&#8217; to life. But the ugly reality of big political parties &#8211; betrayals, divergence, casure etc made MMM unable to remain the force they were at that time, But for ton paulo, i will vote MMM. Mauritian need to recognise his work for his country, un vrai patriote.</p><p>Reading the book will prove my above points <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/30776873/L-histoire-d-un-combat-MMM-1969-1983"  rel="nofollow">http://www.scribd.com/doc/30776873/L-histoire-d-un-combat-MMM-1969-1983</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Yasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-366</link> <dc:creator>Yasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 18:26:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-366</guid> <description>Avinash is right. 4 days to go!!! Some independent guys said: Ala mo pass ou nou leader favori ek lerla mone al koner boug la apel favori!!!Aussi, ena 1 p dir bans students pa bizin voyaz par bis, li pu done bicyclette LOL!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Avinash is right. 4 days to go!!! Some independent guys said: Ala mo pass ou nou leader favori ek lerla mone al koner boug la apel favori!!!</p><p>Aussi, ena 1 p dir bans students pa bizin voyaz par bis, li pu done bicyclette LOL!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Jotish Gopaul</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-365</link> <dc:creator>Jotish Gopaul</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 18:18:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-365</guid> <description>Hello, i just want to say that i agree to what Avinash said. There are four days and everything can happen during those four days!!It&#039;ll be the first time that i&#039;ll vote but i keep asking myself...should i vote?Will the &#039;change&#039; be good, if any?Can it be worse than it already is??&#039;Wrong-thread&#039; comment: when Paul Bérenger said figir f@#$% and MBC aired it anyway, people got all furious and there was all the fuss. And if im not mistaken Navin Ramgoolam usually says &#039; quand ou voT pense ki ou envi, moi ou berenger comme premier ministre? or something like &#039;pas laisse blanc prend nou pays&#039;.What&#039;s worse? :/</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello, i just want to say that i agree to what Avinash said. There are four days and everything can happen during those four days!!</p><p>It&#8217;ll be the first time that i&#8217;ll vote but i keep asking myself&#8230;should i vote?</p><p>Will the &#8216;change&#8217; be good, if any?</p><p>Can it be worse than it already is??</p><p>&#8216;Wrong-thread&#8217; comment: when Paul Bérenger said figir f@#$% and MBC aired it anyway, people got all furious and there was all the fuss. And if im not mistaken Navin Ramgoolam usually says &#8216; quand ou voT pense ki ou envi, moi ou berenger comme premier ministre? or something like &#8216;pas laisse blanc prend nou pays&#8217;.</p><p>What&#8217;s worse? :/</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by yanghai</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-364</link> <dc:creator>yanghai</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 15:46:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-364</guid> <description>bus&#039;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>bus&#8217;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Mita</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-363</link> <dc:creator>Mita</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 15:42:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-363</guid> <description>BONNE FÊTE AUX TRAVAILLEURS MAURICIENS!Le journal télévisé a bien montré cete foule diverse de toutes les communautés mauriciennes massée à Quatre-Bornes v/s cette foule à Port-Louis qui semble provenir d&#039;un seul groupe ethnique, sauf qq exceptions.Le premier tour a donné Bleu-Blanc-Rouge gagnant. Maintenant à nous le 2e tour le 05.05.10. (80,000 v/s 8,000 d&#039;après moi) Le meilleur gagnera!!! MITA</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BONNE FÊTE AUX TRAVAILLEURS MAURICIENS!</p><p>Le journal télévisé a bien montré cete foule diverse de toutes les communautés mauriciennes massée à Quatre-Bornes v/s cette foule à Port-Louis qui semble provenir d&#8217;un seul groupe ethnique, sauf qq exceptions.</p><p>Le premier tour a donné Bleu-Blanc-Rouge gagnant. Maintenant à nous le 2e tour le 05.05.10. (80,000 v/s 8,000 d&#8217;après moi)<br /> Le meilleur gagnera!!!<br /> MITA</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by cutypix</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-362</link> <dc:creator>cutypix</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 15:14:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-362</guid> <description>C&#039;est surement pa coume ca kine derouler quand Paul ine vini larmer. Ou ena ene mari movais l&#039;impression lor la foule en tout cas. Donne ou mail ,mo envoye ou ene foto qui montrer la verite quand paul ti vini.Ou pena aucaine commentaire lor langage Navin vis a vis Nita?? Ou soit ou pane tander??</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>C&#8217;est surement pa coume ca kine derouler quand Paul ine vini larmer.<br /> Ou ena ene mari movais l&#8217;impression lor la foule en tout cas.<br /> Donne ou mail ,mo envoye ou ene foto qui montrer la verite quand paul ti vini.</p><p>Ou pena aucaine commentaire lor langage Navin vis a vis Nita??<br /> Ou soit ou pane tander??</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-361</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 15:07:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-361</guid> <description>Dans l&#039;ensemble le meeting de l&#039;alliance du coeur fut au delà de nos espérances, car on a fait avec les moyens du bord!!!A contrario, nous disposions de moins de bus que l&#039;alliance de l&#039;avenir, il n&#039;y a pas eu de distribution de briyani ou encore d&#039;autres bribes électoraux comme c&#039;était le cas chez nos adversaires!!! Donc résultat satisfaisant et même si nous n&#039;avons pas gagné la bataille des foules, nous avons gagné la bataille de l&#039;honnêteté, du respect,et cela la foule présente en était ravie!!!Quand Paul Bérenger interrompit son discours le temps du azaan, par respect à nos amis musulmans, cete démarche est noble et fut apprécié par tous!!!! Quand Cassam Uteem prit la parole sans se porter parti pris mais simplement pour rappeler à la population ce que nous avons subit ces 5 dernières années et qu&#039;il est temps d&#039;apporter du changement, c&#039;est une démarche fort louable!!!Cassam Uteem, pas le politicien, ni le père, mais  l&#039;homme qui fut Président, qui est resté honnête dans ses démarches, qui s&#039;est adressé à la population!!!A aucun moment il a dit &quot;Bizin vote REZA&quot;, non, il laisse au peuple de faire son choix!!!Par ailleurs ce qui m&#039;a frappé avec le meeting de l&#039;Alliance de L&#039;avenir, c&#039;est avant tout le manque de respect d&#039;un Premier Ministre en activité et candidat à sa propre succession qui dénigre la femme, qui n&#039;a aucun respect même pour ses proches collaborateurs/rices!!! Quand Navin Ramgoolam traita de &quot;PITIN&quot; Nita Deerpalsingh à cause du dysfonctionnement du micro lorsqu&#039;il s&#039;adressait à la foule, on peut se demander si cet homme respecte sa femme pour autant!!! Ce n&#039;est pas normal qu&#039;on puisse rabaisser la femme et être aussi déguelasse dans ses propos que je condamne!!! Navin Ramgoolam a mis tous les moyens de son côté pour gagner cette bataille de foule, bus, nourriture gratuite, Iphone, ordi portable gratuit et d&#039;autres gadgets, mais est-ce qu&#039;il faut soudoyer la population pour qu&#039;elle assiste à un meeting???? Le peuple aura un jugement à donner le 5 mai et j&#039;attends cela avec impatience, on saura si la population mauricienne est prête à se laisser encore une fois avoir par un individu qui n&#039;a aucun respect pour autrui, un individu qui est prêt à tout pour gagner des élections!!!En tout cas ce que j&#039;ai compris et appris, c&#039;est qu&#039;à Port-Louis ce fut la victoire du coeur!!!La victoire de toute une nation, qui est venu assister à un meeting en composant avec les moyens du bord!!! Le coeur a répondu présent à Port-Louis!!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dans l&#8217;ensemble le meeting de l&#8217;alliance du coeur fut au delà de nos espérances, car on a fait avec les moyens du bord!!!A contrario, nous disposions de moins de bus que l&#8217;alliance de l&#8217;avenir, il n&#8217;y a pas eu de distribution de briyani ou encore d&#8217;autres bribes électoraux comme c&#8217;était le cas chez nos adversaires!!!<br /> Donc résultat satisfaisant et même si nous n&#8217;avons pas gagné la bataille des foules, nous avons gagné la bataille de l&#8217;honnêteté, du respect,et cela la foule présente en était ravie!!!Quand Paul Bérenger interrompit son discours le temps du azaan, par respect à nos amis musulmans, cete démarche est noble et fut apprécié par tous!!!!<br /> Quand Cassam Uteem prit la parole sans se porter parti pris mais simplement pour rappeler à la population ce que nous avons subit ces 5 dernières années et qu&#8217;il est temps d&#8217;apporter du changement, c&#8217;est une démarche fort louable!!!Cassam Uteem, pas le politicien, ni le père, mais  l&#8217;homme qui fut Président, qui est resté honnête dans ses démarches, qui s&#8217;est adressé à la population!!!A aucun moment il a dit &#8220;Bizin vote REZA&#8221;, non, il laisse au peuple de faire son choix!!!</p><p>Par ailleurs ce qui m&#8217;a frappé avec le meeting de l&#8217;Alliance de L&#8217;avenir, c&#8217;est avant tout le manque de respect d&#8217;un Premier Ministre en activité et candidat à sa propre succession qui dénigre la femme, qui n&#8217;a aucun respect même pour ses proches collaborateurs/rices!!!<br /> Quand Navin Ramgoolam traita de &#8220;PITIN&#8221; Nita Deerpalsingh à cause du dysfonctionnement du micro lorsqu&#8217;il s&#8217;adressait à la foule, on peut se demander si cet homme respecte sa femme pour autant!!!<br /> Ce n&#8217;est pas normal qu&#8217;on puisse rabaisser la femme et être aussi déguelasse dans ses propos que je condamne!!!<br /> Navin Ramgoolam a mis tous les moyens de son côté pour gagner cette bataille de foule, bus, nourriture gratuite, Iphone, ordi portable gratuit et d&#8217;autres gadgets, mais est-ce qu&#8217;il faut soudoyer la population pour qu&#8217;elle assiste à un meeting????<br /> Le peuple aura un jugement à donner le 5 mai et j&#8217;attends cela avec impatience, on saura si la population mauricienne est prête à se laisser encore une fois avoir par un individu qui n&#8217;a aucun respect pour autrui, un individu qui est prêt à tout pour gagner des élections!!!</p><p>En tout cas ce que j&#8217;ai compris et appris, c&#8217;est qu&#8217;à Port-Louis ce fut la victoire du coeur!!!La victoire de toute une nation, qui est venu assister à un meeting en composant avec les moyens du bord!!!<br /> Le coeur a répondu présent à Port-Louis!!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-360</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 14:56:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-360</guid> <description>:) La foule du MMM: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=166099&amp;o=all&amp;op=1&amp;view=all&amp;subj=116735382503&amp;aid=-1&amp;id=100000375212104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=166099&amp;o=all&amp;op=1&amp;view=all&amp;subj=116735382503&amp;aid=-1&amp;id=100000375212104&lt;/a&gt; ... pou sa ki encore interesse ek estimation chiffres ...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> La foule du MMM: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=166099&amp;o=all&amp;op=1&amp;view=all&amp;subj=116735382503&amp;aid=-1&amp;id=100000375212104"  rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=166099&#038;o=all&#038;op=1&#038;view=all&#038;subj=116735382503&#038;aid=-1&#038;id=100000375212104</a> &#8230; pou sa ki encore interesse ek estimation chiffres &#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by yanghai</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-359</link> <dc:creator>yanghai</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 14:55:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-359</guid> <description>Well.. 4 days is a long time in politics.. everyone expected the crowd at Q.brnes to be bigger.. but how much bigger is the quesetion..I mean they have financial means against which MMM cant compete.. 325 Autobus against 125 says it all..This election is far from being won and lost..ya une masse silencieuse.....qui pou fer eletion</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well.. 4 days is a long time in politics.. everyone expected the crowd at Q.brnes to be bigger.. but how much bigger is the quesetion..</p><p>I mean they have financial means against which MMM cant compete.. 325 Autobus against 125 says it all..</p><p>This election is far from being won and lost..</p><p>ya une masse silencieuse&#8230;..qui pou fer eletion</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-358</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 14:50:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-358</guid> <description>Normalement, la foule ne veut rien dire. En 2005 le MSM-MMM avait une plus grosse foule. C&#039;est simplement une mesure de moyens (bus, briani, musique ...) et d&#039;argent dont chaque bloc dispose.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Normalement, la foule ne veut rien dire. En 2005 le MSM-MMM avait une plus grosse foule. C&#8217;est simplement une mesure de moyens (bus, briani, musique &#8230;) et d&#8217;argent dont chaque bloc dispose.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-357</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 14:49:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-357</guid> <description>@Avinash oui c&#039;est sur, meme Rabin Bhujun l&#039;a publier dans son blog: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sansconcessions.wordpress.com/2010/05/01/navin-le-beau-parleur/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sansconcessions.wordpress.com/2010/05/01/navin-le-beau-parleur/&lt;/a&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Avinash oui c&#8217;est sur, meme Rabin Bhujun l&#8217;a publier dans son blog: <a target="_blank" href="http://sansconcessions.wordpress.com/2010/05/01/navin-le-beau-parleur/"  rel="nofollow">http://sansconcessions.wordpress.com/2010/05/01/navin-le-beau-parleur/</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Mita</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-355</link> <dc:creator>Mita</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 14:27:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-355</guid> <description>De BDC, La louise à HSBC, De l&#039;ancienne poste, passant par la place du marché, Place Jules Koenig jusqu&#039;à l&#039;Avenue Belle- Rose + les rues lattérales + les ronds-points, kiosques il y avait une foule compacte où l&#039;on ne pouvait pas circuler. Les gens sont venus de plein gré dire leur joie d&#039;écouter Bleu-Blanc-Rouge.Je n&#039;ai vu ni briani, ni pains fourrés distribués: Au contraire les gens avaient faim mais ont attendu car même les marchands ambullants ont dû se tenir en dehors de cette masse, faute de pouvoir s&#039;y insérer.Espérons qu&#039;en chemin de retour au moins, les votants ont pu manger. Ils le méritaient.Messages bien enregistrés par cette foule joyeuse : Ceux qui se sont amassés voteront blok !!!Même la pluie n&#039;a pas jouer au trouble-fête car l&#039;enjeu est trop sérieux. pas d&#039;abri libre, sans moyen de bouger vite, de toute façon, en 2 minutes, tous étaient trempés mais ils souriaient encore. MITA</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>De BDC, La louise à HSBC, De l&#8217;ancienne poste, passant par la place du marché, Place Jules Koenig jusqu&#8217;à l&#8217;Avenue Belle- Rose + les rues lattérales + les ronds-points, kiosques il y avait une foule compacte où l&#8217;on ne pouvait pas circuler. Les gens sont venus de plein gré dire leur joie d&#8217;écouter Bleu-Blanc-Rouge.</p><p>Je n&#8217;ai vu ni briani, ni pains fourrés distribués: Au contraire les gens avaient faim mais ont attendu car même les marchands ambullants ont dû se tenir en dehors de cette masse, faute de pouvoir s&#8217;y insérer.</p><p>Espérons qu&#8217;en chemin de retour au moins, les votants ont pu manger. Ils le méritaient.</p><p>Messages bien enregistrés par cette foule joyeuse : Ceux qui se sont amassés voteront blok !!!</p><p>Même la pluie n&#8217;a pas jouer au trouble-fête car l&#8217;enjeu est trop sérieux. pas d&#8217;abri libre, sans moyen de bouger vite, de toute façon, en 2 minutes, tous étaient trempés mais ils souriaient encore.<br /> MITA</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by Anooj</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-354</link> <dc:creator>Anooj</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 14:19:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-354</guid> <description>I think such article like this should be published in newspaper so that it reaches all of us, especially the ones who do not have Internet access or those who are unaware of your site, to cultivate a new culture in the way Mauritians think..This is a really reasonable article to educate them and I believe these are things like that they need to be exposed to, rather than blind-voting .</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think such article like this should be published in newspaper so that it reaches all of us, especially the ones who do not have Internet access or those who are unaware of your site, to cultivate a new culture in the way Mauritians think..</p><p>This is a really reasonable article to educate them and I believe these are things like that they need to be exposed to, rather than blind-voting .</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Anooj</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-353</link> <dc:creator>Anooj</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 14:12:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-353</guid> <description>Votez et faites &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=118195098199208&amp;ref=ts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;parti malin&lt;/a&gt;. :Pmême si vous arrver à détester ou en a marre de cette équipe là, montrer le en toute simplement mettant une croix à l&#039;un des membres de son équipe à côté de son symbole sacré (LOL!) :P&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;Party Malin&quot;&gt;&quot;kuman mo 17 candidats rentre dan lassembler, zot cado ine fini garder!&quot;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Votez et faites <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=118195098199208&amp;ref=ts"  rel="nofollow">parti malin</a>. <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>même si vous arrver à détester ou en a marre de cette équipe là, montrer le en toute simplement mettant une croix à l&#8217;un des membres de son équipe à côté de son symbole sacré (LOL!) <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /></p><blockquote cite="Party Malin"><p>&#8220;kuman mo 17 candidats rentre dan lassembler, zot cado ine fini garder!&#8221;</p></blockquote> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-352</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 13:47:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-352</guid> <description>@YashvinMerci pour &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yashvinblogs.com/meeting-party-malin/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ce compte rendu&lt;/a&gt; du meeting du Party Malin :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Yashvin</p><p>Merci pour <a target="_blank" href="http://www.yashvinblogs.com/meeting-party-malin/"  rel="nofollow">ce compte rendu</a> du meeting du Party Malin <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-351</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 13:36:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-351</guid> <description>@avinash...oui il reste encore 4 jours...mais Paul avait dit que&quot;sa election la kuman en France...ena 2 tours..ene le 1er Mai et deuxieme le 5 Mai&quot;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@avinash&#8230;oui il reste encore 4 jours&#8230;mais Paul avait dit que</p><p>&#8220;sa election la kuman en France&#8230;ena 2 tours..ene le 1er Mai et deuxieme le 5 Mai&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by bhoot</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-350</link> <dc:creator>bhoot</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 13:29:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-350</guid> <description>Why doesn&#039;t the PM&#039;s party say out loud that they brought 15-30% increase in salary during their mandate. PRB has been forgotten? Recently we are starting to hear about foul language from him as well. Not as bad as Berenger but still.Another question, if you check the MMM notes on Facebook, they have detailed the many millions worth of land being given to BAI, Callikan, and some others, exceeding one billion. Any logic in not telling those names aloud instead of keeping to foul language?Would both of these parties not be sure of their arguments? Absence of proof?@avinash I think just like Mauritians have a myth that diesels are expensive to run, which causes their second hand market price to be as low as 50% compared to the petrol version (e.g. Toyota Corona), there is another latent myth that all European cars are more expensive to run. On the other hand, VW spare parts are really more expensive and harder to find than a Honda and Toyota part. That&#039;s another debate however. JD Power&#039;s ratings: http://www.jdpower.com/autos/articles/2010-Vehicle-Dependability-Study-Results/page-3</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why doesn&#8217;t the PM&#8217;s party say out loud that they brought 15-30% increase in salary during their mandate. PRB has been forgotten? Recently we are starting to hear about foul language from him as well. Not as bad as Berenger but still.</p><p>Another question, if you check the MMM notes on Facebook, they have detailed the many millions worth of land being given to BAI, Callikan, and some others, exceeding one billion. Any logic in not telling those names aloud instead of keeping to foul language?</p><p>Would both of these parties not be sure of their arguments? Absence of proof?</p><p>@avinash I think just like Mauritians have a myth that diesels are expensive to run, which causes their second hand market price to be as low as 50% compared to the petrol version (e.g. Toyota Corona), there is another latent myth that all European cars are more expensive to run. On the other hand, VW spare parts are really more expensive and harder to find than a Honda and Toyota part. That&#8217;s another debate however. JD Power&#8217;s ratings: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.jdpower.com/autos/articles/2010-Vehicle-Dependability-Study-Results/page-3"  rel="nofollow">http://www.jdpower.com/autos/articles/2010-Vehicle-Dependability-Study-Results/page-3</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by Yashvin</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-349</link> <dc:creator>Yashvin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 13:28:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-349</guid> <description>Je trouve que c&#039;est bien que quelqu&#039;un qui n&#039;affiche pas ses couleurs politique a parlé a propos de la foule presente dans ces 2 meetings.Parceque, at the end of the day, Parti X va dire que Party Y et la police se sont lourdement trompées sur le nombre de personnes presentes.Je pense que les gens savent bien de quoi je parle... On verra bien, dans quelques heures...Votez Party Malin :-) Au moins, il est cool \w/</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Je trouve que c&#8217;est bien que quelqu&#8217;un qui n&#8217;affiche pas ses couleurs politique a parlé a propos de la foule presente dans ces 2 meetings.</p><p>Parceque, at the end of the day, Parti X va dire que Party Y et la police se sont lourdement trompées sur le nombre de personnes presentes.</p><p>Je pense que les gens savent bien de quoi je parle&#8230; On verra bien, dans quelques heures&#8230;</p><p>Votez Party Malin <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /><br /> Au moins, il est cool \w/</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-348</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 13:26:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-348</guid> <description>@BrunoLe premier lien ne marche plus. Par contre, le deuxième est ok. Est-on vraiment sur que c&#039;est bien Navin qui parle? Ce serait mieux d&#039;avoir une vidéo, sur YouTube par exemple.@B-B-RLe PTr a commencé à utiliser des experts en communication avant les autres partis. Tout s&#039;apprend.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno</p><p>Le premier lien ne marche plus. Par contre, le deuxième est ok. Est-on vraiment sur que c&#8217;est bien Navin qui parle? Ce serait mieux d&#8217;avoir une vidéo, sur YouTube par exemple.</p><p>@B-B-R</p><p>Le PTr a commencé à utiliser des experts en communication avant les autres partis. Tout s&#8217;apprend.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-347</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 13:18:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-347</guid> <description>@B-B-R Pas nécessairement. Il reste encore quatre jours et beaucoup de choses peuvent encore se passer. J&#039;ai hate de voir les infos aujourd&#039;hui et de lire les journaux demain.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R Pas nécessairement. Il reste encore quatre jours et beaucoup de choses peuvent encore se passer. J&#8217;ai hate de voir les infos aujourd&#8217;hui et de lire les journaux demain.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Les meetings du 1er mai by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/05/01/les-meetings-du-1er-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-346</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 12:55:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=145#comment-346</guid> <description>Paul Berenger avait dit que le 1er Mai etait le premier tour... et il l&#039;a perdu...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Paul Berenger avait dit que le 1er Mai etait le premier tour&#8230; et il l&#8217;a perdu&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-345</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 12:40:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-345</guid> <description>@christina... it is not only a question of coaching...Navin and Paul belong to different &#039;ecoles de politique&#039;... That&#039;s why Navin knows that he must behave himself in front and cameras whereas Paul...no comments...@andy... the prime minister was right to criticise the L&#039;express because they were siding with the MMM on the topic of the odds to win the election... L&#039;express itself said that it was wrong and that the numbers published were not accurate. Now concerning the MBC, let me remind you it has always been a propaganda tool, and has been used not only by the Ptr but also by the MMM and the MMM never tried to bring the changes in the MBC...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@christina&#8230; it is not only a question of coaching&#8230;Navin and Paul belong to different &#8216;ecoles de politique&#8217;&#8230; That&#8217;s why Navin knows that he must behave himself in front and cameras whereas Paul&#8230;no comments&#8230;</p><p>@andy&#8230; the prime minister was right to criticise the L&#8217;express because they were siding with the MMM on the topic of the odds to win the election&#8230; L&#8217;express itself said that it was wrong and that the numbers published were not accurate. Now concerning the MBC, let me remind you it has always been a propaganda tool, and has been used not only by the Ptr but also by the MMM and the MMM never tried to bring the changes in the MBC&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-343</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 11:24:20 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-343</guid> <description>@B-B-R I am ready to debate: Navin Ramgoolam traite Nita Deerpalsingh de p**** &lt;a href=&quot;http://rapidshare.com/files/382267611/navin_zour__.Mp3.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://rapidshare.com/files/382267611/navin_zour__.Mp3.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yourlisten.com/channel/content/43727/Navin%20zoure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://yourlisten.com/channel/content/43727/Navin%20zoure&lt;/a&gt;Indigne d&#039;un premier ministre!!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R<br /> I am ready to debate: Navin Ramgoolam traite Nita Deerpalsingh de p**** <a target="_blank" href="http://rapidshare.com/files/382267611/navin_zour__.Mp3.html"  rel="nofollow">http://rapidshare.com/files/382267611/navin_zour__.Mp3.html</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://yourlisten.com/channel/content/43727/Navin%20zoure"  rel="nofollow">http://yourlisten.com/channel/content/43727/Navin%20zoure</a></p><p>Indigne d&#8217;un premier ministre!!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by Andy</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-342</link> <dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 09:58:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-342</guid> <description>The prime minister is completely wrong to suggest that being in the opposition party is useless as it is at the base of our democratic system, as is freedom of speech/press. To sugest such a thing speaks volume about how much the system is flawed and need to be reviewed.Just like B-B-R, I also watched the 3 prime-ministerial debates held on british TV, in my opinion BBC (which is also paid by taxpayers), was impartial and fair unlike MBC. For B-B-R to try to defend MBC is completely ridiculous.For the prime minister to attack a commercial newspaper is totally uncall and he has just cross the line from being &#039;naive&#039; to being stupid.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The prime minister is completely wrong to suggest that being in the opposition party is useless as it is at the base of our democratic system, as is freedom of speech/press. To sugest such a thing speaks volume about how much the system is flawed and need to be reviewed.</p><p>Just like B-B-R, I also watched the 3 prime-ministerial debates held on british TV, in my opinion BBC (which is also paid by taxpayers), was impartial and fair unlike MBC. For B-B-R to try to defend MBC is completely ridiculous.</p><p>For the prime minister to attack a commercial newspaper is totally uncall and he has just cross the line from being &#8216;naive&#8217; to being stupid.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Vishesh</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-341</link> <dc:creator>Vishesh</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 06:48:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-341</guid> <description>How right, Veeren!  Rama Sithanen is not the only bright economist in the country.  Besides, Economics itself has been termed a dismal &#039;science&#039;, which, ceteris paribus (other things being equal), allows one to say something and the contrary in the same breath.  Economics assumes that we are rational economic beings, which is far from exact.  Now he&#039;s revealing himself as a political turncoat by telling his followers to vote for Alliance du Coeur, which could put an end to his political career.  Hopefully, anyone else replacing him will open the door to more economic democracy.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How right, Veeren!  Rama Sithanen is not the only bright economist in the country.  Besides, Economics itself has been termed a dismal &#8216;science&#8217;, which, ceteris paribus (other things being equal), allows one to say something and the contrary in the same breath.  Economics assumes that we are rational economic beings, which is far from exact.  Now he&#8217;s revealing himself as a political turncoat by telling his followers to vote for Alliance du Coeur, which could put an end to his political career.  Hopefully, anyone else replacing him will open the door to more economic democracy.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-340</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 05:50:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-340</guid> <description>@Thirouven....dougues, viol, portab, televison nepli ena dans prisons aster...zot tout conner c kan paul ti premier minis ki sa la mode la ine commencer!@Thirouven kapav to zenfan ale lekol dans loto, mais dimounes commun so zenfan ale dans bis, et transport gratis, mem pou bannes personnes agees! 40000 emplois ine creer! Pension ine augmenter massivement! Subsides lor gaz...ti dimounes ki p gagn soulagement..ti dimounes pas p paye income taxe..C kumsa ki MMM pou dirige pays??http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3zJU1Gs6B0</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Thirouven&#8230;.dougues, viol, portab, televison nepli ena dans prisons aster&#8230;zot tout conner c kan paul ti premier minis ki sa la mode la ine commencer!</p><p>@Thirouven kapav to zenfan ale lekol dans loto, mais dimounes commun so zenfan ale dans bis, et transport gratis, mem pou bannes personnes agees! 40000 emplois ine creer! Pension ine augmenter massivement! Subsides lor gaz&#8230;ti dimounes ki p gagn soulagement..ti dimounes pas p paye income taxe..</p><p>C kumsa ki MMM pou dirige pays??</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3zJU1Gs6B0"  rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3zJU1Gs6B0</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-339</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 05:34:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-339</guid> <description>@avinash...mais le leader demeure le meme!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@avinash&#8230;mais le leader demeure le meme!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-338</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 05:29:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-338</guid> <description>@B-B-R Obviously PRB did not go. So would have NR if the roles had been switched. NR was also clearly not expecting PRB to turn up. It was a silly farce as far as I remember. At least, they&#039;re not trying to set up similar sorry spectacles now. NR is a much better communicator now thanks to good coaching. PRB should have done the same. And yes I&#039;ve seen PRB&#039;s  video. Truly sad. Again, he should have gotten himself a good coaching.All this circus merely succeeds in one thing: divert our attention from the real stakes and the content of their programmes.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R<br /> Obviously PRB did not go. So would have NR if the roles had been switched. NR was also clearly not expecting PRB to turn up. It was a silly farce as far as I remember. At least, they&#8217;re not trying to set up similar sorry spectacles now. NR is a much better communicator now thanks to good coaching. PRB should have done the same.<br /> And yes I&#8217;ve seen PRB&#8217;s  video. Truly sad. Again, he should have gotten himself a good coaching.</p><p>All this circus merely succeeds in one thing: divert our attention from the real stakes and the content of their programmes.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-337</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 03:30:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-337</guid> <description>@bhoot You&#039;re 100% right. There is no real need for BMW&#039;s and Mercedes. But many people still associate having such a car with being successful. I can&#039;t see our dear ministers forgoing their big cars anytime soon...You mentioned Toyota and Honda. As far as I know, European cars are cheaper and as low maintenance. But, for some irrational reason, they resell badly compared the Japanese cars... Anyone knows why?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@bhoot You&#8217;re 100% right. There is no real need for BMW&#8217;s and Mercedes. But many people still associate having such a car with being successful. I can&#8217;t see our dear ministers forgoing their big cars anytime soon&#8230;</p><p>You mentioned Toyota and Honda. As far as I know, European cars are cheaper and as low maintenance. But, for some irrational reason, they resell badly compared the Japanese cars&#8230; Anyone knows why?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-336</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 03:23:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-336</guid> <description>@B-B-R C&#039;est vrai que le MMM a commencé avec une idéologie marxiste mais les choses ont bien changé depuis. Quand le MMM était au pouvoir, le parti est sur la meme longueur d&#039;onde que ses partenaires politiques...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R C&#8217;est vrai que le MMM a commencé avec une idéologie marxiste mais les choses ont bien changé depuis. Quand le MMM était au pouvoir, le parti est sur la meme longueur d&#8217;onde que ses partenaires politiques&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by bhoot</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-335</link> <dc:creator>bhoot</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:52:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-335</guid> <description>I love you 10 ideas to better the government. I wrote something about CPE and what I think can be done to move that competition further up: http://lallmatie.com/blog/2010/03/24/the-ideal-education-system-for-mauritius-primary-middle-schsc-high-school/I also think that cars should be regulated based on their emission level (CO2 level as in Europe). Diesel cars should therefore be encouraged (they use less fuel per km), as well as increasing road tax on vehicles older than 10 years, and put strict regulations on those older than 15 years. Smoke is a big cause of pollution.What about duty free minister cars? Why do they all have to be BMW&#039;s and Mercedes. They have huge upfront cost and maintenance costs. These should be replaced with low maintenance Toyota or Honda cars. And the PM? Give him a hybrid Lexus car. It won&#039;t exactly be 100% green but it&#039;ll provide the level of security and comfort they&#039;re used to.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love you 10 ideas to better the government. I wrote something about CPE and what I think can be done to move that competition further up:<br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://lallmatie.com/blog/2010/03/24/the-ideal-education-system-for-mauritius-primary-middle-schsc-high-school/"  rel="nofollow">http://lallmatie.com/blog/2010/03/24/the-ideal-education-system-for-mauritius-primary-middle-schsc-high-school/</a></p><p>I also think that cars should be regulated based on their emission level (CO2 level as in Europe). Diesel cars should therefore be encouraged (they use less fuel per km), as well as increasing road tax on vehicles older than 10 years, and put strict regulations on those older than 15 years. Smoke is a big cause of pollution.</p><p>What about duty free minister cars? Why do they all have to be BMW&#8217;s and Mercedes. They have huge upfront cost and maintenance costs. These should be replaced with low maintenance Toyota or Honda cars. And the PM? Give him a hybrid Lexus car. It won&#8217;t exactly be 100% green but it&#8217;ll provide the level of security and comfort they&#8217;re used to.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Thirouven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-334</link> <dc:creator>Thirouven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:32:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-334</guid> <description>@B-B-R...Navin il à fait quoi en 5 ans pour les prisons?? Qu&#039;est ce que tu racontes?? Il à fait quoi de bon pour nous les mauriciens??</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R&#8230;Navin il à fait quoi en 5 ans pour les prisons?? Qu&#8217;est ce que tu racontes?? Il à fait quoi de bon pour nous les mauriciens??</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Thirouven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-333</link> <dc:creator>Thirouven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:27:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-333</guid> <description>C&#039;est ce gouvernement là (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsmgWeQZ3Gg&amp;feature=related) qui construira l&#039;avenir de Maurice??</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>C&#8217;est ce gouvernement là (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsmgWeQZ3Gg&#038;feature=related"  rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsmgWeQZ3Gg&#038;feature=related</a>) qui construira l&#8217;avenir de Maurice??</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-332</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:01:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-332</guid> <description>Désinformation, j&#039;en doute très cher....Simplement je remets les choses à leur place pour que l&#039;opinion publique ait quand même conscience que l&#039;Alliance Sociale nous a fait beaucoup de tort!!! N&#039;oublions pas le tollé concernant le réserve en or....Concernant le projet Tianli, une déclaration de Anil Gayan :Tianli : Danger pour notre sécurité (par Anil Gayan)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Au risque d’être attaqué comme un antipatriote, il est, à mon avis, essentiel qu’une réflexion s’engage sur la dimension de la sécurité nationale au sujet de l’implantation du méga-projet Tianli à Riche-Terre. Je reconnais que tous les pays sont en compétition pour attirer les investissements étrangers chez eux. Quel que soit l’investissement ou quelle soit l’origine de l’argent qui sous-entend l’investissement, les pays ne se soucient pas trop à condition de vanter le quantum de l’IDE (investissement direct étranger). Mais quand un pays comme le nôtre a une superficie aussi miniscule et que nous n’avons même pas une armée digne de ce nom et que notre force de police est à genoux, il nous faut réfléchir sur les implications d’une présence chinoise conséquente dans le pays.C’est une colonisation voulue. Ce n’est pas de l’investissement privé que nous apporte Tianli. C’est l’argent de la République populaire de Chine. Et c’est l’Etat chinois, en fait Beijing, qui décide sur les contours et le contenu du projet. Quelles sont les intentions ou visées stratégiques de Beijing quand les autorités chinoises choisissent Maurice ?Est-ce pour légitimer une présence chinoise dans l’océan Indien alors que les exercices navals et militaires entre les Etats-Unis, l’Inde, l’Australie et Singapour ne cessent dans cet océan qui était à l’époque destinée à devenir un Océan indien – Zone de Paix ?J’espère que le gouvernement a étudié les conséquences militaires-sécuritaires de cet investissement à cet endroit qui est extrêmement sensible. Riche-Terre est à moins de deux kilomètres du port qui est le poumon de l’économie. Le projet Tianli va embrigader l’économie du pays avec les visées de la Chine. La colonie chinoise autour de ce projet sera de plus de 30 000 ressortissants chinois dont les antécédents ne seront connus réellement que de la Chine. Est-ce qu’il y aura des militaires parmi pour la sécurité de leur investissement ?Ou est-ce qu’une autre mission leur sera confiée ?La Chine est une superpuissance qui a une projection globale aujourd’hui et tous les indicateurs démontrent que cette puissance va s’accroître dans l’avenir. Est-ce que notre avenir doit être lié aussi étroitement à un pays qui tolère les atrocités de Darfour au nom du tout-puissant pétrole ?Le lien entre l’investissement et la sécurité est crucial.Si la Chine cherche le soutien du pays pour une ambition chinoise au niveau international, est-ce que le pays pourra dire non même si ce qui est demandé est inacceptable ? Le destin économique du pays sera déterminé ailleurs.Si jamais il y a un problème de sécurité, est-ce qu’un autre pays ami comme l’Inde viendrait nous aider quand les intérêts de la Chine et de l’Inde comme deux superpuissances asiatiques convergent dans tellement de secteurs tant militaires que commerciaux ? Quand les géants sont d’accord, il n’y a plus d’espace pour les autres.**********************************************Maintenant qu&#039;on a remplacé Tianli par Jinfei, je ne vois pas ce que cela change!!!!!BBR je pense que vous devriez vérifier vos sources avant tout et aussi vous mettre en relation avec les dirigeants de votre parti pour vous briefer!!!Copncernant les IDE, essayez de consulter les statistiques et voir de quels pays qui financent les qq projets!!! Aujourd&#039;hui l&#039;Ile Maurice est accroché à la France et les USA!!!!Sans oublier les aides qu&#039;on reçoit de l&#039;UE et du FMI!!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Désinformation, j&#8217;en doute très cher&#8230;.Simplement je remets les choses à leur place pour que l&#8217;opinion publique ait quand même conscience que l&#8217;Alliance Sociale nous a fait beaucoup de tort!!!<br /> N&#8217;oublions pas le tollé concernant le réserve en or&#8230;.</p><p>Concernant le projet Tianli, une déclaration de Anil Gayan :</p><p>Tianli : Danger pour notre sécurité (par Anil Gayan)</p><p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p><p>Au risque d’être attaqué comme un antipatriote, il est, à mon avis, essentiel qu’une réflexion s’engage sur la dimension de la sécurité nationale au sujet de l’implantation du méga-projet Tianli à Riche-Terre. Je reconnais que tous les pays sont en compétition pour attirer les investissements étrangers chez eux. Quel que soit l’investissement ou quelle soit l’origine de l’argent qui sous-entend l’investissement, les pays ne se soucient pas trop à condition de vanter le quantum de l’IDE (investissement direct étranger). Mais quand un pays comme le nôtre a une superficie aussi miniscule et que nous n’avons même pas une armée digne de ce nom et que notre force de police est à genoux, il nous faut réfléchir sur les implications d’une présence chinoise conséquente dans le pays.</p><p>C’est une colonisation voulue. Ce n’est pas de l’investissement privé que nous apporte Tianli. C’est l’argent de la République populaire de Chine. Et c’est l’Etat chinois, en fait Beijing, qui décide sur les contours et le contenu du projet. Quelles sont les intentions ou visées stratégiques de Beijing quand les autorités chinoises choisissent Maurice ?</p><p>Est-ce pour légitimer une présence chinoise dans l’océan Indien alors que les exercices navals et militaires entre les Etats-Unis, l’Inde, l’Australie et Singapour ne cessent dans cet océan qui était à l’époque destinée à devenir un Océan indien – Zone de Paix ?</p><p>J’espère que le gouvernement a étudié les conséquences militaires-sécuritaires de cet investissement à cet endroit qui est extrêmement sensible. Riche-Terre est à moins de deux kilomètres du port qui est le poumon de l’économie. Le projet Tianli va embrigader l’économie du pays avec les visées de la Chine. La colonie chinoise autour de ce projet sera de plus de 30 000 ressortissants chinois dont les antécédents ne seront connus réellement que de la Chine. Est-ce qu’il y aura des militaires parmi pour la sécurité de leur investissement ?</p><p>Ou est-ce qu’une autre mission leur sera confiée ?</p><p>La Chine est une superpuissance qui a une projection globale aujourd’hui et tous les indicateurs démontrent que cette puissance va s’accroître dans l’avenir. Est-ce que notre avenir doit être lié aussi étroitement à un pays qui tolère les atrocités de Darfour au nom du tout-puissant pétrole ?</p><p>Le lien entre l’investissement et la sécurité est crucial.</p><p>Si la Chine cherche le soutien du pays pour une ambition chinoise au niveau international, est-ce que le pays pourra dire non même si ce qui est demandé est inacceptable ? Le destin économique du pays sera déterminé ailleurs.</p><p>Si jamais il y a un problème de sécurité, est-ce qu’un autre pays ami comme l’Inde viendrait nous aider quand les intérêts de la Chine et de l’Inde comme deux superpuissances asiatiques convergent dans tellement de secteurs tant militaires que commerciaux ? Quand les géants sont d’accord, il n’y a plus d’espace pour les autres.</p><p>**********************************************</p><p>Maintenant qu&#8217;on a remplacé Tianli par Jinfei, je ne vois pas ce que cela change!!!!!</p><p>BBR je pense que vous devriez vérifier vos sources avant tout et aussi vous mettre en relation avec les dirigeants de votre parti pour vous briefer!!!</p><p>Copncernant les IDE, essayez de consulter les statistiques et voir de quels pays qui financent les qq projets!!!<br /> Aujourd&#8217;hui l&#8217;Ile Maurice est accroché à la France et les USA!!!!Sans oublier les aides qu&#8217;on reçoit de l&#8217;UE et du FMI!!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-331</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:08:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-331</guid> <description>@avinash...penses tu vraiement que le MMM a évolué?? Le meme leader charismatique est toujours a la tete du MMM... Ce cher vieux Paul, avec ses idéologies marxistes...@Bruno...je ne comprends pas pourquoi tu fais le lien entre le PTR et &quot;Most previous attempts to form parties that crossed communal lines had been ineffective&quot; Il avait aussi les autres parti comme CAM, IFB et PMSD, ...Est-ce que c&#039;est la faute du Ptr qu&#039;un parti qui pouvait &quot;crossed communal lines&quot; n&#039;est pas vu le jour???Je parie que 90% des membres du MMM ne savent pas que le parti prone des ideologies marxistes...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@avinash&#8230;penses tu vraiement que le MMM a évolué?? Le meme leader charismatique est toujours a la tete du MMM&#8230; Ce cher vieux Paul, avec ses idéologies marxistes&#8230;</p><p>@Bruno&#8230;je ne comprends pas pourquoi tu fais le lien entre le PTR et &#8220;Most previous attempts to form parties that crossed communal lines had been ineffective&#8221; Il avait aussi les autres parti comme CAM, IFB et PMSD, &#8230;</p><p>Est-ce que c&#8217;est la faute du Ptr qu&#8217;un parti qui pouvait &#8220;crossed communal lines&#8221; n&#8217;est pas vu le jour???</p><p>Je parie que 90% des membres du MMM ne savent pas que le parti prone des ideologies marxistes&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-330</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:58:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-330</guid> <description>@Parama... pourquoi voter &lt;b&gt;pour&lt;/b&gt; l&#039;Alliance du Coeur???  Le MMM a deja eu sa chance et il a failli!En 1982, le MMM remporta les election 60-0... Mais instabilité, tiraillements et démissions étaient choses communes... Meme chose en 1991 et en 1995 quand ils etaient en alliance avec le MSM et le Ptr respectivement...Le MMM rime avec instabilité, seul ou en alliance...Le MMM rime avec des milliards de concessions aux plus riches...Le MMM rime avec le manque de préparation et de planification...(ref Programme MMM)Le MMM rime avec un régime marxiste...Enfin, le MMM rime avec le passé...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parama&#8230; pourquoi voter <b>pour</b> l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur???  Le MMM a deja eu sa chance et il a failli!</p><p>En 1982, le MMM remporta les election 60-0&#8230; Mais instabilité, tiraillements et démissions étaient choses communes&#8230; Meme chose en 1991 et en 1995 quand ils etaient en alliance avec le MSM et le Ptr respectivement&#8230;</p><p>Le MMM rime avec instabilité, seul ou en alliance&#8230;</p><p>Le MMM rime avec des milliards de concessions aux plus riches&#8230;</p><p>Le MMM rime avec le manque de préparation et de planification&#8230;(ref Programme MMM)</p><p>Le MMM rime avec un régime marxiste&#8230;</p><p>Enfin, le MMM rime avec le passé&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-329</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:42:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-329</guid> <description>La MBC est machine a propagande... Abon? Pourquoi?? Parcequ&#039;elle montre les images où  Paul Berenger est en train de faire son clown! Sans oublier les attaques personnelles...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>La MBC est machine a propagande&#8230; Abon? Pourquoi?? Parcequ&#8217;elle montre les images où  Paul Berenger est en train de faire son clown! Sans oublier les attaques personnelles&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-328</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:36:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-328</guid> <description>@Parama...beacoup de paroles de la part du MMM...reforme du systeme carceral???????Paul Berenger était le Premier Ministre pendant 2 ans, et il n&#039;avait rien fait pour les prisons!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parama&#8230;beacoup de paroles de la part du MMM&#8230;reforme du systeme carceral???????</p><p>Paul Berenger était le Premier Ministre pendant 2 ans, et il n&#8217;avait rien fait pour les prisons!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-327</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:32:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-327</guid> <description>@Parama... je parle de la periode 2005 a 2010... Le climat economique s&#039;est beaucoup amelioré dans cette periode!!Oui il ya eu a petite recul entre 2008 et 2009; la raison est simple: la conjoncture internationalle difficile!!!Alors, Parama, il est temps d&#039;arreter de faire de la désinformation...Aussi, il faut voire ce que l&#039;autre camp propose... Vishnu Lutmeenaraidoo a dit clairement qu&#039;il va arreter la mise en place du projet Tianli, ce qui représentera un manque a gagner de &lt;b&gt;$750USmn&lt;/b&gt; en investissemens directs étrangers!Les investisseurs sont plus nombreux: les projets de Bagatelle, Mall of Mauritius et Les Salines sont quelques exemples.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parama&#8230; je parle de la periode 2005 a 2010&#8230; Le climat economique s&#8217;est beaucoup amelioré dans cette periode!!</p><p>Oui il ya eu a petite recul entre 2008 et 2009; la raison est simple: la conjoncture internationalle difficile!!!</p><p>Alors, Parama, il est temps d&#8217;arreter de faire de la désinformation&#8230;</p><p>Aussi, il faut voire ce que l&#8217;autre camp propose&#8230; Vishnu Lutmeenaraidoo a dit clairement qu&#8217;il va arreter la mise en place du projet Tianli, ce qui représentera un manque a gagner de <b>$750USmn</b> en investissemens directs étrangers!</p><p>Les investisseurs sont plus nombreux: les projets de Bagatelle, Mall of Mauritius et Les Salines sont quelques exemples.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-326</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:35:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-326</guid> <description>@B-B-R Thanks for the link to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,909384-1,00.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,909384-1,00.html&lt;/a&gt; I know have proof that the PTr is not a national party, but targets only one segment of the population ... if you look at the first page it clearly states:&lt;blockquote&gt;Most previous attempts to form parties that crossed communal lines had been ineffective.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Like you said yourself wrt Marxism ...Once (a communal party) always (a communal party)!!! :p</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R<br /> Thanks for the link to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,909384-1,00.html"  rel="nofollow">http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,909384-1,00.html</a> I know have proof that the PTr is not a national party, but targets only one segment of the population &#8230; if you look at the first page it clearly states:</p><blockquote><p>Most previous attempts to form parties that crossed communal lines had been ineffective.</p></blockquote><p>Like you said yourself wrt Marxism &#8230;</p><p>Once (a communal party) always (a communal party)!!! :p</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-325</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:06:11 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-325</guid> <description>@B-B-R Merci pour ce lien &quot;historique&quot;. Mais, bon, l&#039;article n&#039;est pas exact et, de toute façon, le MMM a beaucoup évolué depuis :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R Merci pour ce lien &#8220;historique&#8221;. Mais, bon, l&#8217;article n&#8217;est pas exact et, de toute façon, le MMM a beaucoup évolué depuis <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on About by Sanjay Jagatsingh</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/about/comment-page-1/#comment-324</link> <dc:creator>Sanjay Jagatsingh</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:43:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=6#comment-324</guid> <description>Gd initiative! We need more and more of this.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gd initiative! We need more and more of this.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-323</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:13:06 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-323</guid> <description>La question qu&#039;on doit se demander et la poser à tous : Est-ce que les politiciens mauriciens savent ce que c&#039;est la politique???Aujourd&#039;hui j&#039;ai l&#039;impression qu&#039;on assiste à une sorte de politicaille où tout le monde voit son intérêt personnel et financier avent!!!Mais qu&#039;en est-il du peuple???La population aujourd&#039;hui souffre d&#039;une absence de jugement, de discernement entre le bien et le mal, le bon et le moins bon!!! Les mauriciens hésitent, less années 70 sont révolus!!!!Personne ne descendra dans la rue pour dire à nos politiciens STOP à l&#039;injustice, Améliorer nos conditions de vie et de travail!!!!Tout cela c&#039;est bien fini et dommage!!! Aujourd&#039;hui à chaque élection, les deux blocs politiques se battent pour avoir un 60-0!!A chaque échéance c&#039;est la même chose, mais qu&#039;en est-il de l&#039;opinion publique???Au point de se demander si les mauriciens savent voter??? Aujourd&#039;hui beaucoup de personnes voir la majorité des électeurs votent soit en fonction de la couleur, de la religion, et des uses et coutumes familiaux!!!Mais qu&#039;en est-il de la méritocratie, de la compétence, le jugement???Où sont passer nos valeurs et principes???L&#039;alliance Sociale a été un bide politique, un flop sur toute la ligne, bien que certains ministres ont impressionné, mais le bilan reste désastreux, la population en a souffert, le pays va mal!!!MAis pensez-vous justement que la population s&#039;élèvera et votera en leur âme et conscience à un changement???? Et pourtant pour avancer, il nous faut ce changement, ce changement que représente aujourd&#039;hui l&#039;Alliance du coeur!!!!Quant à la politique de la MBC, il est temps de faire un peu de nettoyage!!!Navin Ramgoolam utilise la MBC pour faire de la propagande électorale et je ne comprends pas qu&#039;on peut les laisser faire!!! C&#039;est un abus de la part des candidats de l&#039;alliance de l&#039;avenir... A quand une politique saines et responsable à Maurice??? Quand on voit les termes utilisés par certains politiques de l&#039;A2A, des menaces, je me demande si on est toujours dans cette île tranquille qu&#039;est Maurice!!!! &quot;Batchiaras, insultes à l&#039;encontre de la famille, menaces pour voter les candidats BBR sinon pas de ministres, menaces à l&#039;encontre des personnes qui osent critiquer le gouvernement, etc&quot; Oh my Motherland, it&#039;s sad to see how you are suffering!!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>La question qu&#8217;on doit se demander et la poser à tous : Est-ce que les politiciens mauriciens savent ce que c&#8217;est la politique???Aujourd&#8217;hui j&#8217;ai l&#8217;impression qu&#8217;on assiste à une sorte de politicaille où tout le monde voit son intérêt personnel et financier avent!!!Mais qu&#8217;en est-il du peuple???La population aujourd&#8217;hui souffre d&#8217;une absence de jugement, de discernement entre le bien et le mal, le bon et le moins bon!!!<br /> Les mauriciens hésitent, less années 70 sont révolus!!!!Personne ne descendra dans la rue pour dire à nos politiciens STOP à l&#8217;injustice, Améliorer nos conditions de vie et de travail!!!!Tout cela c&#8217;est bien fini et dommage!!!<br /> Aujourd&#8217;hui à chaque élection, les deux blocs politiques se battent pour avoir un 60-0!!A chaque échéance c&#8217;est la même chose, mais qu&#8217;en est-il de l&#8217;opinion publique???Au point de se demander si les mauriciens savent voter???<br /> Aujourd&#8217;hui beaucoup de personnes voir la majorité des électeurs votent soit en fonction de la couleur, de la religion, et des uses et coutumes familiaux!!!Mais qu&#8217;en est-il de la méritocratie, de la compétence, le jugement???Où sont passer nos valeurs et principes???</p><p>L&#8217;alliance Sociale a été un bide politique, un flop sur toute la ligne, bien que certains ministres ont impressionné, mais le bilan reste désastreux, la population en a souffert, le pays va mal!!!</p><p>MAis pensez-vous justement que la population s&#8217;élèvera et votera en leur âme et conscience à un changement????<br /> Et pourtant pour avancer, il nous faut ce changement, ce changement que représente aujourd&#8217;hui l&#8217;Alliance du coeur!!!!</p><p>Quant à la politique de la MBC, il est temps de faire un peu de nettoyage!!!Navin Ramgoolam utilise la MBC pour faire de la propagande électorale et je ne comprends pas qu&#8217;on peut les laisser faire!!!<br /> C&#8217;est un abus de la part des candidats de l&#8217;alliance de l&#8217;avenir&#8230;<br /> A quand une politique saines et responsable à Maurice???<br /> Quand on voit les termes utilisés par certains politiques de l&#8217;A2A, des menaces, je me demande si on est toujours dans cette île tranquille qu&#8217;est Maurice!!!!<br /> &#8220;Batchiaras, insultes à l&#8217;encontre de la famille, menaces pour voter les candidats BBR sinon pas de ministres, menaces à l&#8217;encontre des personnes qui osent critiquer le gouvernement, etc&#8221;<br /> Oh my Motherland, it&#8217;s sad to see how you are suffering!!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-322</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:38:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-322</guid> <description>Cher B.B.R, J&#039;ai l&#039;mpression que vos chiffres sont erronnés!!!Le taux de chômage bien au contraire a augmenté par rapport aux années précédentes, qui est de 7.3% pour 2009!!! Les prix de la consommation ont augmentéde 0.3% par rapport au mois précédent. Alors que le taux d&#039;inflation moyen a ainsi atteint 2,3%. On note aussi une augmentation de 0.2% du coût de la nourriture, des boissons non alcoolisées, ainsi que de l&#039;habillemnt et des chaussures. Les coûts de transport ont également enregistré une hausse de 1.8%. Tout en sachant que le montant des investissemens directs étrangers a subi une forte baisse ces deux dernières années :274,19 M de dollars en 2009 contre 368 millions en 2008 et 370 millions en 2007. Les investissements notamment américains, sud-africains et indiens sont en régression, à croire que Navin Ramgoolam fait peur à nos investisseurs!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cher B.B.R,<br /> J&#8217;ai l&#8217;mpression que vos chiffres sont erronnés!!!Le taux de chômage bien au contraire a augmenté par rapport aux années précédentes, qui est de 7.3% pour 2009!!!<br /> Les prix de la consommation ont augmentéde 0.3% par rapport au mois précédent. Alors que le taux d&#8217;inflation moyen a ainsi atteint 2,3%.<br /> On note aussi une augmentation de 0.2% du coût de la nourriture, des boissons non alcoolisées, ainsi que de l&#8217;habillemnt et des chaussures.<br /> Les coûts de transport ont également enregistré une hausse de 1.8%.<br /> Tout en sachant que le montant des investissemens directs étrangers a subi une forte baisse ces deux dernières années :274,19 M de dollars en 2009 contre 368 millions en 2008 et 370 millions en 2007.<br /> Les investissements notamment américains, sud-africains et indiens sont en régression, à croire que Navin Ramgoolam fait peur à nos investisseurs!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-321</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:12:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-321</guid> <description>Here, in an article by TIME magazine(1970), the MMM is regarded as a &lt;b&gt;Maoist group&lt;/b&gt;...http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,909384-2,00.htmlOnce a marxcist, always a marxcist!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here, in an article by TIME magazine(1970), the MMM is regarded as a <b>Maoist group</b>&#8230;</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,909384-2,00.html"  rel="nofollow">http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,909384-2,00.html</a></p><p>Once a marxcist, always a marxcist!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-320</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:55:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-320</guid> <description>Cher B.B.R, si chez vous ce qui a été votre leitmotiv ces dernières années, c&#039;est de penser à construire une nouvelle prison ( déclaration du PM &quot;d&#039;alors&quot; N.Ramgoolam), le problème de surpopulation carcérale et les problèmes de gestion administrative pénitencière ne se résoud pas comme ça!!!! L&#039;Alliance du Coeur voit les choses différemment et propose de voir le problème en profondeur et s&#039;attellera directement à une réorganisation et restructuration de l&#039;administration pénitencière!!!!La réforme des &quot;Prisons&quot; prendra en compte la réhabilitation de prisonniers afin de leur assurer une deuxième vie à leur sortie de prisons!!! L&#039;alliance sociale n&#039;a rien fait jusqu&#039;à ce jour, si ce n&#039;est de dire ci et là qu&#039;elle va construire une nouvelle prison!!!!Pas de réformes, rien que ce soit pour une réhabilitation des prisonniers ou encore du sort réservé aux personnels penitenciers!!!! Quant à la santé, c&#039;est bien à l4alliance de l&#039;avenir d&#039;annoncer en grande pompe la création d&#039;un hopital pour femmes mais n&#039;est-ce pas là une certaine disparité homme/femme????N&#039;est ce pas là une forme inégalité??? Nous, à l&#039;Alliance du Coeur nous proposons de revoir carrément le débat sur la santé, et prend en considération les cris et souffrances des mauriciens, qui se plaignent d&#039;une mauvaise qualité de soin, manque de place dans nos hôpitaux, manque de personnel soignant et non-soignant,hôpital vétustes,services spécialisés fermés dû aux pannes de matériel médical...Et j&#039;en passe!!! Quel est le bialn de l&#039;Alliance Sociale pour le secteur de la santé????Si ce n&#039;est qu&#039;on a eu un Ministre incompétent qui n&#039;a pas su écouter, prendre les décisions qui s&#039;en imposent etc....</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cher B.B.R, si chez vous ce qui a été votre leitmotiv ces dernières années, c&#8217;est de penser à construire une nouvelle prison ( déclaration du PM &#8220;d&#8217;alors&#8221; N.Ramgoolam), le problème de surpopulation carcérale et les problèmes de gestion administrative pénitencière ne se résoud pas comme ça!!!!<br /> L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur voit les choses différemment et propose de voir le problème en profondeur et s&#8217;attellera directement à une réorganisation et restructuration de l&#8217;administration pénitencière!!!!La réforme des &#8220;Prisons&#8221; prendra en compte la réhabilitation de prisonniers afin de leur assurer une deuxième vie à leur sortie de prisons!!!<br /> L&#8217;alliance sociale n&#8217;a rien fait jusqu&#8217;à ce jour, si ce n&#8217;est de dire ci et là qu&#8217;elle va construire une nouvelle prison!!!!Pas de réformes, rien que ce soit pour une réhabilitation des prisonniers ou encore du sort réservé aux personnels penitenciers!!!!<br /> Quant à la santé, c&#8217;est bien à l4alliance de l&#8217;avenir d&#8217;annoncer en grande pompe la création d&#8217;un hopital pour femmes mais n&#8217;est-ce pas là une certaine disparité homme/femme????N&#8217;est ce pas là une forme inégalité???<br /> Nous, à l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur nous proposons de revoir carrément le débat sur la santé, et prend en considération les cris et souffrances des mauriciens, qui se plaignent d&#8217;une mauvaise qualité de soin, manque de place dans nos hôpitaux, manque de personnel soignant et non-soignant,hôpital vétustes,services spécialisés fermés dû aux pannes de matériel médical&#8230;Et j&#8217;en passe!!!<br /> Quel est le bialn de l&#8217;Alliance Sociale pour le secteur de la santé????Si ce n&#8217;est qu&#8217;on a eu un Ministre incompétent qui n&#8217;a pas su écouter, prendre les décisions qui s&#8217;en imposent etc&#8230;.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-319</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:43:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-319</guid> <description>Good job to remove this article as there were fake data &quot;female unemployment has increased in the last 5 years&quot; when in reality it has decreased by 4%</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good job to remove this article as there were fake data &#8220;female unemployment has increased in the last 5 years&#8221; when in reality it has decreased by 4%</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-318</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:37:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-318</guid> <description>Un petit rappel des valeurs du Mouvement Militant Mauricien, ces mêmes valeurs qui animent hommes et femmes, vieux et jeunes, toute une population...Ce sont ces mêmes valeurs qui nous permettra de diriger le pays, de lui assurer un avenir serein et juste :1. Le Mouvement Militant Mauricien a pour idéal depuis sa création en 1969, une société libérée de toute forme de domination, d’exploitation, ainsi que de toute discrimination de classe, de race, de couleur, de communauté, de caste, de religion ou de sexe.2. S’inspirant de divers courants du socialisme et de la gauche humaniste, démocratique et progressiste, l’action du MMM s’inscrit résolument dans la longue lutte historique pour le progrès de l’humanité et pour la conquête des droits de la personne humaine. Parti de transformation sociale, le MMM puise sa force dans notre histoire commune et situe son action politique dans la lignée de la lutte contre l’esclavage et l’engagement, et pour l’émancipation du peuple mauricien dans l’unité, la liberté et la fraternité.3. Le MMM œuvre pour l’avancement de notre société et de toutes ses composantes, tout en étant particulièrement attentif aux intérêts des travailleurs, petits entrepreneurs, petits planteurs, éleveurs, pécheurs, et gens de la mer, artisans et fonctionnaires, artistes et intellectuels, et aux droits des femmes, des jeunes, des enfants et des défavorisés de La société.4. Conscient que le travail humain est a la base de tout progrès, le MMM prône la reconnaissance du travail a sa juste valeur. Le MMM s’associe au combat des travailleurs pour leurs droits et soutient les nouvelles formes d’organisation économique et sociale pouvant donner aux salariés une véritable citoyenneté dans les entreprises, comme dans la vie publique. Dans tout arbitrage entre la reconnaissance de la valeur du travail humain et la rétribution des investissements, le MMM veille à ce que les travailleurs ne soient pas lésés dans leurs droits.5. Le MMM s&#039;associe aux luttes à Maurice et de par le monde, pour l’amélioration de la condition féminine. Le MMM participe activement aux efforts en vue d’éliminer les discriminations qui subsistent à l’encontre des femmes et prône la prise en compte des intérêts de la population féminine dans tout processus de prise de décisions, particulièrement dans l’élaboration et la mise en application des politiques de l’Etat. Le MMM appuie toute action dans L’intérêt de l’Empowerment des femmes et pour leur inclusion sociale. Afin d’atteindre l’égalité recherchée entre militantes et militants, le MMM favorise l’adhésion des femmes aux partis et assure leur représentation au sein de toutes les instances du parti, ainsi qu’à l&#039;Assemblée Nationale et dans les collectivités locales.6. Conscient que la jeunesse est porteuse de tous les espoirs, le MMM soutient les aspirations des jeunes et encourage leur sens du renouveau. Le MMM et les jeunes partagent les mêmes valeurs républicaines et la même vision de l’avenir. Le MMM favorise l’adhésion des jeunes au parti et assure leur représentation au sein de toutes les instances du parti, ainsi qua l’Assemblée Nationale et dans les collectivités locales.7. Force de Gauche moderne dans ses idées réaliste dans ses ambitions et efficace dans son action, le MMM cherche a rassembler la plus grand nombre de Mauriciennes et de Mauriciens autour d’un projet politique ayant pour piliers:(i) LA CONSOLIDATION DE L’UNITE DE LA NATION MAURICIENNE DANS LA DIVERSITE. Le MMM favorise l’épanouissement de nos cultures ancestrales qui constituent un riche patrimoine national. Le MMM est conscient que la coexistence des différentes traditions culturelles et religieuses sur notre sol et le vécu commun des diverses composantes de la nation encouragent, à travers notre histoire commune, l&#039;émergence d’une identité mauricienne, insulaire et plurielle. Ce mauricianisme pluriculturel basé sur le respect, la tolérance et la compréhension des différences, permet de transcender les barrières raciales et communales et de libérer ainsi la synergie nécessaire pour façonner un devenir commun mauricien, conjuguant unité nationale, méritocratie, progrès économique et démocratisation sociale. Le MMM prône la préservation de la laïcité de l’Etat et de ses institutions.(ii) LE DEVELOPPEMENT D’UNE ECONOMlE DYNAMlQUE Le MMM prône un développement économique et social soutenu, conforme a l’intérêt général. Le MMM est favorable à une conjugaison des règles du marché et de la rigueur de la compétition d’une part, et de l’élan de coopération et de partenariat des citoyens d’autre part, afin d’accroitre la richesse nationale, de garantir le plein emploi et l’amélioration continu du niveau de vie. Le MMM encourage l’esprit d’entreprise et prône une société d’économie mixte avec un secteur privé dynamique et un secteur public performant, contribuant ensemble à une économie prospère. La politique économique et budgétaire de l’Etat doit permettre de dégager les priorités nationales à partir des choix exprimés démocratiquement.(iii) L’APPROFONDISSEMENT DE LA JUSTICE SOCIALE Le MMM croit dans un Etat Providence moderne, expression de La solidarité nationale, permettant au pouvoir public de soutenir les démunis, les économiquement faibles, les chômeurs et les exclus en assurant la satisfaction de leurs besoins élémentaires et en favorisant leur insertion dans la vie économique. Le MMM s’engage a éliminer toute forme d’oppression et d’exploitation des enfants, à les protéger et à favoriser leur plein épanouissement. Dans les domaines de l’éducation et de la formation, du Logement et de la sante, le MMM veille à ce que les logiques du marché et des monopoles ne soient pas les seules forces déterminantes. Le MMM prône la méritocratie a travers légalité d’accès et de chances pour tous.(iv) L’EPANOUISSEMENT D’UNE DEMOCRATIE PARTICIPATIVE Le MMM est respectueux des droits de la personne humaine dans un Etat de droit reposant sur le suffrage universel et le pluralisme. Le MMM croit en une démocratie ou le gouvernement est redevable au peuple et ou les décisions sont prises en consultation avec ceux qui sont directement concernés. Conscient que les droits et les devoirs des citoyens n’ont de sens que lorsque existent les conditions permanant leur exercice, le MMM considère que le combat pour la liberté et celui pour l’égalité ne font………?(v) LE COMBAT CONTRE LA FRAUDE ET LA CORRUPTION, LA DROGUE ET LA CRIMINALITE EN GENERAL Le MMM prône une lutte permanente contre la fraude et la corruption et pour la transparence totale. Le MMM s’engage l combattre la drogue et la criminalité en général. Le MMM estime primordial de tout mettre en œuvre afin de garantir l’ordre et la sécurité publics et de promouvoir un environnement social sain. Le MMM croit profondément en l‘égale importance de la prévention, de la répression et de la réhabilitation.(vi) LA PRESERVATION ET LA PROMOTION D’UN ENVIRONNEMENT SAIN Le MMM prône la préservation et l’assainissement de l’environnement et l’amélioration continue de la qualité de la vie. Les équilibres écologiques à sauvegarder et l’état de l’environnement à être lègué aux générations futures doivent être pris en compte dans l’élaboration de toute politique d’aménagement du territoire ou du développement économique ci social.(vii) LA DEFENSE DE L’INTEGRITE TERRITORIALE DE NOTRE ETAT ARCHIPEL se composant de Maurice, Rodrigues, Agaléga et St Brandon, l’Archipel des Chagos et Tromelin.8. Considérant que bus les problèmes majeurs sont devenus mondiaux, l’action du MMM s’inscrit dans un cadre à la fois national, régional et international. Le MMM récuse toute domination ou exploitation d’un peuple par un autre et affirme qu’il ne saurait y avoir d’homme libre dans une nation assujettie, ni de pays libre dans une humanité livrée au sous-développement et a l’injustice. Le MMM croit dans des rapports internationaux fondés sur la justice, le respect, la réciprocité, la Co-développement, le droit des peuples à disposer d’eux-mêmes et favorise la coopération régionale dans l’océan indien et sur le continent africain. Le MMM, parti de paix soutient les initiatives de désarmement au niveau mondial. Face à la mondialisation de l‘économie et la globalisation des échanges qui présentent aux peuples autant de dangers que d’opportunités, le MMM s’exprime en faveur d’un ordre mondial conforme aux besoins humains et aux droits des générations futures sur notre planète.9. Conscient que la Science favorise la réflexion, la recherche et le progrès mais quelle peut générer des inégalités si le progrès n’est pas accessible a tous, le MMM prône une politique scientifique au profit de plus grand nombre et veille a ce que les réalisations de la technologie soient mises a la disposition de tous. Dans les domaines de la communication et de L’information, le MMM récuse les monopoles et favorise la pluralité. Le MMM favorise la liberté d’expression a tous les niveaux : presse, radio, télévision, etc. Le MMM prône la libéralisation des ondes tout en veillant à ce que le tissu social soit protégé et que des monopoles basés sur le regroupement des capitaux n’empêchent la libre expression des courants de pensée.10. Le MMM est un parti profondément attaché à la démocratie. A l’intérieur du parti, le MMM choisit ses responsables démocratiquement et reconnaît à chaque militant inscrit au parti le droit de participer l’élection des responsables et à influencer la ligne politique du parti par un vote librement exprimé. Le Mouvement Militant Mauricien demande a tous les militants et les militantes et particulièrement a ceux et celles qui le représentent a l’Assemblée Nationale, dans les collectivités locales, dans les instances de décision du parti et du pays, de s’inspirer dans leurs réflexions, leurs décisions et leurs actes, de ces principes fondamentaux. A l’horizon de la lutte du MMM se dresse une République de Maurice unie, démocratique, méritocratique, moderne, prospère, juste et solidaire.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Un petit rappel des valeurs du Mouvement Militant Mauricien, ces mêmes valeurs qui animent hommes et femmes, vieux et jeunes, toute une population&#8230;Ce sont ces mêmes valeurs qui nous permettra de diriger le pays, de lui assurer un avenir serein et juste :</p><p>1. Le Mouvement Militant Mauricien a pour idéal depuis sa création en 1969, une société libérée de toute forme de domination, d’exploitation, ainsi que de toute discrimination de classe, de race, de couleur, de communauté, de caste, de religion ou de sexe.</p><p>2. S’inspirant de divers courants du socialisme et de la gauche humaniste, démocratique et progressiste, l’action du MMM s’inscrit résolument dans la longue lutte historique pour le progrès de l’humanité et pour la conquête des droits de la personne humaine. Parti de transformation sociale, le MMM puise sa force dans notre histoire commune et situe son action politique dans la lignée de la lutte contre l’esclavage et l’engagement, et pour l’émancipation du peuple mauricien dans l’unité, la liberté et la fraternité.</p><p>3. Le MMM œuvre pour l’avancement de notre société et de toutes ses composantes, tout en étant particulièrement attentif aux intérêts des travailleurs, petits entrepreneurs, petits planteurs, éleveurs, pécheurs, et gens de la mer, artisans et fonctionnaires, artistes et intellectuels, et aux droits des femmes, des jeunes, des enfants et des défavorisés de La société.</p><p>4. Conscient que le travail humain est a la base de tout progrès, le MMM prône la reconnaissance du travail a sa juste valeur. Le MMM s’associe au combat des travailleurs pour leurs droits et soutient les nouvelles formes d’organisation économique et sociale pouvant donner aux salariés une véritable citoyenneté dans les entreprises, comme dans la vie publique. Dans tout arbitrage entre la reconnaissance de la valeur du travail humain et la rétribution des investissements, le MMM veille à ce que les travailleurs ne soient pas lésés dans leurs droits.</p><p>5. Le MMM s&#8217;associe aux luttes à Maurice et de par le monde, pour l’amélioration de la condition féminine. Le MMM participe activement aux efforts en vue d’éliminer les discriminations qui subsistent à l’encontre des femmes et prône la prise en compte des intérêts de la population féminine dans tout processus de prise de décisions, particulièrement dans l’élaboration et la mise en application des politiques de l’Etat. Le MMM appuie toute action dans L’intérêt de l’Empowerment des femmes et pour leur inclusion sociale. Afin d’atteindre l’égalité recherchée entre militantes et militants, le MMM favorise l’adhésion des femmes aux partis et assure leur représentation au sein de toutes les instances du parti, ainsi qu’à l&#8217;Assemblée Nationale et dans les collectivités locales.</p><p>6. Conscient que la jeunesse est porteuse de tous les espoirs, le MMM soutient les aspirations des jeunes et encourage leur sens du renouveau. Le MMM et les jeunes partagent les mêmes valeurs républicaines et la même vision de l’avenir. Le MMM favorise l’adhésion des jeunes au parti et assure leur représentation au sein de toutes les instances du parti, ainsi qua l’Assemblée Nationale et dans les collectivités locales.</p><p>7. Force de Gauche moderne dans ses idées réaliste dans ses ambitions et efficace dans son action, le MMM cherche a rassembler la plus grand nombre de Mauriciennes et de Mauriciens autour d’un projet politique ayant pour piliers:</p><p>(i) LA CONSOLIDATION DE L’UNITE DE LA NATION MAURICIENNE DANS LA DIVERSITE.<br /> Le MMM favorise l’épanouissement de nos cultures ancestrales qui constituent un riche patrimoine national. Le MMM est conscient que la coexistence des différentes traditions culturelles et religieuses sur notre sol et le vécu commun des diverses composantes de la nation encouragent, à travers notre histoire commune, l&#8217;émergence d’une identité mauricienne, insulaire et plurielle. Ce mauricianisme pluriculturel basé sur le respect, la tolérance et la compréhension des différences, permet de transcender les barrières raciales et communales et de libérer ainsi la synergie nécessaire pour façonner un devenir commun mauricien, conjuguant unité nationale, méritocratie, progrès économique et démocratisation sociale. Le MMM prône la préservation de la laïcité de l’Etat et de ses institutions.</p><p>(ii) LE DEVELOPPEMENT D’UNE ECONOMlE DYNAMlQUE<br /> Le MMM prône un développement économique et social soutenu, conforme a l’intérêt général. Le MMM est favorable à une conjugaison des règles du marché et de la rigueur de la compétition d’une part, et de l’élan de coopération et de partenariat des citoyens d’autre part, afin d’accroitre la richesse nationale, de garantir le plein emploi et l’amélioration continu du niveau de vie. Le MMM encourage l’esprit d’entreprise et prône une société d’économie mixte avec un secteur privé dynamique et un secteur public performant, contribuant ensemble à une économie prospère. La politique économique et budgétaire de l’Etat doit permettre de dégager les priorités nationales à partir des choix exprimés démocratiquement.</p><p>(iii) L’APPROFONDISSEMENT DE LA JUSTICE SOCIALE<br /> Le MMM croit dans un Etat Providence moderne, expression de La solidarité nationale, permettant au pouvoir public de soutenir les démunis, les économiquement faibles, les chômeurs et les exclus en assurant la satisfaction de leurs besoins élémentaires et en favorisant leur insertion dans la vie économique. Le MMM s’engage a éliminer toute forme d’oppression et d’exploitation des enfants, à les protéger et à favoriser leur plein épanouissement. Dans les domaines de l’éducation et de la formation, du Logement et de la sante, le MMM veille à ce que les logiques du marché et des monopoles ne soient pas les seules forces déterminantes. Le MMM prône la méritocratie a travers légalité d’accès et de chances pour tous.</p><p>(iv) L’EPANOUISSEMENT D’UNE DEMOCRATIE PARTICIPATIVE<br /> Le MMM est respectueux des droits de la personne humaine dans un Etat de droit reposant sur le suffrage universel et le pluralisme. Le MMM croit en une démocratie ou le gouvernement est redevable au peuple et ou les décisions sont prises en consultation avec ceux qui sont directement concernés. Conscient que les droits et les devoirs des citoyens n’ont de sens que lorsque existent les conditions permanant leur exercice, le MMM considère que le combat pour la liberté et celui pour l’égalité ne font………?</p><p>(v) LE COMBAT CONTRE LA FRAUDE ET LA CORRUPTION, LA DROGUE ET LA CRIMINALITE EN GENERAL<br /> Le MMM prône une lutte permanente contre la fraude et la corruption et pour la transparence totale. Le MMM s’engage l combattre la drogue et la criminalité en général. Le MMM estime primordial de tout mettre en œuvre afin de garantir l’ordre et la sécurité publics et de promouvoir un environnement social sain. Le MMM croit profondément en l‘égale importance de la prévention, de la répression et de la réhabilitation.</p><p>(vi) LA PRESERVATION ET LA PROMOTION D’UN ENVIRONNEMENT SAIN<br /> Le MMM prône la préservation et l’assainissement de l’environnement et l’amélioration continue de la qualité de la vie. Les équilibres écologiques à sauvegarder et l’état de l’environnement à être lègué aux générations futures doivent être pris en compte dans l’élaboration de toute politique d’aménagement du territoire ou du développement économique ci social.</p><p>(vii) LA DEFENSE DE L’INTEGRITE TERRITORIALE DE NOTRE ETAT ARCHIPEL se composant de Maurice, Rodrigues, Agaléga et St Brandon, l’Archipel des Chagos et Tromelin.</p><p>8. Considérant que bus les problèmes majeurs sont devenus mondiaux, l’action du MMM s’inscrit dans un cadre à la fois national, régional et international. Le MMM récuse toute domination ou exploitation d’un peuple par un autre et affirme qu’il ne saurait y avoir d’homme libre dans une nation assujettie, ni de pays libre dans une humanité livrée au sous-développement et a l’injustice. Le MMM croit dans des rapports internationaux fondés sur la justice, le respect, la réciprocité, la Co-développement, le droit des peuples à disposer d’eux-mêmes et favorise la coopération régionale dans l’océan indien et sur le continent africain. Le MMM, parti de paix soutient les initiatives de désarmement au niveau mondial. Face à la mondialisation de l‘économie et la globalisation des échanges qui présentent aux peuples autant de dangers que d’opportunités, le MMM s’exprime en faveur d’un ordre mondial conforme aux besoins humains et aux droits des générations futures sur notre planète.</p><p>9. Conscient que la Science favorise la réflexion, la recherche et le progrès mais quelle peut générer des inégalités si le progrès n’est pas accessible a tous, le MMM prône une politique scientifique au profit de plus grand nombre et veille a ce que les réalisations de la technologie soient mises a la disposition de tous. Dans les domaines de la communication et de L’information, le MMM récuse les monopoles et favorise la pluralité. Le MMM favorise la liberté d’expression a tous les niveaux : presse, radio, télévision, etc. Le MMM prône la libéralisation des ondes tout en veillant à ce que le tissu social soit protégé et que des monopoles basés sur le regroupement des capitaux n’empêchent la libre expression des courants de pensée.</p><p>10. Le MMM est un parti profondément attaché à la démocratie. A l’intérieur du parti, le MMM choisit ses responsables démocratiquement et reconnaît à chaque militant inscrit au parti le droit de participer l’élection des responsables et à influencer la ligne politique du parti par un vote librement exprimé. Le Mouvement Militant Mauricien demande a tous les militants et les militantes et particulièrement a ceux et celles qui le représentent a l’Assemblée Nationale, dans les collectivités locales, dans les instances de décision du parti et du pays, de s’inspirer dans leurs réflexions, leurs décisions et leurs actes, de ces principes fondamentaux. A l’horizon de la lutte du MMM se dresse une République de Maurice unie, démocratique, méritocratique, moderne, prospère, juste et solidaire.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-316</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:30:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-316</guid> <description>BBR is a centre left alliance...whereas MMM is a far left party....</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BBR is a centre left alliance&#8230;whereas MMM is a far left party&#8230;.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-315</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:28:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-315</guid> <description>@Bruno.... MMM is ready to debate???In 2000, the Mauritius College of the Air innovated by having the first debate with the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition... Navin Ramgoolam was present but sadly Paul Berenger snubbed the invitation...@Christina... maybe you do not know the latest comments b Paul Berenger...&quot;Ramgoolam mari figure fess&quot; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3zJU1Gs6B0</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno&#8230;. MMM is ready to debate???</p><p>In 2000, the Mauritius College of the Air innovated by having the first debate with the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition&#8230; Navin Ramgoolam was present but sadly Paul Berenger snubbed the invitation&#8230;</p><p>@Christina&#8230; maybe you do not know the latest comments b Paul Berenger&#8230;</p><p>&#8220;Ramgoolam mari figure fess&#8221;<br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3zJU1Gs6B0"  rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3zJU1Gs6B0</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-314</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:12:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-314</guid> <description>@Bruno Agree that MBC is a propaganda tool. Because of the mode of nomination of director and chairman and board members. And both parties find this to be convenient when they are in power. But who will dare reform the MBC from a government mouthpiece to a real PSB?The words of PM are shameful. And so were PRB&#039;s words against private radios when he was in power.  As for L&#039;express, It would have been better for the journalists working there if JCE could refrain from entering into the traps of politicians from both sides and thus turn this into a personal confrontation between him and Navin or Paul. i hear he is giving press conf today.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno<br /> Agree that MBC is a propaganda tool. Because of the mode of nomination of director and chairman and board members. And both parties find this to be convenient when they are in power. But who will dare reform the MBC from a government mouthpiece to a real PSB?</p><p>The words of PM are shameful. And so were PRB&#8217;s words against private radios when he was in power.  As for L&#8217;express, It would have been better for the journalists working there if JCE could refrain from entering into the traps of politicians from both sides and thus turn this into a personal confrontation between him and Navin or Paul. i hear he is giving press conf today.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-313</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:32:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-313</guid> <description>@B-B-R The MMM is ready to debate. Unfortunately, the MBC is a PTr propaganda agency and will never conduct such a fair debate. I hope we can reach this level of political maturity in Mauritius, maybe by introducing a private TV channel.I am compelled by the attitude of Navin Ramgoolam towards the free press.&lt;blockquote&gt;«  Mo dir bann ban frustré ki pé assizé dans l’express assizé dans buro ekrir. Mo dir zot rappel bien, mo ni Sir Seewoosagur, ni Anerood Jugnauth. Ar moi to pou koné ar kisann la to finn gagne lamerdman et mo pou montré li. Mo pou montré Jean-Claude de l’Estrac. Mo pou montré l’express… »&lt;/blockquote&gt;Shame on him! This is disrespectful towards democracy and is sheer intimidation towards freedom of expression. It is this attitude of the PTr: allergy to constructive criticism, which makes the population afraid of denouncing the failings of the government. We cannot have a culture of constructive opposition when the government is autocratic.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R<br /> The MMM is ready to debate. Unfortunately, the MBC is a PTr propaganda agency and will never conduct such a fair debate. I hope we can reach this level of political maturity in Mauritius, maybe by introducing a private TV channel.</p><p>I am compelled by the attitude of Navin Ramgoolam towards the free press.</p><blockquote><p>«  Mo dir bann ban frustré ki pé assizé dans l’express assizé dans buro ekrir. Mo dir zot rappel bien, mo ni Sir Seewoosagur, ni Anerood Jugnauth. Ar moi to pou koné ar kisann la to finn gagne lamerdman et mo pou montré li. Mo pou montré Jean-Claude de l’Estrac. Mo pou montré l’express… »</p></blockquote><p>Shame on him! This is disrespectful towards democracy and is sheer intimidation towards freedom of expression. It is this attitude of the PTr: allergy to constructive criticism, which makes the population afraid of denouncing the failings of the government. We cannot have a culture of constructive opposition when the government is autocratic.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-312</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:24:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-312</guid> <description>@B-B-R MSM and PMSD are right wing parties, if you judge from their policies. Xavier Duval himself told the French in the Thalassa report that Mauritius is a LIBERAL country. And Pravind Jugnauth has always been for reduction of taxes and the death penalty, stances of nationalist parties.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R<br /> MSM and PMSD are right wing parties, if you judge from their policies. Xavier Duval himself told the French in the Thalassa report that Mauritius is a LIBERAL country. And Pravind Jugnauth has always been for reduction of taxes and the death penalty, stances of nationalist parties.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-311</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:07:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-311</guid> <description>@B-B-R Agree with you about the immaturity of our politicians who cannot engage in public TV debates though I think it is also not necessarily a perfect form of democratic exercise but it comes closer to it.  Read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/apr/29/youtube-facebook-election&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Guardian article about the Facebook/YouTube collaboration to let citizens put questions to the three main UK political leaders&lt;/a&gt; for an interesting initiative in the UK elections).As for being disappointed, I personally am with both sides as candidates from both sides have resorted to personal attacks and misinformation.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R<br /> Agree with you about the immaturity of our politicians who cannot engage in public TV debates though I think it is also not necessarily a perfect form of democratic exercise but it comes closer to it.  Read <a target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/apr/29/youtube-facebook-election"  rel="nofollow">this Guardian article about the Facebook/YouTube collaboration to let citizens put questions to the three main UK political leaders</a> for an interesting initiative in the UK elections).</p><p>As for being disappointed, I personally am with both sides as candidates from both sides have resorted to personal attacks and misinformation.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-310</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:59:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-310</guid> <description>@Parvez OK. I think I see what you mean. But still, I believe in voting for competent people (be it women or men, and whatever their creed or origin). I think positive discrimination could be a useful stepping stone but we should see the larger picture, i.e. reform party structures with more democracy from within for longer term effects. As for the school of politics, why not? But then again, it would come back to class divides (look at France with ENA quasi-monopoly). I&#039;d say, let&#039;s make our population become more intelligent with a better education system then we will have better politicians naturally who will then deserve their salaries.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parvez<br /> OK. I think I see what you mean. But still, I believe in voting for competent people (be it women or men, and whatever their creed or origin). I think positive discrimination could be a useful stepping stone but we should see the larger picture, i.e. reform party structures with more democracy from within for longer term effects.<br /> As for the school of politics, why not? But then again, it would come back to class divides (look at France with ENA quasi-monopoly). I&#8217;d say, let&#8217;s make our population become more intelligent with a better education system then we will have better politicians naturally who will then deserve their salaries.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on General mood in L&#8217;Escalier by selven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/general-mood-in-l-escalier/comment-page-1/#comment-309</link> <dc:creator>selven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:49:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=97#comment-309</guid> <description>@B-B-R: my sincere apologies :)+selven</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R: my sincere apologies <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>+selven</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-308</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:31:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-308</guid> <description>Yesterday, I watched the third British election debate on the BBC, and I was quite(very much) impressed by the arguments of the 3 leaders (even Gordon)...When will we reach this level of political maturity in Mauritius where the major leaders have a chance to debate on the questions of the audience?A third force will only emerge when debates will be aired live on TV and all leaders will have a fair chance to debate, to give solutions, to propose budget cuts and to provide the real costs of their projects...Sadly, in Mauritius, I am very disappointed by the opposition... They are only doing a campaign of misinformation, using foul language and making fun of the opponents...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday, I watched the third British election debate on the BBC, and I was quite(very much) impressed by the arguments of the 3 leaders (even Gordon)&#8230;</p><p>When will we reach this level of political maturity in Mauritius where the major leaders have a chance to debate on the questions of the audience?</p><p>A third force will only emerge when debates will be aired live on TV and all leaders will have a fair chance to debate, to give solutions, to propose budget cuts and to provide the real costs of their projects&#8230;</p><p>Sadly, in Mauritius, I am very disappointed by the opposition&#8230; They are only doing a campaign of misinformation, using foul language and making fun of the opponents&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-307</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:18:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-307</guid> <description>@Fadil... the MMM is a marxist party (they were inspired by Che Guevara) and their programme also point them to be a marxist party... Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritian_Militant_Movement ...@Bruno... I maintain my words...the ideology of the Ptr, MSM and PMSD is Social Democracy!As for the death penalty, there are no party from the right wing...So, is it fair to neglect the concerns of the population??</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil&#8230; the MMM is a marxist party (they were inspired by Che Guevara) and their programme also point them to be a marxist party&#8230;<br /> Also: <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritian_Militant_Movement"  rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritian_Militant_Movement</a> &#8230;</p><p>@Bruno&#8230; I maintain my words&#8230;the ideology of the Ptr, MSM and PMSD is Social Democracy!</p><p>As for the death penalty, there are no party from the right wing&#8230;So, is it fair to neglect the concerns of the population??</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-306</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:27:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-306</guid> <description>@Christina: No, I was not saying that. However, since we don&#039;t have a fair equilibrium of women in politics(in major parties) and women want to have a fair representation of their gender in the parliament, for me, it is imperative that women should provide support for at least a woman per constituency which ever party it is. Veeren mentioned a scenario but are women (the appropriate ones) ready to go to the election.Since, we are talking about women, I would like to express my indignation toward the MBC for displaying a woman doing her campaign in port louis. I don&#039;t know if they did it on purpose to ridicule her or they showed it to show her bravery. She was not comfortable in front of the audience and was making many mistakes.I would really like to see a school of politics and taught it as a subject or subjects. People can&#039;t jump into a wagon when after elected, we are not sure, they can really voice out their opinions. If big salary they are earning, I believe they should earned it based on meritocracy.Remember I wrote earlier about the proper configuration per constituency: 2 men and 1 woman. And I think I&#039;ve read this in the l&#039;Express newspaper from the Alliance du Coeur. Some people was asking why did Berenger not acted on his sayings now? Well the answer is, it&#039;s politics and it&#039;s tactical. When the appropriate time come, it will happen but the law should be changed first.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Christina:<br /> No, I was not saying that. However, since we don&#8217;t have a fair equilibrium of women in politics(in major parties) and women want to have a fair representation of their gender in the parliament, for me, it is imperative that women should provide support for at least a woman per constituency which ever party it is. Veeren mentioned a scenario but are women (the appropriate ones) ready to go to the election.</p><p>Since, we are talking about women, I would like to express my indignation toward the MBC for displaying a woman doing her campaign in port louis. I don&#8217;t know if they did it on purpose to ridicule her or they showed it to show her bravery. She was not comfortable in front of the audience and was making many mistakes.</p><p>I would really like to see a school of politics and taught it as a subject or subjects. People can&#8217;t jump into a wagon when after elected, we are not sure, they can really voice out their opinions. If big salary they are earning, I believe they should earned it based on meritocracy.</p><p>Remember I wrote earlier about the proper configuration per constituency: 2 men and 1 woman. And I think I&#8217;ve read this in the l&#8217;Express newspaper from the Alliance du Coeur. Some people was asking why did Berenger not acted on his sayings now? Well the answer is, it&#8217;s politics and it&#8217;s tactical. When the appropriate time come, it will happen but the law should be changed first.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-305</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:28:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-305</guid> <description>@Parvez Should women vote for women only on the basis that they are women? To me, it looks the same as saying you should vote only for candidates of a community... I say: vote for competent men and women. And parties should become more democratic. As long as candidates are designated by leaders only, there will be few women. I&#039;m not saying we should have 50% men, 50% women. But, with more democratic party structures, I think that the current male dominated chauvinistic politics will be less chauvinistic. It will be a long process but with real long term effect.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parvez<br /> Should women vote for women only on the basis that they are women? To me, it looks the same as saying you should vote only for candidates of a community&#8230;<br /> I say: vote for competent men and women. And parties should become more democratic. As long as candidates are designated by leaders only, there will be few women. I&#8217;m not saying we should have 50% men, 50% women. But, with more democratic party structures, I think that the current male dominated chauvinistic politics will be less chauvinistic. It will be a long process but with real long term effect.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-304</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:26:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-304</guid> <description>@BBR How is the MMM marxist? I always thought all 3 main parties (incl. MDN) were centre left.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@BBR How is the MMM marxist? I always thought all 3 main parties (incl. MDN) were centre left.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Re-inventing the Opposition- Voting Differently by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/29/re-inventing-the-opposition-voting-differently/comment-page-1/#comment-303</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:23:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=132#comment-303</guid> <description>Insightful!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Insightful!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-302</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:13:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-302</guid> <description>@B-B-RYes, these are the CSO facts. But remember that the parties were in different configurations: 1995-1997: MMM/PTr 2000-2005: MSM/MMM 2005-2010: PTr/PMSD/...And now in 2010, we have PTr/MSM vs MMM/UNThe correlations are not as clear cut as one would like them to be.@Bruno Are you suggesting that women should stoop to the level of communalist strategies? I think that change must come from within.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R</p><p>Yes, these are the CSO facts. But remember that the parties were in different configurations:<br /> 1995-1997: MMM/PTr<br /> 2000-2005: MSM/MMM<br /> 2005-2010: PTr/PMSD/&#8230;</p><p>And now in 2010, we have PTr/MSM vs MMM/UN</p><p>The correlations are not as clear cut as one would like them to be.</p><p>@Bruno<br /> Are you suggesting that women should stoop to the level of communalist strategies? I think that change must come from within.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on General mood in L&#8217;Escalier by vishesh</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/general-mood-in-l-escalier/comment-page-1/#comment-301</link> <dc:creator>vishesh</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:09:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=97#comment-301</guid> <description>Hey guys, Let election time be fun time for electors. If you&#039;re not running for a seat or acting as an agent, why not sit back and enjoy the funny side of it all?  No candidate&#039;s really serious about their past, their friends and the purported superior potential of their peers.  So why should you?  Are the candidates of the same alliance that superior or those of the other that mediocre?  Take my word for it,  some candidates have a stronger affinity with candidates of the opposing side that their own.  I would not be surprised that some will even vote for candidates of the opposing side.  It happens at all elections.  One can spot those wolves dressed sheep&#039;s clothing countering such arguments as their communal or tribal background.  I agree with those saying that they did not choose the colour of their skin and that everybody should have an equal chance of being a Prime Minister.  In the country where I live colour is no or litle barrier to any job or position.  For instance, this morning I came across someone (who would in Mauritius be considered a &#039;grand missié&#039; on the basis of the colour of his skin) cleaning the washroom.  I truly believe that in Mauritius as well all jobs must be open to eveybody alike.  Pay attention to the presentations made by the candidates on the local television.  Don&#039;t you find all to be pathetic, or should I say, not at all serious? The spin doctors may be really overworked to send their embassadors in this poor state to face the viewers.  Not only is the delivery poor but the grooming is mediocre. Some need to freshen up, have a shave or a good haircut and be more presentable.  Their &#039;lean and hungry looks&#039; speak volumes about the pressure they&#039;re going through - seems they all come straight from the tempo...  Some candidates boasting to be on their 8th or 9th participation at a general election suddenly found things to suggest that never crossed their minds before. It&#039;s so incredible how resourceful our brainy candidates can be... Elections can be a grinding machine for the candidates and their paid agents.  If we cannot complain about the lack of political affinity of those poor agents, for lack of a real party culture, at least they are meeting their objective.  By grazing the green grass of either side of the fence they are having their fill.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey guys,<br /> Let election time be fun time for electors. If you&#8217;re not running for a seat or acting as an agent, why not sit back and enjoy the funny side of it all?  No candidate&#8217;s really serious about their past, their friends and the purported superior potential of their peers.  So why should you?  Are the candidates of the same alliance that superior or those of the other that mediocre?  Take my word for it,  some candidates have a stronger affinity with candidates of the opposing side that their own.  I would not be surprised that some will even vote for candidates of the opposing side.  It happens at all elections.  One can spot those wolves dressed sheep&#8217;s clothing countering such arguments as their communal or tribal background.  I agree with those saying that they did not choose the colour of their skin and that everybody should have an equal chance of being a Prime Minister.  In the country where I live colour is no or litle barrier to any job or position.  For instance, this morning I came across someone (who would in Mauritius be considered a &#8216;grand missié&#8217; on the basis of the colour of his skin) cleaning the washroom.  I truly believe that in Mauritius as well all jobs must be open to eveybody alike.  Pay attention to the presentations made by the candidates on the local television.  Don&#8217;t you find all to be pathetic, or should I say, not at all serious? The spin doctors may be really overworked to send their embassadors in this poor state to face the viewers.  Not only is the delivery poor but the grooming is mediocre. Some need to freshen up, have a shave or a good haircut and be more presentable.  Their &#8216;lean and hungry looks&#8217; speak volumes about the pressure they&#8217;re going through &#8211; seems they all come straight from the tempo&#8230;  Some candidates boasting to be on their 8th or 9th participation at a general election suddenly found things to suggest that never crossed their minds before. It&#8217;s so incredible how resourceful our brainy candidates can be&#8230;<br /> Elections can be a grinding machine for the candidates and their paid agents.  If we cannot complain about the lack of political affinity of those poor agents, for lack of a real party culture, at least they are meeting their objective.  By grazing the green grass of either side of the fence they are having their fill.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-300</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:07:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-300</guid> <description>@Parama... MMM un parti qui milite pour les droits humains???... Le MMM est un parti MARXISTE...alors...Quel est l&#039;objectif principale...La construction du nouvel hopital Jeetoo ou la construction d&#039;une prison???</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parama&#8230; MMM un parti qui milite pour les droits humains???&#8230; Le MMM est un parti MARXISTE&#8230;alors&#8230;</p><p>Quel est l&#8217;objectif principale&#8230;</p><p>La construction du nouvel hopital Jeetoo ou la construction d&#8217;une prison???</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-299</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:04:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-299</guid> <description>@Bruno...je ne suis pas dans le governement...je suis un partisan de BBR qui veut retablir les faits et remedier a la desinformation massive du MMM@Parama...tu cites le prix du sucre ki baisse par 36%, la crise economique, crise financiere, etcMais ca demontre l&#039;environnement international difficile, qui etait &lt;b&gt;hors de notre controle&lt;/b&gt;!!!!... et c&#039;est un miracle que le PIB du pays a augmenté, le taux  de chomage a baissé, et que les reserves en devises ont augmenté!!! Sans oublier la croissance qui est forte et l&#039;inflation a 1.9%.Des pays comme la Grece, l&#039;Islande et beaucoup d&#039;autres sont en faillite!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno&#8230;je ne suis pas dans le governement&#8230;je suis un partisan de BBR qui veut retablir les faits et remedier a la desinformation massive du MMM</p><p>@Parama&#8230;tu cites le prix du sucre ki baisse par 36%, la crise economique, crise financiere, etc</p><p>Mais ca demontre l&#8217;environnement international difficile, qui etait <b>hors de notre controle</b>!!!!&#8230; et c&#8217;est un miracle que le PIB du pays a augmenté, le taux  de chomage a baissé, et que les reserves en devises ont augmenté!!! Sans oublier la croissance qui est forte et l&#8217;inflation a 1.9%.</p><p>Des pays comme la Grece, l&#8217;Islande et beaucoup d&#8217;autres sont en faillite!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-298</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:00:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-298</guid> <description>@Veeren: to be honest, your idea is good but creating a new party will only serve to defeat the confidence in those women. It is a habit among Mauritian to vote among the big bloc like MSM, MMM, PTR &amp; PMSD. All new party, if not in alliance with a major party, are definitely out of the race from the start. I take Mr Ramsawok or Mr Ah yan as example, they definitely can do the job for No 12 but they are not in the major party so, in advance they will fail. However I fail to understand why women don&#039;t vote for women, if every woman give a vote to one woman in their constituency, she should be elected but how come they don&#039;t do it. Are they being dictated what they should vote?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Veeren: to be honest, your idea is good but creating a new party will only serve to defeat the confidence in those women. It is a habit among Mauritian to vote among the big bloc like MSM, MMM, PTR &amp; PMSD.<br /> All new party, if not in alliance with a major party, are definitely out of the race from the start. I take Mr Ramsawok or Mr Ah yan as example, they definitely can do the job for No 12 but they are not in the major party so, in advance they will fail.<br /> However I fail to understand why women don&#8217;t vote for women, if every woman give a vote to one woman in their constituency, she should be elected but how come they don&#8217;t do it. Are they being dictated what they should vote?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-297</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:57:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-297</guid> <description>@Bruno.... Yes... a hospital for women should have been built but there was not enough money (la caisse vide en 2005...remember 9 billions concessions for illovo deal and 300 cars sold without duty...)!Nevertheless, new equipments for diagnosing breast and cervical cancer have been bought. Also, the new Jeetoo hospital(under construction) will have a new ward for women-related diseases.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno&#8230;. Yes&#8230; a hospital for women should have been built but there was not enough money (la caisse vide en 2005&#8230;remember 9 billions concessions for illovo deal and 300 cars sold without duty&#8230;)!</p><p>Nevertheless, new equipments for diagnosing breast and cervical cancer have been bought. Also, the new Jeetoo hospital(under construction) will have a new ward for women-related diseases.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-296</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:45:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-296</guid> <description>@B-B-R: You are doing misinformation dear. I believe in proximity in my constituency 12 and I know how these data are collected because I&#039;ve relative managing the Job. I don&#039;t sit behind a computer all my time to criticize but I think this is enough from this government.In constituency No 12, textile industries have closed down and we have problems related to alcohol and drugs which are the result of people having no work and you are saying your statistics are &quot;very accurate&quot;. I don&#039;t think your prime minister would have used this word.Ask Mr Bunwaree or even the prime minister why he is doing the campaign for Bunwaree in this constituency during the night.Sorry Avinash.. I think I should control my frustration toward this government but may be I should ask BBR how much he obtain from the government to defend them like this. Be honest when the government has a negative social report, accept it don&#039;t make fun of yourself.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R: You are doing misinformation dear. I believe in proximity in my constituency 12 and I know how these data are collected because I&#8217;ve relative managing the Job. I don&#8217;t sit behind a computer all my time to criticize but I think this is enough from this government.</p><p>In constituency No 12, textile industries have closed down and we have problems related to alcohol and drugs which are the result of people having no work and you are saying your statistics are &#8220;very accurate&#8221;. I don&#8217;t think your prime minister would have used this word.</p><p>Ask Mr Bunwaree or even the prime minister why he is doing the campaign for Bunwaree in this constituency during the night.</p><p>Sorry Avinash.. I think I should control my frustration toward this government but may be I should ask BBR how much he obtain from the government to defend them like this. Be honest when the government has a negative social report, accept it don&#8217;t make fun of yourself.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-295</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:16:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-295</guid> <description>@B-B-R Can you tell me how many Fabianist socialist parties are for the death penalty?MSM is a nationalist party, and PMSD centre-right.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R<br /> Can you tell me how many Fabianist socialist parties are for the death penalty?</p><p>MSM is a nationalist party, and PMSD centre-right.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-294</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:40:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-294</guid> <description>Point fort aussi du programme électoral de l&#039;Alliance du coeur, c&#039;est la réforme et réorganisation du service pénitencier à Maurice!!! En 5 années de pouvoir le présent gouvernement n&#039;a rien fait pour améliorer le système pénitencier ainsi que les conditions de travail des gardiens de prisons!!! Au moins un parti, un parti qui respecte les Droits de l&#039;homme ose le faire!!!Car n&#039;oublions pas que le constat est très sombre concernant l&#039;administration de nos prisons!!!!Insécurité et violence règnent dans les prisons mauriciennes surpeuplées de jeunes détenus arrêtés pour des délits liés à la drogue. Ni le personnel pénitentiaire ni les établissements ne sont adaptés à cette nouvelle population carcérale.Drogue, alcool, téléphones portables, jeux de hasard et armes blanches, dont certaines fabriquées de manière artisanale, trafic de nourriture : tout circule dans les prisons mauriciennes.Le taux de détention à Maurice est un des plus forts du monde. Pour 100 000 habitants, l&#039;île compte 214 prisonniers, contre 169 au Kenya, 50 au Mozambique, 142 en Grande-Bretagne, 91 en France, 71 au Vietnam et 29 seulement en Inde mais près de 700 aux États-Unis.Il y a 1 740 places dans les huit prisons de l&#039;île pour plus de 2 464 personnes détenues actuellement. De plus, les bâtiments sont souvent vétustes comme ceux de Beau-Bassin, qui datent de 1888. Nos structures ne tiennent pas debout face à la nouvelle génération de prisonniers, surtout les jeunes qui sont plus violents.Prévue pour 400 détenus, cette prison en accueille trois fois plus, en raison de l&#039;augmentation des arrestations pour des délits liés de drogue. La surpopulation rend le système pénitentiaire plus inhumain et offre moins de chances de réhabilitation aux prisonniers.L&#039;alliance du coeur vient justement de l&#039;avant avec un programme concernant le système carcéral alors que pendant ces 5 dernières années l&#039;Alliance sociale fine &quot;zis cone manze pistache guette cinéma&quot;, pendant que les garde-chiourmes et les prisonniers vivent un calvaire!!!!Quand, meurtres, vols, agressions sexuels , violences, drogues, surpopulation entre autres ne sont qu&#039;un PETIT problème à gérer pour l&#039;Alliance de l&#039;avenir, qui soit dit, n&#039;envisage rien pour le milieu carcéral...Nous au sein de l&#039;Alliance du Coeur, on se sent concerner pour le bien de tout le monde!!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Point fort aussi du programme électoral de l&#8217;Alliance du coeur, c&#8217;est la réforme et réorganisation du service pénitencier à Maurice!!!<br /> En 5 années de pouvoir le présent gouvernement n&#8217;a rien fait pour améliorer le système pénitencier ainsi que les conditions de travail des gardiens de prisons!!!<br /> Au moins un parti, un parti qui respecte les Droits de l&#8217;homme ose le faire!!!</p><p>Car n&#8217;oublions pas que le constat est très sombre concernant l&#8217;administration de nos prisons!!!!</p><p>Insécurité et violence règnent dans les prisons mauriciennes surpeuplées de jeunes détenus arrêtés pour des délits liés à la drogue. Ni le personnel pénitentiaire ni les établissements ne sont adaptés à cette nouvelle population carcérale.</p><p>Drogue, alcool, téléphones portables, jeux de hasard et armes blanches, dont certaines fabriquées de manière artisanale, trafic de nourriture : tout circule dans les prisons mauriciennes.</p><p>Le taux de détention à Maurice est un des plus forts du monde. Pour 100 000 habitants, l&#8217;île compte 214 prisonniers, contre 169 au Kenya, 50 au Mozambique, 142 en Grande-Bretagne, 91 en France, 71 au Vietnam et 29 seulement en Inde mais près de 700 aux États-Unis.Il y a 1 740 places dans les huit prisons de l&#8217;île pour plus de 2 464 personnes détenues actuellement. De plus, les bâtiments sont souvent vétustes comme ceux de Beau-Bassin, qui datent de 1888. Nos structures ne tiennent pas debout face à la nouvelle génération de prisonniers, surtout les jeunes qui sont plus violents.Prévue pour 400 détenus, cette prison en accueille trois fois plus, en raison de l&#8217;augmentation des arrestations pour des délits liés de drogue. La surpopulation rend le système pénitentiaire plus inhumain et offre moins de chances de réhabilitation aux prisonniers.</p><p>L&#8217;alliance du coeur vient justement de l&#8217;avant avec un programme concernant le système carcéral alors que pendant ces 5 dernières années l&#8217;Alliance sociale fine &#8220;zis cone manze pistache guette cinéma&#8221;, pendant que les garde-chiourmes et les prisonniers vivent un calvaire!!!!Quand, meurtres, vols, agressions sexuels , violences, drogues, surpopulation entre autres ne sont qu&#8217;un PETIT problème à gérer pour l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;avenir, qui soit dit, n&#8217;envisage rien pour le milieu carcéral&#8230;Nous au sein de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur, on se sent concerner pour le bien de tout le monde!!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-293</link> <dc:creator>veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:28:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-293</guid> <description>Sithanen is the father of our EGOnomy. Very good technician but 1) not a team player 2) cannot control his emotions 3) arrogant and full of himselfHe is not the only bright individual that this country has produced and who has come from modest origins. There are thousands of them.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sithanen is the father of our EGOnomy. Very good technician but<br /> 1) not a team player<br /> 2) cannot control his emotions<br /> 3) arrogant and full of himself</p><p>He is not the only bright individual that this country has produced and who has come from modest origins. There are thousands of them.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by Veeren</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-292</link> <dc:creator>Veeren</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:24:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-292</guid> <description>It is time that women get more involved in politics and lead. How about creating a party with a woman leader? I do not feel that constant complaining of discrimination adds any value.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is time that women get more involved in politics and lead. How about creating a party with a woman leader? I do not feel that constant complaining of discrimination adds any value.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-291</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:17:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-291</guid> <description>@Parama... A 25MW project??? This was not in our 2005 programme! Who is that &#039;officiel du governement&#039;?? Is it the Prime Minister???BUT!! We cannot do everything!! Wind energy has been tested in Rodrigues where a wind farm has been constructed!!!There are many things that were NOT in our 2005 programme that we have done. On the topic of energy, we introduced solar water heater panels at a very cheap price! And introduced economic bulbs.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parama&#8230; A 25MW project??? This was not in our 2005 programme! Who is that &#8216;officiel du governement&#8217;?? Is it the Prime Minister???</p><p>BUT!! We cannot do everything!! Wind energy has been tested in Rodrigues where a wind farm has been constructed!!!</p><p>There are many things that were NOT in our 2005 programme that we have done. On the topic of energy, we introduced solar water heater panels at a very cheap price! And introduced economic bulbs.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-290</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:03:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-290</guid> <description>@Bruno...boff...to bannes points la pas tenir la route! Mone reponne toi avec arguments mais li normal tou le temps to pou trouve quelque chose a dire...@Christina...I don&#039;t have the programme of the MMM 2005 or 2000,...If you cannot make up your mind about the programmes then you must think about the ideologies of the political parties.Let me tell you that the MMM&#039;s ideology is Marxism (yeah the same as North Korea, Cuba and USSR). That of the Labour Party ,MSM and PMSD is Democratic Socialism...So the choice is clear... choosing between a far-left party (MMM) and a centre-left alliance (Ptr-PMSD-MSM)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno&#8230;boff&#8230;to bannes points la pas tenir la route! Mone reponne toi avec arguments mais li normal tou le temps to pou trouve quelque chose a dire&#8230;</p><p>@Christina&#8230;I don&#8217;t have the programme of the MMM 2005 or 2000,&#8230;</p><p>If you cannot make up your mind about the programmes then you must think about the ideologies of the political parties.</p><p>Let me tell you that the MMM&#8217;s ideology is Marxism (yeah the same as North Korea, Cuba and USSR). That of the Labour Party ,MSM and PMSD is Democratic Socialism&#8230;</p><p>So the choice is clear&#8230; choosing between a far-left party (MMM) and a centre-left alliance (Ptr-PMSD-MSM)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-289</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:55:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-289</guid> <description>BBR, je comprends mal que vous pouvez me dire que la situation économique est bonne!!!Dans quel monde vivez vous????A moins que vous et vos petits copains de l&#039;A2A profitent largement des conditions de vie favorables avec des salaires mirobolants!!! Mais qu&#039;en est-il des classes sociales inférieures????L’île Maurice est durement frappée par la crise financière qui lui a déjà fait perdre des milliers d’emplois depuis le début de 2009 à ce jour. Par effet domino, toutes les activités économiques sont touchées, faisant craindre une crise sociale.&quot;Ayo, lavi la pa fasil, pe vin pli difisil&quot; . Cette phrase revient comme un refrain tous les jours à Maurice. Tout le monde se plaint des prix élevés de l&#039;alimentation au supermarché et des divers services, de la baisse du pouvoir d’achat, de la précarité de l’emploi... Ce sont les ouvriers des secteurs manufacturier et agricole, les petits salariés et bien sûr les pauvres et les défavorisés qui souffrent le plus. Les gens sont licenciés brutalement ; d’autres vivent dans la crainte d’être les prochaines victimes de cette crise, ne sachant s de quoi l&#039;avenir proche sera fait.Beaucoup de Mauriciens réfléchissent désormais à deux fois avant de sortir leur porte-monnaie, même pour acheter des produits alimentaires. Certains aménagent des potagers dans leur arrière-cour et cultivent leurs propres légumes. Face à la cherté de la vie, d&#039;autres cherchent un deuxième emploi comme le faisaient depuis des années les travailleurs venus à Maurice. Le miracle économique des années 1990 semble bien loin. Île prospère, mais très vulnérable, Maurice dépend étroitement de l&#039;état de l’économie mondiale, surtout européenne. Dès que la récession pointe en Europe, l’on commence à trembler pour le textile et le tourisme mauriciens. C’est suffisant pour donner un gros rhume à notre économie, agricole au départ, mais qui repose aujourd’hui sur d’autres piliers, dont le textile et l’habillement, le tourisme, les services financiers et le secteur des TIC, tous dépendants de l’économie mondiale.Les difficultés de Maurice ont commencé par la baisse de 36 % du prix du sucre il y a deux ans, suivie par la hausse des prix du pétrole et des denrées alimentaires. En 2008, la crise financière et la récession mondiale ont été un choc économique de plus, qualifié &quot;de plus dur depuis très longtemps.Dans le textile, la baisse des commandes européennes et américaines a entraîné fermetures d’usines et compression du personnel : plus de 5 000 personnes ont été licenciées depuis le début de l’année. Les travailleurs vivent dans la crainte d’une mauvaise nouvelle. Les employeurs et les autorités évoquent une réduction du nombre de jours de travail à trois par semaine contre six, avec baisse proportionnelle des salaires. Des milliers d’emplois sont menacés dans les entreprises de sous-traitance et les PME, en mal de commandes. Les ingrédients d&#039;une crise sociale sont réunis : &quot;La population s’appauvrit, les salaires réels sont en baisse, le nombre de gens vivant dans l&#039; extrême pauvreté augmente et les conditions de vie se précarisent pour les autres avec un endettement massif.&quot; La donne a changé aussi dans le secteur du tourisme, très florissant avec près d’un million de visiteurs en 2007. L&#039;île se préparait à en accueillir au moins deux fois plus d’ici quelques années, mais les arrivées ont chuté de plus de 20 % par rapport à 2008 en raison de la cherté des billets d’avion et des hôtels où la baisse de clientèle va de 15 à 30 %. Ceux qui viennent quand même dépensent moins ce qui pénalise les activités liées au tourisme : restauration, artisanat, tours opérateurs, etc. qui emploient indirectement des milliers de Mauriciens. &quot;Les touristes sont mes clients. Plusieurs commerçants et autres propriétaires de boutique de produits artisanals ont été forcés de mettre la clé sous le paillasson.Certaines agences de voyages sont directement touchés!!! Même les taxis font les frais de la crise car aujourd&#039;hui les touristes préfèrent circuler en autobus qu&#039;en taxi!!!!Donc oser dire que la situation économique de notre île se porte bien, c&#039;est totalement faux!!!!Moi je demande tout simplement ce quel bilan économique l&#039;actuel gouvernement peut présenter quand tout va mal!!! Le programme de l&#039;Alliance de l&#039;avenir en matière de développement économique ne tient pas la route!!! Encore une fois, vous êtes en train de favoriser une classe par rapport aux autres classes...Les grands patrons, les &quot;capitalistes&quot; sont les grands gagnants de ce programme électoral bleu-blanc-rouge, aux dépens de la population mauricienne, de la classe moyenne et ouvrière!!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BBR, je comprends mal que vous pouvez me dire que la situation économique est bonne!!!Dans quel monde vivez vous????A moins que vous et vos petits copains de l&#8217;A2A profitent largement des conditions de vie favorables avec des salaires mirobolants!!!<br /> Mais qu&#8217;en est-il des classes sociales inférieures????</p><p>L’île Maurice est durement frappée par la crise financière qui lui a déjà fait perdre des milliers d’emplois depuis le début de 2009 à ce jour. Par effet domino, toutes les activités économiques sont touchées, faisant craindre une crise sociale.</p><p>&#8220;Ayo, lavi la pa fasil, pe vin pli difisil&#8221; . Cette phrase revient comme un refrain tous les jours à Maurice. Tout le monde se plaint des prix élevés de l&#8217;alimentation au supermarché et des divers services, de la baisse du pouvoir d’achat, de la précarité de l’emploi&#8230; Ce sont les ouvriers des secteurs manufacturier et agricole, les petits salariés et bien sûr les pauvres et les défavorisés qui souffrent le plus. Les gens sont licenciés brutalement ; d’autres vivent dans la crainte d’être les prochaines victimes de cette crise, ne sachant s de quoi l&#8217;avenir proche sera fait.</p><p>Beaucoup de Mauriciens réfléchissent désormais à deux fois avant de sortir leur porte-monnaie, même pour acheter des produits alimentaires. Certains aménagent des potagers dans leur arrière-cour et cultivent leurs propres légumes. Face à la cherté de la vie, d&#8217;autres cherchent un deuxième emploi comme le faisaient depuis des années les travailleurs venus à Maurice. Le miracle économique des années 1990 semble bien loin.<br /> Île prospère, mais très vulnérable, Maurice dépend étroitement de l&#8217;état de l’économie mondiale, surtout européenne. Dès que la récession pointe en Europe, l’on commence à trembler pour le textile et le tourisme mauriciens. C’est suffisant pour donner un gros rhume à notre économie, agricole au départ, mais qui repose aujourd’hui sur d’autres piliers, dont le textile et l’habillement, le tourisme, les services financiers et le secteur des TIC, tous dépendants de l’économie mondiale.</p><p>Les difficultés de Maurice ont commencé par la baisse de 36 % du prix du sucre il y a deux ans, suivie par la hausse des prix du pétrole et des denrées alimentaires. En 2008, la crise financière et la récession mondiale ont été un choc économique de plus, qualifié &#8220;de plus dur depuis très longtemps.</p><p>Dans le textile, la baisse des commandes européennes et américaines a entraîné fermetures d’usines et compression du personnel : plus de 5 000 personnes ont été licenciées depuis le début de l’année. Les travailleurs vivent dans la crainte d’une mauvaise nouvelle. Les employeurs et les autorités évoquent une réduction du nombre de jours de travail à trois par semaine contre six, avec baisse proportionnelle des salaires. Des milliers d’emplois sont menacés dans les entreprises de sous-traitance et les PME, en mal de commandes. Les ingrédients d&#8217;une crise sociale sont réunis : &#8220;La population s’appauvrit, les salaires réels sont en baisse, le nombre de gens vivant dans l&#8217; extrême pauvreté augmente et les conditions de vie se précarisent pour les autres avec un endettement massif.&#8221;<br /> La donne a changé aussi dans le secteur du tourisme, très florissant avec près d’un million de visiteurs en 2007. L&#8217;île se préparait à en accueillir au moins deux fois plus d’ici quelques années, mais les arrivées ont chuté de plus de 20 % par rapport à 2008 en raison de la cherté des billets d’avion et des hôtels où la baisse de clientèle va de 15 à 30 %. Ceux qui viennent quand même dépensent moins ce qui pénalise les activités liées au tourisme : restauration, artisanat, tours opérateurs, etc. qui emploient indirectement des milliers de Mauriciens. &#8220;Les touristes sont mes clients. Plusieurs commerçants et autres propriétaires de boutique de produits artisanals ont été forcés de mettre la clé sous le paillasson.Certaines agences de voyages sont directement touchés!!!<br /> Même les taxis font les frais de la crise car aujourd&#8217;hui les touristes préfèrent circuler en autobus qu&#8217;en taxi!!!!</p><p>Donc oser dire que la situation économique de notre île se porte bien, c&#8217;est totalement faux!!!!</p><p>Moi je demande tout simplement ce quel bilan économique l&#8217;actuel gouvernement peut présenter quand tout va mal!!!<br /> Le programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;avenir en matière de développement économique ne tient pas la route!!! Encore une fois, vous êtes en train de favoriser une classe par rapport aux autres classes&#8230;Les grands patrons, les &#8220;capitalistes&#8221; sont les grands gagnants de ce programme électoral bleu-blanc-rouge, aux dépens de la population mauricienne, de la classe moyenne et ouvrière!!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-288</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:16:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-288</guid> <description>&lt;blockquote&gt;In its 2005 manifesto, the labour party had mentioned the construction of a woman’s hospital. Come 2010, nothing concrete has happened and we once more hear the hospital project being put forward as a bait.&lt;/blockquote&gt;J&#039;ai l&#039;impression que les parti politiques sont en train de considerer la femme comme une nouvelle ethnie, tout comme il &lt;i&gt;faut&lt;/i&gt; un quota pour les communautés (et toutes sortes de promesses farfelues ...).Les raisons pourquoi les politiques n&#039;ont pas accéder à la demande de WIP/WIN sont, entre autre:1. WIP/WIN n&#039;a pas le meme poids politique que des groupes comme la FCM ou la VoH par e.g. 2. La campagne electorale est courte et les politiciens misent sur des candidats connus ... donc puisque moins de femmes sont connues sur le terrain, il y en a moins. 3. Si les petit partis comme le MSM et le PMSD n&#039;ont pas beaucoup de candidats a leur disposition (dimand zot chacun field 60 candidats ek nou guetter si zot capav faire li), ils peuvent facilement aligner plus de nouveau candidats (donc plus de femmes) sans de backlash depuis leur regionales. Par contre, c&#039;est extrement complique pour le PTr et le MMM. Ki ti pou arriver si Faugoo ou Rittoo pas gagne ticket no 5? Regardez la situation au no 3 pour le MMM, il y avait deja 7 pretendants pour les 3 tickets, et 3 des 4 qui n&#039;ont pas eu d&#039;investiture sont passés de l&#039;autre cote apres avoir fait un tam tam ...Si WIP/WIN veut vraiment faire bouger les choses, zot pou bizin commence employ tactik FCM, VoH ... ek faire bann demonstrations de force e.g. reunir 100 000 personnes au Champs de Mars.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>In its 2005 manifesto, the labour party had mentioned the construction of a woman’s hospital. Come 2010, nothing concrete has happened and we once more hear the hospital project being put forward as a bait.</p></blockquote><p>J&#8217;ai l&#8217;impression que les parti politiques sont en train de considerer la femme comme une nouvelle ethnie, tout comme il <i>faut</i> un quota pour les communautés (et toutes sortes de promesses farfelues &#8230;).</p><p>Les raisons pourquoi les politiques n&#8217;ont pas accéder à la demande de WIP/WIN sont, entre autre:</p><p>1. WIP/WIN n&#8217;a pas le meme poids politique que des groupes comme la FCM ou la VoH par e.g.<br /> 2. La campagne electorale est courte et les politiciens misent sur des candidats connus &#8230; donc puisque moins de femmes sont connues sur le terrain, il y en a moins.<br /> 3. Si les petit partis comme le MSM et le PMSD n&#8217;ont pas beaucoup de candidats a leur disposition (dimand zot chacun field 60 candidats ek nou guetter si zot capav faire li), ils peuvent facilement aligner plus de nouveau candidats (donc plus de femmes) sans de backlash depuis leur regionales. Par contre, c&#8217;est extrement complique pour le PTr et le MMM. Ki ti pou arriver si Faugoo ou Rittoo pas gagne ticket no 5? Regardez la situation au no 3 pour le MMM, il y avait deja 7 pretendants pour les 3 tickets, et 3 des 4 qui n&#8217;ont pas eu d&#8217;investiture sont passés de l&#8217;autre cote apres avoir fait un tam tam &#8230;</p><p>Si WIP/WIN veut vraiment faire bouger les choses, zot pou bizin commence employ tactik FCM, VoH &#8230; ek faire bann demonstrations de force e.g. reunir 100 000 personnes au Champs de Mars.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-287</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:04:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-287</guid> <description>@Yaasir Je suis réaliste. Je ne vois pas un nouveau parti politique (e.g. MPM) émerger dans la situation actuelle. J&#039;ai choisi le moins pire entre les 2 blocs en présence.@B-B-R Puisque vous êtes au gouvernement, vous devez avoir les chiffres. Donnez moi les données pour le vent et je pourrais (et n&#039;importe qui d&#039;autre d&#039;ailleurs) retravailler les chiffres. En science, si c&#039;est bon, c&#039;est bon. Je ne pourrais pas déformer les chiffres. En même temps, je suis très intéresser de connaitre combien de W/m2 peuvent être produit a Maurice a partir de l&#039;éolienne.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Yaasir<br /> Je suis réaliste. Je ne vois pas un nouveau parti politique (e.g. MPM) émerger dans la situation actuelle. J&#8217;ai choisi le moins pire entre les 2 blocs en présence.</p><p>@B-B-R<br /> Puisque vous êtes au gouvernement, vous devez avoir les chiffres. Donnez moi les données pour le vent et je pourrais (et n&#8217;importe qui d&#8217;autre d&#8217;ailleurs) retravailler les chiffres. En science, si c&#8217;est bon, c&#8217;est bon. Je ne pourrais pas déformer les chiffres. En même temps, je suis très intéresser de connaitre combien de W/m2 peuvent être produit a Maurice a partir de l&#8217;éolienne.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-286</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:59:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-286</guid> <description>@Parvez...The figures by CSO are very accurate and they reflect the reality... I&#039;ve heard there is a new statistics office now..it&#039;s calle the &#039;Razoir-Demagogie&#039; Statistics Office... maybe you should get figures from there... LOLPlease don&#039;t do misinformation here!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parvez&#8230;The figures by CSO are very accurate and they reflect the reality&#8230; I&#8217;ve heard there is a new statistics office now..it&#8217;s calle the &#8216;Razoir-Demagogie&#8217; Statistics Office&#8230; maybe you should get figures from there&#8230; LOL</p><p>Please don&#8217;t do misinformation here!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-285</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:44:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-285</guid> <description>Toujours par rapport aux promesses de l&#039;alliance sociale, non abouties, en 2006, le gouvernement fait de l&#039;aquaculture un des pilliers de l&#039;agro-industrie mauricienne et n&#039;hésite pas à demander un rapport pour étudier les nouvelles perspectives de l&#039;aquaculture et de ses bénéfices pour le secteur de la pêche. Le rapport « The potential for Aquaculture Development in Mauritius » est délivré en 2007 et jusqu&#039;à ce jour motus bouche coussue!!!!Point de lancement, point de détails sur l&#039;aquaculture à Maurice!!! Aujourd&#039;hui afin de duper la population et les pecheurs vous revenez à la charge en inscrivant à nouveau les ressources marines comme un des pilliers de l&#039;économie!!! A un moment donné, je demande tout simplement à comprendre!!!! Et encore, vous avez le toupet de revenir à la charge avec l&#039;algoculture alors que pour l&#039;aquaculture, rien n&#039;a été fait!!!! C&#039;est quand même gonflé de la part de l4alliance de l&#039;avenir de promettre monts et merveilles, alors que depuis 3 ans vous êtes en possession d&#039;un rapport sur les ressources marines et l&#039;aquaculture et vous n&#039;avez rien fait jusqu&#039;ici!!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Toujours par rapport aux promesses de l&#8217;alliance sociale, non abouties, en 2006, le gouvernement fait de l&#8217;aquaculture un des pilliers de l&#8217;agro-industrie mauricienne et n&#8217;hésite pas à demander un rapport pour étudier les nouvelles perspectives de l&#8217;aquaculture et de ses bénéfices pour le secteur de la pêche. Le rapport « The<br /> potential for Aquaculture Development in Mauritius » est délivré en 2007 et jusqu&#8217;à ce jour motus bouche coussue!!!!Point de lancement, point de détails sur l&#8217;aquaculture à Maurice!!!<br /> Aujourd&#8217;hui afin de duper la population et les pecheurs vous revenez à la charge en inscrivant à nouveau les ressources marines comme un des pilliers de l&#8217;économie!!!<br /> A un moment donné, je demande tout simplement à comprendre!!!!<br /> Et encore, vous avez le toupet de revenir à la charge avec l&#8217;algoculture alors que pour l&#8217;aquaculture, rien n&#8217;a été fait!!!!<br /> C&#8217;est quand même gonflé de la part de l4alliance de l&#8217;avenir de promettre monts et merveilles, alors que depuis 3 ans vous êtes en possession d&#8217;un rapport sur les ressources marines et l&#8217;aquaculture et vous n&#8217;avez rien fait jusqu&#8217;ici!!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-284</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:09:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-284</guid> <description>Personnellemnt, j&#039;ai l&#039;impression ne pas comprendre quelquechose avec ce programme car il est calqué sur l&#039;ancien programme de l&#039;alliance sociale!!!En 2005 vous nous disiez que vous alliez faire telle ou telle chose, et voîla qu&#039;on les retrouve à nouveau!!! BBR vous qui est si concerné et au courant de tout, merci de me l&#039;expliquer??? Le parc éolien était au programme en 2005, aujourd&#039;hui rebelotte on revoit la même annonce ou promesse quant à la création de parc éolien!!!Merci de commenter sur l&#039;article ci-dessous :Maurice se tourne vers l’éolienne dans le cadre de sa politique nationale visant à utiliser au maximum les ressources énergétiques renouvelables, a appris la PANA, de source gouvernementale.Des discussions sont en cours actuellement à ce sujet entre le &quot;Central Electricity Board&quot; (CEB), fournisseur unique d’électricité dans l’île et la compagnie indienne Suzlon Energy Ltd, dans le but de créer un parc de production d’électricité à partir d’installations éoliennes à Bigara, dans le centre de l’îleSelon un officiel du gouvernement, cette démarche cadre avec la politique nationale favorisant l’exploitation de sources d’énergies renouvelables, vu la hausse constante des coûts des produits pétroliers sur le marché mondial. Elle cadre également avec le protocole d’accord signé entre Maurice et l’Inde dans le but d’encourager l’investissement dans ce domaine.&quot;Ce parc de production d’électricité va comprendre une vingtaine de turbines éoliennes d’une capacité de production de 25 mégawatts. Mais l’électricité produite dépendra de la vitesse des vents dans la région concernée&quot;, a-t-il fait ressortir.Cette déclaration date de 2006!!!!!Qu&#039;en est-il aujourd&#039;hui?????</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Personnellemnt, j&#8217;ai l&#8217;impression ne pas comprendre quelquechose avec ce programme car il est calqué sur l&#8217;ancien programme de l&#8217;alliance sociale!!!En 2005 vous nous disiez que vous alliez faire telle ou telle chose, et voîla qu&#8217;on les retrouve à nouveau!!!<br /> BBR vous qui est si concerné et au courant de tout, merci de me l&#8217;expliquer???<br /> Le parc éolien était au programme en 2005, aujourd&#8217;hui rebelotte on revoit la même annonce ou promesse quant à la création de parc éolien!!!</p><p>Merci de commenter sur l&#8217;article ci-dessous :</p><p>Maurice se tourne vers l’éolienne dans le cadre de sa politique nationale visant à utiliser au maximum les ressources énergétiques renouvelables, a appris la PANA, de source gouvernementale.</p><p>Des discussions sont en cours actuellement à ce sujet entre le &#8220;Central Electricity Board&#8221; (CEB), fournisseur unique d’électricité dans l’île et la compagnie indienne Suzlon Energy Ltd, dans le but de créer un parc de production d’électricité à partir d’installations éoliennes à Bigara, dans le centre de l’île</p><p>Selon un officiel du gouvernement, cette démarche cadre avec la politique nationale favorisant l’exploitation de sources d’énergies renouvelables, vu la hausse constante des coûts des produits pétroliers sur le marché mondial. Elle cadre également avec le protocole d’accord signé entre Maurice et l’Inde dans le but d’encourager l’investissement dans ce domaine.</p><p>&#8220;Ce parc de production d’électricité va comprendre une vingtaine de turbines éoliennes d’une capacité de production de 25 mégawatts. Mais l’électricité produite dépendra de la vitesse des vents dans la région concernée&#8221;, a-t-il fait ressortir.</p><p>Cette déclaration date de 2006!!!!!</p><p>Qu&#8217;en est-il aujourd&#8217;hui?????</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-283</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:08:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-283</guid> <description>My dear Bruno, why ever are you supporting politicians? I feel it&#039;s a misuse of your potential.We need scientists and engineers at the top, not aging playboys and wannabe TPLAC despots.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My dear Bruno, why ever are you supporting politicians? I feel it&#8217;s a misuse of your potential.</p><p>We need scientists and engineers at the top, not aging playboys and wannabe TPLAC despots.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-282</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:05:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-282</guid> <description>Thirouven... tu es un grand demagogue! Tu es en train de faire de la désinformation...Les prix ont augmenté. OUI. Comme partout dans le monde. 200%?? C&#039;est quoi ce chiffre ridicule et sans fondement???&#039;Nos salaires ne bougent pas&#039; ???? C&#039;est quoi cet argument ridicule???? Pres de 30 a 40% d&#039;augmentation avec le rapport PRB....compensation salarialle annuelle!!Et comment garantir que le MMM va faire mieux??? Est-ce que les prix n&#039;augmentaient pas en 2000 et 2005??Tu parles de la misere... mais tu ne connais pas celle de 1982!!! Cette annee la, le MMM etait seul au pouvoir!! Et Paul declara.. &quot;Zot bizin manz nek manioc ek batates&quot;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thirouven&#8230; tu es un grand demagogue! Tu es en train de faire de la désinformation&#8230;</p><p>Les prix ont augmenté. OUI. Comme partout dans le monde. 200%?? C&#8217;est quoi ce chiffre ridicule et sans fondement???</p><p>&#8216;Nos salaires ne bougent pas&#8217; ???? C&#8217;est quoi cet argument ridicule???? Pres de 30 a 40% d&#8217;augmentation avec le rapport PRB&#8230;.compensation salarialle annuelle!!</p><p>Et comment garantir que le MMM va faire mieux??? Est-ce que les prix n&#8217;augmentaient pas en 2000 et 2005??</p><p>Tu parles de la misere&#8230; mais tu ne connais pas celle de 1982!!! Cette annee la, le MMM etait seul au pouvoir!! Et Paul declara..<br /> &#8220;Zot bizin manz nek manioc ek batates&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-281</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:46:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-281</guid> <description>@Bruno...non...tu ne peut pas dire que la moyenne est de 22km/h a Maurice... moi et toi, nous manquons les &#039;data&#039; qui sont cruciaux pour faire un calcul exact... alors nous ne pouvons tirer une conclusion...c&#039;est sur que tu es tendencieux envers le MMM, alors tu triveras toujours quelque chose a dire et a faire de la desinformation...Les 35 MW est un chiffre realiste!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno&#8230;non&#8230;tu ne peut pas dire que la moyenne est de 22km/h a Maurice&#8230; moi et toi, nous manquons les &#8216;data&#8217; qui sont cruciaux pour faire un calcul exact&#8230; alors nous ne pouvons tirer une conclusion&#8230;c&#8217;est sur que tu es tendencieux envers le MMM, alors tu triveras toujours quelque chose a dire et a faire de la desinformation&#8230;</p><p>Les 35 MW est un chiffre realiste!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-280</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:39:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-280</guid> <description>@Christinam&quot;Ideally, any individual, irrespective of ethnic group, religious faith, gender, etc. should be considered on an equal ground and only competence should have been...&quot;I agree with you.However, the change of attitude and structure will depend on the emergence of a new party with either an all female team or a female leader. And I&#039;m sorry in case I&#039;ve been disrespectful earlier (ref. prev. coment.) I wish women were out there being political innovators instead of just riding other parties&#039; buses.&quot;And creating a women’s only party would be as silly as creating a party for a specific ethnic group only..&quot; - Not really. We should be ethnicity-blind. We should be past the ethnicity era. An all female party would be excellent marketing and will be propelled as the true &quot;troisieme force&quot; IMO. Think about it.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Christinam</p><p>&#8220;Ideally, any individual, irrespective of ethnic group, religious faith, gender, etc. should be considered on an equal ground and only competence should have been&#8230;&#8221;</p><p>I agree with you.</p><p>However, the change of attitude and structure will depend on the emergence of a new party with either an all female team or a female leader.</p><p>And I&#8217;m sorry in case I&#8217;ve been disrespectful earlier (ref. prev. coment.) I wish women were out there being political innovators instead of just riding other parties&#8217; buses.</p><p>&#8220;And creating a women’s only party would be as silly as creating a party for a specific ethnic group only..&#8221; &#8211; Not really. We should be ethnicity-blind. We should be past the ethnicity era. An all female party would be excellent marketing and will be propelled as the true &#8220;troisieme force&#8221; IMO. Think about it.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-279</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:37:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-279</guid> <description>@Christina..that&#039;s exactly what I was saying... My figures are the same as yours and are taken from the CSO webpage...2000-2005: Female unemployment increased 2005-2010: Female unemployment decreased</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Christina..that&#8217;s exactly what I was saying&#8230; My figures are the same as yours and are taken from the CSO webpage&#8230;</p><p>2000-2005: Female unemployment increased<br /> 2005-2010: Female unemployment decreased</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-278</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:33:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-278</guid> <description>Even for male unemployment, you should consider that after 35yrs you don&#039;t get work for the government.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even for male unemployment, you should consider that after 35yrs you don&#8217;t get work for the government.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-277</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:31:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-277</guid> <description>@BBR: please note that the statistics do not reflect the true picture for woman as not many would register themselves at the unemployment office and hence this percentage is far greater than many thinks.Concerning woman, I think we should amend the constitution to put in each constituency 2 male and 1 female so that at least 20 women can get a seat in parliament.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@BBR: please note that the statistics do not reflect the true picture for woman as not many would register themselves at the unemployment office and hence this percentage is far greater than many thinks.</p><p>Concerning woman, I think we should amend the constitution to put in each constituency 2 male and 1 female so that at least 20 women can get a seat in parliament.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-276</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:27:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-276</guid> <description>I think we should be cautious about polls in general. Some sites will attract some votes from a particular side because of the type of visitors they receive. And voting can sometimes be done several times by the same people if the administrator did not take the necessary steps to ensure a visitor can only vote once.Even for more official polls, we need to be cautious as results are sometimes biased by sampling, methodology, mode of administration and well, sometimes people just don&#039;t tell the truth (remember the polls in France in 2002). Only the final ballot counts.Read this: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/apr/27/opinion-polls-general-election&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;General election: for whom the poll tells&lt;/a&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think we should be cautious about polls in general. Some sites will attract some votes from a particular side because of the type of visitors they receive. And voting can sometimes be done several times by the same people if the administrator did not take the necessary steps to ensure a visitor can only vote once.</p><p>Even for more official polls, we need to be cautious as results are sometimes biased by sampling, methodology, mode of administration and well, sometimes people just don&#8217;t tell the truth (remember the polls in France in 2002). Only the final ballot counts.</p><p>Read this: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/apr/27/opinion-polls-general-election"  rel="nofollow">General election: for whom the poll tells</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-275</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:18:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-275</guid> <description>@B-B-R La moyenne = time averaged value of wind. Si la maximale est de 60 km/h, la moyenne n&#039;est pas necessairement 30 km/h ... Il faut integrer la vitesse avec le temps, et diviser par la duree de cette interval. Le chiffre 22 km/h me parait tres raisonable. Il nous faut un chiffre realiste, representatif de la situtation generale, pas simplement le meilleur des cas.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R<br /> La moyenne = time averaged value of wind. Si la maximale est de 60 km/h, la moyenne n&#8217;est pas necessairement 30 km/h &#8230; Il faut integrer la vitesse avec le temps, et diviser par la duree de cette interval. Le chiffre 22 km/h me parait tres raisonable. Il nous faut un chiffre realiste, representatif de la situtation generale, pas simplement le meilleur des cas.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-274</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:13:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-274</guid> <description>@B-B-R Can you give the references please?I found the latest stats for last quarter of 2009 at http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/cso/ei819/toc.htm The historical series are at: http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/cso/menuitem.dee225f644ffe2aa338852f8a0208a0c/?content_id=aab9e924d448a010VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRDLooks like general unemployment rates were as follows: 2000 - 8.8 2005 - 9.6 2009 - 7.3Male unemployment rates: 2000 - 8.3 2005 - 5.8 2009 - 4.4Female unemployment rates: 2000 - 9.6 2005 - 16.5 2009 - 12.3The 35,800 unemployed comprised 13,500 males (38%) and 22,300 females (62%).</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R<br /> Can you give the references please?</p><p>I found the latest stats for last quarter of 2009 at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/cso/ei819/toc.htm"  rel="nofollow">http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/cso/ei819/toc.htm</a><br /> The historical series are at: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/cso/menuitem.dee225f644ffe2aa338852f8a0208a0c/?content_id=aab9e924d448a010VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD"  rel="nofollow">http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/cso/menuitem.dee225f644ffe2aa338852f8a0208a0c/?content_id=aab9e924d448a010VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD</a></p><p>Looks like general unemployment rates were as follows:<br /> 2000 &#8211; 8.8<br /> 2005 &#8211; 9.6<br /> 2009 &#8211; 7.3</p><p>Male unemployment rates:<br /> 2000 &#8211; 8.3<br /> 2005 &#8211; 5.8<br /> 2009 &#8211; 4.4</p><p>Female unemployment rates:<br /> 2000 &#8211; 9.6<br /> 2005 &#8211; 16.5<br /> 2009 &#8211; 12.3</p><p>The 35,800 unemployed comprised 13,500 males (38%) and 22,300 females (62%).</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Thirouven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-273</link> <dc:creator>Thirouven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:10:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-273</guid> <description>T&#039;as tout à fait raison P. Arasen, c&#039;est vrai que pendant ces 5 dernières années l&#039;alliance sociale n&#039;a rien fait pour le pays ni pour le peuple, a part d&#039;apporter la misère, la souffrance et la crainte. C&#039;est comme à chaque fois, la veille des élections ils nous font pleins de promesses (fausses promesses!) et une fois au pouvoir, c&#039;est la belle vie pour eux et le début de l&#039;enfer pour nous, les modestes citoyens. L&#039;alliance de l&#039;avenir propose de mettre à la disposition des enfants des OLPC, outil qui est utilisé dans des pays en pleine croissance où l&#039;enseignement n&#039;est pas accessible à tous les enfants, ce qui n&#039;est pas le cas pour Maurice! Pendant ces 5 dernières années, le coût de consommation à Maurice a flambé d&#039;environ 200%. Mais nos salaires ne bougent plus ou moins pas! Comment on va faire pour nous en sortir? Pensez-vous que les mauriciens vont choisir un gouvernement qui ne cesse nous faire souffrir? REFLECHISSEZ AVANT D&#039;AGIR!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>T&#8217;as tout à fait raison P. Arasen, c&#8217;est vrai que pendant ces 5 dernières années l&#8217;alliance sociale n&#8217;a rien fait pour le pays ni pour le peuple, a part d&#8217;apporter la misère, la souffrance et la crainte. C&#8217;est comme à chaque fois, la veille des élections ils nous font pleins de promesses (fausses promesses!) et une fois au pouvoir, c&#8217;est la belle vie pour eux et le début de l&#8217;enfer pour nous, les modestes citoyens. L&#8217;alliance de l&#8217;avenir propose de mettre à la disposition des enfants des OLPC, outil qui est utilisé dans des pays en pleine croissance où l&#8217;enseignement n&#8217;est pas accessible à tous les enfants, ce qui n&#8217;est pas le cas pour Maurice! Pendant ces 5 dernières années, le coût de consommation à Maurice a flambé d&#8217;environ 200%. Mais nos salaires ne bougent plus ou moins pas! Comment on va faire pour nous en sortir? Pensez-vous que les mauriciens vont choisir un gouvernement qui ne cesse nous faire souffrir?<br /> REFLECHISSEZ AVANT D&#8217;AGIR!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Yusuf</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-272</link> <dc:creator>Yusuf</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:03:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-272</guid> <description>Très pertinent Bruno! Notre ami le Fils du Bradeur de la Nation a été contraint dans sa machiavélique stratégie à sacrifier celui qui a rendu notre économie &#039;resilient&#039;, contribuer à renflouer les FDI (foreign direct investment), ... Et ce n&#039;est pas surprenant. Je précise que Bradeur de la Nation fait allusion à celui qui a provoqué le drame humain de toute la communauté de Diégo Garcia et les Chagos en lea bradant aux anglais, ... alors que l&#039;indépendance était inexorable et s&#039;obtiendrait sans conditions. Pourquoi le surnomme-t-on encore le Père de la Nation, et quelle est la contribution des Beessoondoyal, Anquetil, et autres... Food for Thought.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Très pertinent Bruno! Notre ami le Fils du Bradeur de la Nation a été contraint dans sa machiavélique stratégie à sacrifier celui qui a rendu notre économie &#8216;resilient&#8217;, contribuer à renflouer les FDI (foreign direct investment), &#8230; Et ce n&#8217;est pas surprenant.<br /> Je précise que Bradeur de la Nation fait allusion à celui qui a provoqué le drame humain de toute la communauté de Diégo Garcia et les Chagos en lea bradant aux anglais, &#8230; alors que l&#8217;indépendance était inexorable et s&#8217;obtiendrait sans conditions. Pourquoi le surnomme-t-on encore le Père de la Nation, et quelle est la contribution des Beessoondoyal, Anquetil, et autres&#8230; Food for Thought.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-271</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:43:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-271</guid> <description>@Fadil I am personally against quotas but sometimes I tend to think they might be a useful stepping stone (depending on how they are used). Ideally, any individual, irrespective of ethnic group, religious faith, gender, etc. should be considered on an equal ground and only competence should have been used by parties to present their candidates and, subsequently, to designate ministers and for other important posts. For this, we need leaders who have the courage to stand up for this basic ideal: put the right man and the right woman at the right place. But, we are still a far cry from this.For starters, the structure of political parties needs to be reviewed so that candidates emerge thanks to a democratic process, not thanks only to a sole leader (though admittedly we need to find the right mix between leadership and democracy). This is what happens elsewhere.As for the balls thing, we have none, dude;-) And creating a women&#039;s only party would be as silly as creating a party for a specific ethnic group only..</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil<br /> I am personally against quotas but sometimes I tend to think they might be a useful stepping stone (depending on how they are used). Ideally, any individual, irrespective of ethnic group, religious faith, gender, etc. should be considered on an equal ground and only competence should have been used by parties to present their candidates and, subsequently, to designate ministers and for other important posts. For this, we need leaders who have the courage to stand up for this basic ideal: put the right man and the right woman at the right place. But, we are still a far cry from this.</p><p>For starters, the structure of political parties needs to be reviewed so that candidates emerge thanks to a democratic process, not thanks only to a sole leader (though admittedly we need to find the right mix between leadership and democracy). This is what happens elsewhere.</p><p>As for the balls thing, we have none, dude;-) And creating a women&#8217;s only party would be as silly as creating a party for a specific ethnic group only..</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-270</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:36:20 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-270</guid> <description>@B-B-R I believe young people (including women) are ripe now to enter the big stage. Politics is something crucial for a country and everyone who believes he/she can contribute something to the country should be able to do it without fear or apprehensions. Participating in online debates such as this one is a first step...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R I believe young people (including women) are ripe now to enter the big stage. Politics is something crucial for a country and everyone who believes he/she can contribute something to the country should be able to do it without fear or apprehensions. Participating in online debates such as this one is a first step&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-269</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:19:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-269</guid> <description>To bring real change for women, more women must compete in the elections.  But words like &#039;abattoir&#039; will only discourage women from entering politics...Also, it&#039;s untrue to say that female unemployement has increased in the last 5 years...The general unemployment rate has decreased from 10.8% to 7.80% The female unemployment rate has decreased from 16.3% in 2005 to 12.3% in 2010.These are facts.Th truth is that more and more women are being empowered and they now have the opportunity to prove themselves.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To bring real change for women, more women must compete in the elections.  But words like &#8216;abattoir&#8217; will only discourage women from entering politics&#8230;</p><p>Also, it&#8217;s untrue to say that female unemployement has increased in the last 5 years&#8230;</p><p>The general unemployment rate has decreased from 10.8% to 7.80%<br /> The female unemployment rate has decreased from 16.3% in 2005 to 12.3% in 2010.</p><p>These are facts.</p><p>Th truth is that more and more women are being empowered and they now have the opportunity to prove themselves.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-268</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:04:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-268</guid> <description>@Parama ArasenJe maintiens ce que j&#039;ai dis: le programme de l&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir est 100% mauricien...Le programme de l&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir est bien meilleure que celui du MMM...Je comprends que tes opinions sont tendancieux...mais il faut voire la verité en face.Je pense que tu ne vis pas a l&#039;Ile Maurice... le CSO ne renouvelle pas ses chiffres???De 2005 a 2010, le taux de chomage a baissé de 10.80% a 7.80%.La situation economique est tres bonne et nous voulons continuer notre travail.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parama Arasen</p><p>Je maintiens ce que j&#8217;ai dis: le programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir est 100% mauricien&#8230;</p><p>Le programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir est bien meilleure que celui du MMM&#8230;</p><p>Je comprends que tes opinions sont tendancieux&#8230;mais il faut voire la verité en face.</p><p>Je pense que tu ne vis pas a l&#8217;Ile Maurice&#8230; le CSO ne renouvelle pas ses chiffres???</p><p>De 2005 a 2010, le taux de chomage a baissé de 10.80% a 7.80%.</p><p>La situation economique est tres bonne et nous voulons continuer notre travail.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on General mood in L&#8217;Escalier by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/general-mood-in-l-escalier/comment-page-1/#comment-267</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:51:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=97#comment-267</guid> <description>@selven... I wasn&#039;t commenting on your story of political agents swapping sides, etcI was refering to the vast hypocrisy in our political system.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@selven&#8230; I wasn&#8217;t commenting on your story of political agents swapping sides, etc</p><p>I was refering to the vast hypocrisy in our political system.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-266</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:24:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-266</guid> <description>Interesting perspective once more, @Fadil.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting perspective once more, @Fadil.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Women and Democracy by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/28/women-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-265</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:04:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=121#comment-265</guid> <description>Bring me some cannolis and get back to the kitchen, woman! LOL. [/joke]I&#039;m sick of reading such rants every now and then. Answer me this - why don&#039;t women show more balls and start a frakin&#039; political revolution instead of ranting so much? Frak the obstacles! Go to the battlefield and yell - &quot;This is Spartaaa!!!!&quot;And BTW, the masochists are about to die. The generations that succeed the masochistic gen. don&#039;t give a frak about gender in politics. We want results and benefits. We want no screw ups.&quot;“pie banana oussi vini, nou per fer li eli. C’est vrai, cest ca notre devise. At the end of the day, Navin Ramgoolam bizin vine Premier Minis, point final. » &quot;WTF?! AFAIK MDN (the so called troisieme force) is led by a dude. Give me an all female alternative and I shall vote for the latter.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bring me some cannolis and get back to the kitchen, woman! LOL. [/joke]</p><p>I&#8217;m sick of reading such rants every now and then. Answer me this &#8211; why don&#8217;t women show more balls and start a frakin&#8217; political revolution instead of ranting so much? Frak the obstacles! Go to the battlefield and yell &#8211; &#8220;This is Spartaaa!!!!&#8221;</p><p>And BTW, the masochists are about to die. The generations that succeed the masochistic gen. don&#8217;t give a frak about gender in politics. We want results and benefits. We want no screw ups.</p><p>&#8220;“pie banana oussi vini, nou per fer li eli. C’est vrai, cest ca notre devise. At the end of the day, Navin Ramgoolam bizin vine Premier Minis, point final. » &#8221;</p><p>WTF?! AFAIK MDN (the so called troisieme force) is led by a dude. Give me an all female alternative and I shall vote for the latter.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-264</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:01:58 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-264</guid> <description>@BBR The idea here is to let people judge for themselves. If a manifesto exists, this is what we, the citizens, should use as benchmark. According to me, there are many failures on both sides. For instance, none of them really did anything to convert the MBC from a partisan organisation to a real PSB because it suits them when they were in power. And I suppose the list could go on like that. Fact is, we are being asked to choose on 5th May so allow us to in all liberty with as much rational evidence as possible within that particularly limited timeframe. For one, I still have not made up my mind and it is a real headache. That&#039;s why I like to read comments from both sides (i.e. you and Bruno) but also from others who have the same dilemma. And I think it would be fair to have MMM&#039;s past manifesto like we had PTr&#039;s past manifesto.However, I still think we should not stop here. We have to bear in mind that MMM and MSM were together in 2000, MMM and PTr in 1995 and that MSM is now with PTr. We&#039;ve had all sorts of permutations here, which is probably unique in the world. Now that manifestoes are available for 2010 and that they&#039;re here to stay thanks to the Internet, we should not only use them to choose whom we vote for but we should also use them to make all elected MPs accountable to us during the next 5 years. That was my main point in the post.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@BBR<br /> The idea here is to let people judge for themselves. If a manifesto exists, this is what we, the citizens, should use as benchmark. According to me, there are many failures on both sides. For instance, none of them really did anything to convert the MBC from a partisan organisation to a real PSB because it suits them when they were in power. And I suppose the list could go on like that. Fact is, we are being asked to choose on 5th May so allow us to in all liberty with as much rational evidence as possible within that particularly limited timeframe. For one, I still have not made up my mind and it is a real headache. That&#8217;s why I like to read comments from both sides (i.e. you and Bruno) but also from others who have the same dilemma. And I think it would be fair to have MMM&#8217;s past manifesto like we had PTr&#8217;s past manifesto.</p><p>However, I still think we should not stop here. We have to bear in mind that MMM and MSM were together in 2000, MMM and PTr in 1995 and that MSM is now with PTr. We&#8217;ve had all sorts of permutations here, which is probably unique in the world. Now that manifestoes are available for 2010 and that they&#8217;re here to stay thanks to the Internet, we should not only use them to choose whom we vote for but we should also use them to make all elected MPs accountable to us during the next 5 years. That was my main point in the post.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by nadim</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-263</link> <dc:creator>nadim</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:57:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-263</guid> <description>I found this page from nowhere. http://www.mauritiuselection.com/ - you can &quot;vote&quot; for fun...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I found this page from nowhere. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mauritiuselection.com/"  rel="nofollow">http://www.mauritiuselection.com/</a> &#8211; you can &#8220;vote&#8221; for fun&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on The 21 Constituencies by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/the-21-constituencies/comment-page-1/#comment-262</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:16:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=22#comment-262</guid> <description>click on the map.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>click on the map.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on The 21 Constituencies by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/the-21-constituencies/comment-page-1/#comment-261</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:12:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=22#comment-261</guid> <description>@Thanks Yaasir. Funnily (is this the right word?), I can&#039;t see the list of candidates there...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Thanks Yaasir. Funnily (is this the right word?), I can&#8217;t see the list of candidates there&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on About by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/about/comment-page-1/#comment-260</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:11:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=6#comment-260</guid> <description>@Sachin Ça te dirait d&#039;écrire un article sur cet important sujet?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Sachin Ça te dirait d&#8217;écrire un article sur cet important sujet?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on About by Sachin Fakun</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/about/comment-page-1/#comment-259</link> <dc:creator>Sachin Fakun</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:58:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=6#comment-259</guid> <description>Que pensez-vous de l&#039;émission de Thalassa sur la destruction du lagon mauricien? Les partis politiques, dans leurs programmes respectifs, que proposent-ils s&#039;agissant de la gestion des plages(notamment concernant la construction sauvage des hôtels)et que pour que les mauriciens aient plus d&#039;accés? Les loisirs, à Maurice, ne courent pas la rue!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsmgWeQZ3Gg</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Que pensez-vous de l&#8217;émission de Thalassa sur la destruction du lagon mauricien? Les partis politiques, dans leurs programmes respectifs, que proposent-ils s&#8217;agissant de la gestion des plages(notamment concernant la construction sauvage des hôtels)et que pour que les mauriciens aient plus d&#8217;accés? Les loisirs, à Maurice, ne courent pas la rue!!</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsmgWeQZ3Gg"  rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsmgWeQZ3Gg</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on The 21 Constituencies by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/the-21-constituencies/comment-page-1/#comment-258</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:32:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=22#comment-258</guid> <description>http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/ecothis ought to help in some way or other.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/eco"  rel="nofollow">http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/eco</a></p><p>this ought to help in some way or other.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on General mood in L&#8217;Escalier by Shak</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/general-mood-in-l-escalier/comment-page-1/#comment-257</link> <dc:creator>Shak</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:31:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=97#comment-257</guid> <description>This is the feeling that has been going around in the country. I reckon that this is more to do with the fact that people are getting sick and tired of seeing the same faces and political party for years now.Weird enough i find it more interesting to listen to small/new political parties on TV every night, at least i can have a good laugh and to be fair some do have a couple of decent ideas. I dream of the day when we will have a new political party with capable individuals looking to serve the country and pride themselves as being true mauritians. On the other side of the coin i wonder if people are ready for such a change as there are certains things that are rooted in our society.Coming back to the electoral mood i think we will need until friday night to see more activity and most likely tempos - mobiles - money will start coming out this weekend.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is the feeling that has been going around in the country. I reckon that this is more to do with the fact that people are getting sick and tired of seeing the same faces and political party for years now.</p><p>Weird enough i find it more interesting to listen to small/new political parties on TV every night, at least i can have a good laugh and to be fair some do have a couple of decent ideas. I dream of the day when we will have a new political party with capable individuals looking to serve the country and pride themselves as being true mauritians. On the other side of the coin i wonder if people are ready for such a change as there are certains things that are rooted in our society.</p><p>Coming back to the electoral mood i think we will need until friday night to see more activity and most likely tempos &#8211; mobiles &#8211; money will start coming out this weekend.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-256</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:40:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-256</guid> <description>@political_defiance.... don&#039;t you want the country to progress?? If we all think like you, we would still be using calculators to calculate payrolls...OLPC is not for +16 but it can be a useful tool!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@political_defiance&#8230;. don&#8217;t you want the country to progress?? If we all think like you, we would still be using calculators to calculate payrolls&#8230;</p><p>OLPC is not for +16 but it can be a useful tool!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-255</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:29:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-255</guid> <description>Chers amis, j&#039;ai lu le programme de l&#039;alliance de l&#039;avenir, je me suis ennuyé mais ennuyé à mort!!!92 pages pour présenter un programme gouvernemental, CHAPEAU!!! Photo et couverture par un groupe français, cadre paysager normand...ça a dû vous côuter très cher pour élaborer ce programme!!!! Je pense que je ne suis pas la personne à s&#039;être ennuyé en lisant le programme de l&#039;Alliance de l&#039;avenir!!D&#039;autant plus que je ne resors rien de concret car beaucoup de points qui étaient présents dans le programme de la défunte Alliance Sociale se retrouve sur les feuilles de ce programme!!! Bref il n&#039;y a rien de nouveau et qui me choque dans ce programme!!!Dommage que plusieurs secteurs comme le Devt Durable, l&#039;Emploi, le Judiciaire entre autres.... Je reste sceptique sur ce que les dirigeants proposent pour les prochaines années!!! Je ne vois aucune vision dans ce programme car la situation économique et sociale ne nous permet pas de mettre en place ces mesures... Simple exemple, on parle de developpement durable, mais au lieu de parler d&#039;éoliennes et energie, dans un premier temps pourquoi ne pas parler de sensibilisation educative, et de soi, pourquoi ne pas parler du traitement des déchets et de tri sélectif, de recyclage et j&#039;en passe des exemples!!! J&#039;ai le sentiment qu&#039;en voulant trop en faire, l&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir est complètement passé à côté de son programme électoral!!! Le secteur de l&#039;emploi n&#039;est pas en reste car aujourd&#039;hui on ne peut plus parler de sécurité ou garantie dse l&#039;emploi!!!Comcernant le chômage, le CSO n&#039;a depuis qq années jamais renouvellés ses chiffres et on ne peut déterminer le nombre de chômeurs à Maurice!!! Pour moi le programme de l&#039;alliance de l&#039;avenir est un flop et ne garantit pas un avenir serein pour les mauriciens!!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chers amis,<br /> j&#8217;ai lu le programme de l&#8217;alliance de l&#8217;avenir, je me suis ennuyé mais ennuyé à mort!!!92 pages pour présenter un programme gouvernemental, CHAPEAU!!!<br /> Photo et couverture par un groupe français, cadre paysager normand&#8230;ça a dû vous côuter très cher pour élaborer ce programme!!!!<br /> Je pense que je ne suis pas la personne à s&#8217;être ennuyé en lisant le programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;avenir!!D&#8217;autant plus que je ne resors rien de concret car beaucoup de points qui étaient présents dans le programme de la défunte Alliance Sociale se retrouve sur les feuilles de ce programme!!!<br /> Bref il n&#8217;y a rien de nouveau et qui me choque dans ce programme!!!Dommage que plusieurs secteurs comme le Devt Durable, l&#8217;Emploi, le Judiciaire entre autres&#8230;.<br /> Je reste sceptique sur ce que les dirigeants proposent pour les prochaines années!!!<br /> Je ne vois aucune vision dans ce programme car la situation économique et sociale ne nous permet pas de mettre en place ces mesures&#8230;<br /> Simple exemple, on parle de developpement durable, mais au lieu de parler d&#8217;éoliennes et energie, dans un premier temps pourquoi ne pas parler de sensibilisation educative, et de soi, pourquoi ne pas parler du traitement des déchets et de tri sélectif, de recyclage et j&#8217;en passe des exemples!!!<br /> J&#8217;ai le sentiment qu&#8217;en voulant trop en faire, l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir est complètement passé à côté de son programme électoral!!!<br /> Le secteur de l&#8217;emploi n&#8217;est pas en reste car aujourd&#8217;hui on ne peut plus parler de sécurité ou garantie dse l&#8217;emploi!!!Comcernant le chômage, le CSO n&#8217;a depuis qq années jamais renouvellés ses chiffres et on ne peut déterminer le nombre de chômeurs à Maurice!!!<br /> Pour moi le programme de l&#8217;alliance de l&#8217;avenir est un flop et ne garantit pas un avenir serein pour les mauriciens!!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-254</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:23:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-254</guid> <description>@christina...no need for a manifesto to know that Paul Berenger failed as PM... he had the 3/4 majority in the Parliament but he was not able to make the changes in the electoral system!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@christina&#8230;no need for a manifesto to know that Paul Berenger failed as PM&#8230; he had the 3/4 majority in the Parliament but he was not able to make the changes in the electoral system!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-253</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:13:20 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-253</guid> <description>Le MMM etait tres en retard niveau communication online en 2005. J&#039;ai bien chercher sur le vieux site (&lt;a href=&quot;//mmmparty.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://mmmparty.org&lt;/a&gt;) et j&#039;ai pas eu. Le probleme c&#039;est que c&#039;est une equipe de nouveau qui s&#039;occupe de la com online et on n&#039;a pas les documents d&#039;avant. :( Je vais demander a qq contacts.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Le MMM etait tres en retard niveau communication online en 2005. J&#8217;ai bien chercher sur le vieux site (<a target="_blank" href="//mmmparty.org"  rel="nofollow">http://mmmparty.org</a>) et j&#8217;ai pas eu. Le probleme c&#8217;est que c&#8217;est une equipe de nouveau qui s&#8217;occupe de la com online et on n&#8217;a pas les documents d&#8217;avant. <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> Je vais demander a qq contacts.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-252</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:08:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-252</guid> <description>@Bruno Thanks. To be fair, we would also need MMM&#039;s manifesto. Surely, someone from MMM must have a copy and since you seem to be close to them, surely you should be able to grab one.Or maybe BBR has a copy? Who knows?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno<br /> Thanks. To be fair, we would also need MMM&#8217;s manifesto. Surely, someone from MMM must have a copy and since you seem to be close to them, surely you should be able to grab one.</p><p>Or maybe BBR has a copy? Who knows?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-251</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:06:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-251</guid> <description>@B-B-R 1 There was a concessus btw PTr and MMM for the electoral reform. Plusieur fois, Paul ti interpel le PM dans bann PQs ek ti dir zot pret a collaborer. Donc zot ti deja ena les 3/4 requis avec la collaboration du MMM.2 &quot;Reactivation des jeux inter-colleges = completé!&quot; Mo ti prof CSE en 2008 ek ca intercollege la rien a voir avec intercollege des annees 80.3 &quot;Reduire nombre ministres de 24 a 19! = completé! en 2005 il y avait 19 ministres+ 1 PM&quot; Ki finn arriver apres remaniment ministerielle?4 &quot;Introduire ene E-government= completé!&quot; Ah oui!!! Ki zot definition e-governement. Siote gov.mu bien user unfriendly en tout cas ek PMO website faire pale figure a whitehouse.gov ki servi Drupal deja.5 &quot;Mise a pied d’un National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS)= completé partiellement… les outils sont deja la&quot; ... ek comier crimes zot finn resoudre?6 &quot;Ene IBA independante ek l’impartialite de la MBC = IBA independante!&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sansconcessions.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/le-ridicule-a-son-comble/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sansconcessions.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/le-ridicule-a-son-comble/&lt;/a&gt;7. Aveu que la loi vote depuis 2009 n&#039;a pas encore ete promulgue. Kifer hein? Ti fini prevoir ki zot ti pou faire Sithanen depi 2009?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R<br /> 1 There was a concessus btw PTr and MMM for the electoral reform. Plusieur fois, Paul ti interpel le PM dans bann PQs ek ti dir zot pret a collaborer. Donc zot ti deja ena les 3/4 requis avec la collaboration du MMM.</p><p>2 &#8220;Reactivation des jeux inter-colleges = completé!&#8221; Mo ti prof CSE en 2008 ek ca intercollege la rien a voir avec intercollege des annees 80.</p><p>3 &#8220;Reduire nombre ministres de 24 a 19! = completé! en 2005 il y avait 19 ministres+ 1 PM&#8221; Ki finn arriver apres remaniment ministerielle?</p><p>4 &#8220;Introduire ene E-government= completé!&#8221; Ah oui!!! Ki zot definition e-governement. Siote gov.mu bien user unfriendly en tout cas ek PMO website faire pale figure a whitehouse.gov ki servi Drupal deja.</p><p>5 &#8220;Mise a pied d’un National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS)= completé partiellement… les outils sont deja la&#8221; &#8230; ek comier crimes zot finn resoudre?</p><p>6 &#8220;Ene IBA independante ek l’impartialite de la MBC = IBA independante!&#8221; <a target="_blank" href="http://sansconcessions.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/le-ridicule-a-son-comble/"  rel="nofollow">http://sansconcessions.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/le-ridicule-a-son-comble/</a></p><p>7. Aveu que la loi vote depuis 2009 n&#8217;a pas encore ete promulgue. Kifer hein? Ti fini prevoir ki zot ti pou faire Sithanen depi 2009?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Parama Arasen</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-250</link> <dc:creator>Parama Arasen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:57:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-250</guid> <description>@ B.B.R, je vois ce que tu défend bec et ongle le programme de l&#039;alliance de l&#039;avenir mais crois-tu réllement dans ce programme??? Crois-tu que ce programme est fait pour représentir l&#039;avenir d&#039;un pays, d&#039;un peuple, de nos enfants??? 5 ans au pouvoir, 5 ans de souffrance, 5 ans où la population vit dans la crainte, la crainte de ne pouvoir donner une bouchée de nourriture à leurs enfants, la crainte de se retrouver du jour au ledemain au chômage, la crainte de se faire agresser chez soi!!!! Oui le gouvernement actuelle a négligé tout un pays, tout un peuple!!! Est-ce normal??? Est-ce normal qu&#039;il n&#039;y a pas de plan de secours en cas d&#039;innondation ou de fortes averses???Est-ce normal de se retrouver avec des ministres d&#039;Etats incapables de gérer le pays, ou mieux encore, de gérer leur ministère??? Il y a quelque chose qui ne tourne pas rond, sauf si vous me dites cher BBR que la terre n&#039;est pas ronde mais carré!!! En attendant le programme du MMM reflète clairement la politique de ce parti et de ses candidats à se battre afin de donner au pays, au peuple, une nouvelle dimension socio-économique et lui d&#039;assurer à la population de dormir tranquillement sur leurs deux oreilles!!! Simple exemple, comment se fait-il que le Law &amp; Order est en net déclin??? Tous le jours, on lit, on entend, viols, agression, vols, drogues et meurtres dans notre société!!! Est-ce normal chers amis???? Qu&#039;a fait justement le gouverment tout ce temps là??? Aujourd&#039;hui venir dire qu&#039;il vont recruter qq 5000 policiers est quand même gauller de leur part!!!! Car le malaise se situe au sein même de la force policière, ces derniers ne veulent plus travailler car ils vivent au quotidien des moments difficiles, personne ne leur écoute, conditions de travail difficile...EN plus il n&#039;ont même pas le droit de créer leur syndicat!!!! Aujourd&#039;hui le pays est à un stade où on a besoin de changement.... L&#039;alliance sociale a failli dans sa tache et je conçois que l&#039;alliance du coeur représente une autre alternative avec un programme concret et élaboré pour assurer à nos enfants un avenir sereine et juste sans disparités!!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ B.B.R, je vois ce que tu défend bec et ongle le programme de l&#8217;alliance de l&#8217;avenir mais crois-tu réllement dans ce programme???<br /> Crois-tu que ce programme est fait pour représentir l&#8217;avenir d&#8217;un pays, d&#8217;un peuple, de nos enfants???<br /> 5 ans au pouvoir, 5 ans de souffrance, 5 ans où la population vit dans la crainte, la crainte de ne pouvoir donner une bouchée de nourriture à leurs enfants, la crainte de se retrouver du jour au ledemain au chômage, la crainte de se faire agresser chez soi!!!!<br /> Oui le gouvernement actuelle a négligé tout un pays, tout un peuple!!!<br /> Est-ce normal??? Est-ce normal qu&#8217;il n&#8217;y a pas de plan de secours en cas d&#8217;innondation ou de fortes averses???Est-ce normal de se retrouver avec des ministres d&#8217;Etats incapables de gérer le pays, ou mieux encore, de gérer leur ministère???<br /> Il y a quelque chose qui ne tourne pas rond, sauf si vous me dites cher BBR que la terre n&#8217;est pas ronde mais carré!!!<br /> En attendant le programme du MMM reflète clairement la politique de ce parti et de ses candidats à se battre afin de donner au pays, au peuple, une nouvelle dimension socio-économique et lui d&#8217;assurer à la population de dormir tranquillement sur leurs deux oreilles!!!<br /> Simple exemple, comment se fait-il que le Law &amp; Order est en net déclin???<br /> Tous le jours, on lit, on entend, viols, agression, vols, drogues et meurtres dans notre société!!!<br /> Est-ce normal chers amis????<br /> Qu&#8217;a fait justement le gouverment tout ce temps là??? Aujourd&#8217;hui venir dire qu&#8217;il vont recruter qq 5000 policiers est quand même gauller de leur part!!!!<br /> Car le malaise se situe au sein même de la force policière, ces derniers ne veulent plus travailler car ils vivent au quotidien des moments difficiles, personne ne leur écoute, conditions de travail difficile&#8230;EN plus il n&#8217;ont même pas le droit de créer leur syndicat!!!!<br /> Aujourd&#8217;hui le pays est à un stade où on a besoin de changement&#8230;.<br /> L&#8217;alliance sociale a failli dans sa tache et je conçois que l&#8217;alliance du coeur représente une autre alternative avec un programme concret et élaboré pour assurer à nos enfants un avenir sereine et juste sans disparités!!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on General mood in L&#8217;Escalier by selven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/general-mood-in-l-escalier/comment-page-1/#comment-249</link> <dc:creator>selven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:56:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=97#comment-249</guid> <description>@ B-B-R i think you need to learn english a bit :).The hypocrisy part wasn&#039;t meant at how some agents of on party was swapping sides depending on which candidate is coming to their place...there&#039;s no implication of whatever alliance, marriage or gaypride stuffs related.+selven</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ B-B-R<br /> i think you need to learn english a bit <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</p><p>The hypocrisy part wasn&#8217;t meant at how some agents of on party was swapping sides depending on which candidate is coming to their place&#8230;</p><p>there&#8217;s no implication of whatever alliance, marriage or gaypride stuffs related.</p><p>+selven</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-248</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:40:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-248</guid> <description>@Christina I found that of the Labour Party here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&amp;q=cache:tzrwxkRyfOEJ:www.labourparty.mu/files/Programme_LAlliance_Sociale_Election_2005.pdf+site:www.labourparty.mu+programme&amp;hl=en&amp;gl=uk&amp;pid=bl&amp;srcid=ADGEESgT5nBl9WeEhOgPdT2CU8RxPMvwnIQbjbHUPCMgXmdWxlNgCzNX-ac01JZz04kV4djqwxClkf1eOlUBHgchcx8XkVm7HUFli_ljh28aoaHEGaFZkWGUkAjL-TPcTL4Y9N5LkBdi&amp;sig=AHIEtbRtJ3vu06lfjjeEyk-BIv7W6Qfwuw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&amp;q=cache:tzrwxkRyfOEJ:www.labourparty.mu/files/Programme_LAlliance_Sociale_Election_2005.pdf+site:www.labourparty.mu+programme&amp;hl=en&amp;gl=uk&amp;pid=bl&amp;srcid=ADGEESgT5nBl9WeEhOgPdT2CU8RxPMvwnIQbjbHUPCMgXmdWxlNgCzNX-ac01JZz04kV4djqwxClkf1eOlUBHgchcx8XkVm7HUFli_ljh28aoaHEGaFZkWGUkAjL-TPcTL4Y9N5LkBdi&amp;sig=AHIEtbRtJ3vu06lfjjeEyk-BIv7W6Qfwuw&lt;/a&gt;Unfortunately I do not have that of the MMM for 2005.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Christina<br /> I found that of the Labour Party here: <a target="_blank" href="http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&amp;q=cache:tzrwxkRyfOEJ:www.labourparty.mu/files/Programme_LAlliance_Sociale_Election_2005.pdf+site:www.labourparty.mu+programme&amp;hl=en&amp;gl=uk&amp;pid=bl&amp;srcid=ADGEESgT5nBl9WeEhOgPdT2CU8RxPMvwnIQbjbHUPCMgXmdWxlNgCzNX-ac01JZz04kV4djqwxClkf1eOlUBHgchcx8XkVm7HUFli_ljh28aoaHEGaFZkWGUkAjL-TPcTL4Y9N5LkBdi&amp;sig=AHIEtbRtJ3vu06lfjjeEyk-BIv7W6Qfwuw"  rel="nofollow">http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&#038;q=cache:tzrwxkRyfOEJ:www.labourparty.mu/files/Programme_LAlliance_Sociale_Election_2005.pdf+site:www.labourparty.mu+programme&#038;hl=en&#038;gl=uk&#038;pid=bl&#038;srcid=ADGEESgT5nBl9WeEhOgPdT2CU8RxPMvwnIQbjbHUPCMgXmdWxlNgCzNX-ac01JZz04kV4djqwxClkf1eOlUBHgchcx8XkVm7HUFli_ljh28aoaHEGaFZkWGUkAjL-TPcTL4Y9N5LkBdi&#038;sig=AHIEtbRtJ3vu06lfjjeEyk-BIv7W6Qfwuw</a></p><p>Unfortunately I do not have that of the MMM for 2005.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-247</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:36:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-247</guid> <description>ah correction. I meant election after election. not year after year.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ah correction. I meant election after election. not year after year.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-246</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:35:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-246</guid> <description>The problem with writing an article is that, I think, most of us don&#039;t really know how. We can usually say what we mean in a couple of sentences. So comments are usually easier to express opinions. An article would require something longer..and on topic, is it just me or do electoral promises seen to repeat themselves year after year.I mean they&#039;ll usually promise something like lower taxes or something like that, no? surprising we even still pay taxes after 40 years.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The problem with writing an article is that, I think, most of us don&#8217;t really know how. We can usually say what we mean in a couple of sentences. So comments are usually easier to express opinions. An article would require something longer..</p><p>and on topic, is it just me or do electoral promises seen to repeat themselves year after year.</p><p>I mean they&#8217;ll usually promise something like lower taxes or something like that, no? surprising we even still pay taxes after 40 years.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu in L&#8217;Express by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/22/elections-mu-in-lexpress/comment-page-1/#comment-245</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:31:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=59#comment-245</guid> <description>lExpress launched its elections site - http://lexpress-elections-2010.com/</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>lExpress launched its elections site &#8211; <a target="_blank" href="http://lexpress-elections-2010.com/"  rel="nofollow">http://lexpress-elections-2010.com/</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Shak</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-244</link> <dc:creator>Shak</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:36:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-244</guid> <description>I am writing those lines not with a view to bring down the present government but with the objective of questioning the system as i doubt whether another political party would have acted differently. As i have said yesterday, i was gobsmacked when i saw the clip on Youtube (ile maurice en peril) from Thalassa on Mauritius. I would strongly recommend viewing the clip as this will give you a better idea of how your taxpayers money is being well spent.Coming back to the Intercontinental Hotel, I am sure that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was conducted and we knew what were the pros and cons of going ahead with such project. What is the purpose of having such framework if we are not going to stick to it. On top of that it is necessary to distinguish between monitoring done for regulatory purposes (compliance monitoring) and environmental monitoring related to the EIA but again here it seems that we have failed on that front again. It is sad to see what is happening to our lagoons due to the lack of moral and professionalism of those whom we have trusted to run the country.This brings me to another topic which was flagged during the programme about IRS and privatisation of islands surrounding the country. The Minister of Tourism says in his drunk interview that Mauritius is not a communist country and necessary support is given to the private sector to develop Mauritius. Fair enough but should this be done at any cost? 2 islands have been privatised so far with a rental fee of circa Rs60,000 being paid on an annual basis. Can the terms and conditions be made public, how were the 2 promoters appointed, could we not have appointed organisations such as the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation who is doing a fantastic job on ile aux aigrettes? We are seeing IRS projects( baby of the previous government if not mistaken) mushrooming on the island. What is the opportunity cost to these projects? My feel is that we are creating a feeling of being a stranger in your own country. The gap between the rich and the poor is widening and playing a blind eye to such issues will shortly result in serious social problems.On a final note, we have heard about &quot;Do not drink and drive&quot; and now we should have something like &quot; Do not drink and talk.&quot; I guess in other countries such coverage would have been enough for an investigation or even a resignation depending on circumstances and when i talk about resignation its not about leaving this in your pocket.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am writing those lines not with a view to bring down the present government but with the objective of questioning the system as i doubt whether another political party would have acted differently. As i have said yesterday, i was gobsmacked when i saw the clip on Youtube (ile maurice en peril) from Thalassa on Mauritius. I would strongly recommend viewing the clip as this will give you a better idea of how your taxpayers money is being well spent.</p><p>Coming back to the Intercontinental Hotel, I am sure that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was conducted and we knew what were the pros and cons of going ahead with such project. What is the purpose of having such framework if we are not going to stick to it. On top of that it is necessary to distinguish between monitoring done for regulatory purposes (compliance monitoring) and environmental monitoring related to the EIA but again here it seems that we have failed on that front again. It is sad to see what is happening to our lagoons due to the lack of moral and professionalism of those whom we have trusted to run the country.</p><p>This brings me to another topic which was flagged during the programme about IRS and privatisation of islands surrounding the country. The Minister of Tourism says in his drunk interview that Mauritius is not a communist country and necessary support is given to the private sector to develop Mauritius. Fair enough but should this be done at any cost? 2 islands have been privatised so far with a rental fee of circa Rs60,000 being paid on an annual basis. Can the terms and conditions be made public, how were the 2 promoters appointed, could we not have appointed organisations such as the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation who is doing a fantastic job on ile aux aigrettes? We are seeing IRS projects( baby of the previous government if not mistaken) mushrooming on the island. What is the opportunity cost to these projects? My feel is that we are creating a feeling of being a stranger in your own country. The gap between the rich and the poor is widening and playing a blind eye to such issues will shortly result in serious social problems.</p><p>On a final note, we have heard about &#8220;Do not drink and drive&#8221; and now we should have something like &#8221; Do not drink and talk.&#8221; I guess in other countries such coverage would have been enough for an investigation or even a resignation depending on circumstances and when i talk about resignation its not about leaving this in your pocket.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-243</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:15:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-243</guid> <description>@Avinash I&#039;m a lazy citizen LOL. I&#039;ll give it a try during the weekend.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Avinash I&#8217;m a lazy citizen LOL. I&#8217;ll give it a try during the weekend.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on General mood in L&#8217;Escalier by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/general-mood-in-l-escalier/comment-page-1/#comment-242</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:14:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=97#comment-242</guid> <description>@Avinash I meant that some citizens are pretty happy and feel safe under Ramgoolam&#039;s regime. They want no change. Parents, for e.g, are often stressed by the educational reforms thrown at their kids every 5 years. Hence, some (who will probably vote for the same regime) tend to ignore all political campaigns. (Yes, you can argue that there are many social and economical issues in the country but people are aware that the media tends to make these issues appear apocalyptic.)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Avinash I meant that some citizens are pretty happy and feel safe under Ramgoolam&#8217;s regime. They want no change. Parents, for e.g, are often stressed by the educational reforms thrown at their kids every 5 years. Hence, some (who will probably vote for the same regime) tend to ignore all political campaigns. (Yes, you can argue that there are many social and economical issues in the country but people are aware that the media tends to make these issues appear apocalyptic.)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-241</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:31:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-241</guid> <description>Nos réalisationsSelon le « 2009 Index of Economic Freedom, » Maurice occupait la18ème place au niveau mondial et la première place en Afrique sub-saharienne concernant le climat des affaires. Ce résultat est confirmé par « l’Index of African Governance » et par la Fondation Mo Ibrahim qui classe Maurice à la première place en Afrique. Il est difficile de parvenir à un tel résultat sans la stabilité. A ce chapitre, « l’Economist Political Index » considère Maurice comme le 7ème pays le plus stable au monde sur un total de 165 Etats membres.En moyenne un taux de croissance de 4,7 % de 2005 à 2010, avec une pointe de 6,8 % pour l’exercice financier 2007–2008. Le taux d’investissement a été en moyenne de 25 % durant cette période.· une augmentation de 56 % du revenu par tête d’habitant en 2010, soit USD 7,500 contre USD 4,800 en 2005 ; · la plus forte baisse du chômage de ces dix dernières années, soit 7,2 % en 2008 alors que la création d’emplois pendant cette même année a enregistré une hausse historique de 19,3 % atteignant 40 000 emplois – de loin le remède le plus efficace contre la pauvreté ; · l’amélioration de la qualité de vie et du pouvoir d’achat : alors que l’indice des salaires était en hausse, le taux d’inflation descendait à 1.9 %, soit le taux le plus bas de ces 18 dernières années ; · une hausse de 66 % du niveau des réserves assurant ainsi au pays une couverture de 48 semaines d’importations en 2010 contre 32 semaines en 2005 ; · un meilleur contrôle de la dette publique qui a été ramenée à 60 % du Produit Intérieur Brut (PIB) alors qu’il était à 70 % en 2005 et ce, malgré les effets de la crise économique internationale ; · la réduction du déficit budgétaire à moins de 4 % du PIB à la fin de décembre 2009 ; · le taux de croissance a atteint une moyenne de 4,7 % entre 2006 et 2010 ; · le taux d’inflation a été ramené à 2,1 % ; · la simplification de notre régime fiscal, un système plus efficient dans la collecte des revenus de l’Etat ainsi que la réduction du taux d’imposition pour les individus ainsi que les compagnies à un taux uniforme de 15 %. Ces mesures ont permis à plus de 40,000 personnes de ne plus être sur la liste des contribuables ; · l’Instauration d’un environnement des d’affaires « investor-friendly » et qui facilite l’émergence des PME à travers l’élimination des multiples contraintes bureaucratiques ; · une confiance accrue dans le pays avec des investissements étrangers de plus de Rs 40 milliards pendant les cinq dernières années – ce montant est supérieur au montant reçu pendant les vingt années précédentes ; · la modernisation de nos infrastructures publiques : le début des travaux que ce soit à l’aéroport, dans le port, ou encore la nouvelle ville à Highlands et pour la construction de nouveaux axes routiers qui aideront à résoudre le fléau de la congestion routière ; · une nouvelle agglomération aux Salines comprenant des bureaux administratifs, un hôtel, une salle de conférences et des facilités de loisirs ; · le développement d’un « Leisure &amp; Cruise hub »; · le développement d’une industrie du tourisme florissante qui a permis d’engranger des revenus de Rs 35,7 milliards l’année dernière, malgré la crise économique internationale, après avoir atteint la barre de Rs 41,2 milliards en 2008 ; · le développement d’un secteur financier dynamique et transparent : d’importants groupes étrangers spécialisés dans les activités bancaires tant onshore qu’offshore, dans l’assurance et la réassurance, sont maintenant présents à Maurice ; · la mise en place et le financement d’une politique agricole permettant la conversion en souplesse de l’industrie sucrière en une industrie cannière au profit de tous les « stakeholders » ; · le maintien d’une industrie du textile tournée vers l’exportation qui retrouve ses marques après avoir été confrontée aux aléas de la crise économique internationale ; · le développement d’un secteur des technologies de l’informatique générateur d’emplois ; · la participation de 35,000 petits planteurs, laboureurs et artisans à l’actionnariat de l’industrie cannière à hauteur de 35 % à travers le « Cane Demoratisation Fund » ; la révision fondamentale des conditions des métayers avec la facilitation à l’accès de propriété à la terre ; · la cession à l’Etat par les propriétés sucrières de 2,000 arpents de terre prévus pour la diversification agricole et la construction des logements sociaux ; · l’accès à la propriété de plus de 19,000 occupants de maisons de CHA et NHDC dont plus de la moitié est désormais propriétaires de leur maison et terrain ; · la création d’une nation d’entrepreneurs en donnant le support nécessaire et en éliminant les contraintes bureaucratiques et les contraintes en termes d’accès aux ressources et aux capacités a conduit à un accroissement considérable des PME. Alors qu’il y avait 3,454 PME en 2005, ce chiffre est aujourd’hui de 12,538 dont la majorité appartient aux femmes ; · la création de la « Competition Commission » pour assurer une compétition saine et pour créer un environnement d’affaires propice à tous ; · l’adoption d’un « Equal Opportunities Bill » pour promouvoir la méritocratie et l’équité sociale en luttant contre toutes les formes de discrimination ; · la mise sur pied d’un « Truth and Justice Commission » pour réparer les injustices commises dans le passé, en particulier par rapport à la spoliation des terres ; · la création de l’ « Empowerment Fund » avec une dotation budgétaire de Rs 5 milliards ; · la réintroduction de la pension universelle ; · le transport gratuit pour les étudiants, les senior citizens et les autrement capables ; · l’augmentation massive de subventions sur le gaz, la farine et le riz – subventions qui soulagent principalement les familles défavorisées ; · la mise en oeuvre d’un programme de « Corporate Social Responsibility » qui fait de l’entreprise une partie prenante de la vie des communautés locales.Il ne faut pas oublier le contexte international difficile! Ce n&#039;est qu&#039;un appercu de nos realisations. Biensur il faut consulter notre programme pour en savoir plus! Nos relisations ,secteur par secteur!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nos réalisations</p><p>Selon le « 2009 Index of Economic Freedom, » Maurice occupait<br /> la18ème place au niveau mondial et la première place en Afrique<br /> sub-saharienne concernant le climat des affaires. Ce résultat est<br /> confirmé par « l’Index of African Governance » et par la Fondation<br /> Mo Ibrahim qui classe Maurice à la première place en Afrique. Il est<br /> difficile de parvenir à un tel résultat sans la stabilité. A ce chapitre,<br /> « l’Economist Political Index » considère Maurice comme le 7ème<br /> pays le plus stable au monde sur un total de 165 Etats membres.</p><p>En moyenne un taux de croissance de 4,7 % de 2005 à 2010, avec une pointe de 6,8 % pour l’exercice financier 2007–2008. Le taux d’investissement a été en moyenne de 25 % durant cette période.</p><p>· une augmentation de 56 % du revenu par tête d’habitant en<br /> 2010, soit USD 7,500 contre USD 4,800 en 2005 ;<br /> · la plus forte baisse du chômage de ces dix dernières années,<br /> soit 7,2 % en 2008 alors que la création d’emplois pendant<br /> cette même année a enregistré une hausse historique de 19,3 %<br /> atteignant 40 000 emplois – de loin le remède le plus efficace<br /> contre la pauvreté ;<br /> · l’amélioration de la qualité de vie et du pouvoir d’achat : alors<br /> que l’indice des salaires était en hausse, le taux d’inflation<br /> descendait à 1.9 %, soit le taux le plus bas de ces 18 dernières<br /> années ;<br /> · une hausse de 66 % du niveau des réserves assurant ainsi au<br /> pays une couverture de 48 semaines d’importations en 2010<br /> contre 32 semaines en 2005 ;<br /> · un meilleur contrôle de la dette publique qui a été ramenée à 60 %<br /> du Produit Intérieur Brut (PIB) alors qu’il était à 70 % en 2005<br /> et ce, malgré les effets de la crise économique internationale ;<br /> · la réduction du déficit budgétaire à moins de 4 % du PIB à la fin<br /> de décembre 2009 ;<br /> · le taux de croissance a atteint une moyenne de 4,7 % entre<br /> 2006 et 2010 ;<br /> · le taux d’inflation a été ramené à 2,1 % ;<br /> · la simplification de notre régime fiscal, un système plus efficient dans la collecte des revenus de l’Etat ainsi que<br /> la réduction du taux d’imposition pour les individus ainsi que les compagnies à un taux uniforme de 15 %. Ces<br /> mesures ont permis à plus de 40,000 personnes de ne plus être sur la liste des contribuables ;<br /> · l’Instauration d’un environnement des d’affaires « investor-friendly » et qui facilite l’émergence des PME à travers<br /> l’élimination des multiples contraintes bureaucratiques ;<br /> · une confiance accrue dans le pays avec des investissements étrangers de plus de Rs 40 milliards pendant les<br /> cinq dernières années – ce montant est supérieur au montant reçu pendant les vingt années précédentes ;<br /> · la modernisation de nos infrastructures publiques : le début des travaux que ce soit à l’aéroport, dans le port, ou<br /> encore la nouvelle ville à Highlands et pour la construction de nouveaux axes routiers qui aideront à résoudre le<br /> fléau de la congestion routière ;<br /> · une nouvelle agglomération aux Salines comprenant des bureaux administratifs, un hôtel, une salle de conférences<br /> et des facilités de loisirs ;<br /> · le développement d’un « Leisure &amp; Cruise hub »;<br /> · le développement d’une industrie du tourisme florissante qui a permis d’engranger des revenus de Rs 35,7<br /> milliards l’année dernière, malgré la crise économique internationale, après avoir atteint la barre de Rs 41,2<br /> milliards en 2008 ;<br /> · le développement d’un secteur financier dynamique et transparent : d’importants groupes étrangers spécialisés<br /> dans les activités bancaires tant onshore qu’offshore, dans l’assurance et la réassurance, sont maintenant<br /> présents à Maurice ;<br /> · la mise en place et le financement d’une politique agricole permettant la conversion en souplesse de l’industrie<br /> sucrière en une industrie cannière au profit de tous les « stakeholders » ;<br /> · le maintien d’une industrie du textile tournée vers l’exportation qui retrouve ses marques après avoir été<br /> confrontée aux aléas de la crise économique internationale ;<br /> · le développement d’un secteur des technologies de l’informatique générateur d’emplois ;<br /> · la participation de 35,000 petits planteurs, laboureurs et artisans à l’actionnariat de l’industrie cannière à hauteur<br /> de 35 % à travers le « Cane Demoratisation Fund » ;<br /> la révision fondamentale des conditions des métayers avec la facilitation à l’accès de propriété à la terre ;<br /> · la cession à l’Etat par les propriétés sucrières de 2,000 arpents de terre prévus pour la diversification agricole et<br /> la construction des logements sociaux ;<br /> · l’accès à la propriété de plus de 19,000 occupants de maisons de CHA et NHDC dont plus de la moitié est désormais<br /> propriétaires de leur maison et terrain ;<br /> · la création d’une nation d’entrepreneurs en donnant le support nécessaire et en éliminant les contraintes bureaucratiques<br /> et les contraintes en termes d’accès aux ressources et aux capacités a conduit à un accroissement<br /> considérable des PME. Alors qu’il y avait 3,454 PME en 2005, ce chiffre est aujourd’hui de 12,538 dont la<br /> majorité appartient aux femmes ;<br /> · la création de la « Competition Commission » pour assurer une compétition saine et pour créer un environnement<br /> d’affaires propice à tous ;<br /> · l’adoption d’un « Equal Opportunities Bill » pour promouvoir la méritocratie et l’équité sociale en luttant contre<br /> toutes les formes de discrimination ;<br /> · la mise sur pied d’un « Truth and Justice Commission » pour réparer les injustices commises dans le passé, en<br /> particulier par rapport à la spoliation des terres ;<br /> · la création de l’ « Empowerment Fund » avec une dotation budgétaire de Rs 5 milliards ;<br /> · la réintroduction de la pension universelle ;<br /> · le transport gratuit pour les étudiants, les senior citizens et les autrement capables ;<br /> · l’augmentation massive de subventions sur le gaz, la farine et le riz – subventions qui soulagent principalement<br /> les familles défavorisées ;<br /> · la mise en oeuvre d’un programme de « Corporate Social Responsibility » qui fait de l’entreprise une partie<br /> prenante de la vie des communautés locales.</p><p>Il ne faut pas oublier le contexte international difficile!<br /> Ce n&#8217;est qu&#8217;un appercu de nos realisations. Biensur il faut consulter notre programme pour en savoir plus! Nos relisations ,secteur par secteur!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-240</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:25:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-240</guid> <description>Also ,many projects have not been completed or are being completed now because there was a lack of finances in 2005...Reactivation des jeux inter-colleges = completé!...j&#039;ai moi meme participé aux jeux... LOLAcces gratuit a l’informatique dans toutes les écoles = completé!Creation d’un SME Consulting services – ene organisme compose de comptable ek economiste pour la preparation de business plans pour p’tits entreprises; = completé! mais pas sous le meme nom!Reduire nombre ministres de 24 a 19! = completé! en 2005 il y avait 19 ministres+ 1 PMConstruction des batiments multi-fonctionelles avec des salles gyms+cybercafes+bibliotheques = completé! dans plusieurs village councils c&#039;est deja le cas!Introduire ene E-government= completé!Une meilleur gestion pour le handisport= completé!Mise a pied d’un National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS)= completé partiellement... les outils sont deja laEne IBA independante ek l’impartialite de la MBC = IBA independante! MBC impartialle... Peut-etre que non mais c&#039;est mieux qu&#039;avant!Equal Opportunities Act...apres les elections elle sera mise en pratique!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also ,many projects have not been completed or are being completed now because there was a lack of finances in 2005&#8230;</p><p>Reactivation des jeux inter-colleges = completé!&#8230;j&#8217;ai moi meme participé aux jeux&#8230; LOL</p><p>Acces gratuit a l’informatique dans toutes les écoles = completé!</p><p>Creation d’un SME Consulting services – ene organisme compose de comptable ek economiste pour la preparation de business plans pour p’tits entreprises; = completé! mais pas sous le meme nom!</p><p>Reduire nombre ministres de 24 a 19! = completé! en 2005 il y avait 19 ministres+ 1 PM</p><p>Construction des batiments multi-fonctionelles avec des salles gyms+cybercafes+bibliotheques = completé! dans plusieurs village councils c&#8217;est deja le cas!</p><p>Introduire ene E-government= completé!</p><p>Une meilleur gestion pour le handisport= completé!</p><p>Mise a pied d’un National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS)= completé partiellement&#8230; les outils sont deja la</p><p>Ene IBA independante ek l’impartialite de la MBC = IBA independante! MBC impartialle&#8230; Peut-etre que non mais c&#8217;est mieux qu&#8217;avant!</p><p>Equal Opportunities Act&#8230;apres les elections elle sera mise en pratique!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-239</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:08:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-239</guid> <description>@Bruno...your list is not accurate at all. Firstly we did not have the 3/4 majority in the Parliament to make changes in the Constitution! And many of the listed items have been completed. Stop making false claims...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno&#8230;your list is not accurate at all. Firstly we did not have the 3/4 majority in the Parliament to make changes in the Constitution! And many of the listed items have been completed. Stop making false claims&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on General mood in L&#8217;Escalier by selven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/general-mood-in-l-escalier/comment-page-1/#comment-238</link> <dc:creator>selven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:05:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=97#comment-238</guid> <description>:p ah, the stairs picture! thank you avinash.yup, the rs.1000 thing is common here also [though i&#039;ve heard rs.10k.there ain&#039;t any new blood mauritian political arena, people are bound to get bored and not have any passion to fight for the country anymore, since everyone who keeps coming in and out are just doing more or less the same stuffs [abuse of power]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>:p ah, the stairs picture! thank you avinash.</p><p>yup, the rs.1000 thing is common here also [though i've heard rs.10k.</p><p>there ain't any new blood mauritian political arena, people are bound to get bored and not have any passion to fight for the country anymore, since everyone who keeps coming in and out are just doing more or less the same stuffs [abuse of power]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by anchal</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-237</link> <dc:creator>anchal</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:05:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-237</guid> <description>Am tired of politicians telling us WHAT WE SHOULD DO and WHAT WE SHOULD NOT DO?  TO WHOM WE SHOULD GIVE OUR VOTES AND TO WHOM NOT?  Voting is our constitutional right and I believe no one have the right to tell us  whom to vote!  I feel it is an insult to our intelligence (if our population has!).  It feels as if they think we are not capable of making decisions by ourselves. And am also tired of politicians criticizing each other  throughout the day.  I would say that this is a sing of immaturity.  Don&#039;t they have anything more interesting to say: like their illuminating projects  for the country, how they would achieve it, in how much time and how it will benefit the country and its population!  And why no party has anything to say to reform the politics of  Mauritius? Is it because the politics of Mauritius is perfect!!?  Is it so?  Does it not need any reform?  I am of the view that politicians need to redefine the role of their agents.  They should be directed towards more constructive tasks such as the development of their respective areas.And its no secret that a certain leader employers more than one PROs as his counselors.  I don&#039;t say that he should not.  In fact I think that he made an intelligent move  and he recognizes the importance of communication.  But from the point of view of fair play, is it correct?  Why other candidates in the election are being left behind in this domain?  Maybe they do not have the financial support to invest in Communication Specialists.   And what is the real purpose of employing PROs and  who usually does that?  The answer maybe &quot;Business Organization that usually aim at making profit and benefiting their organization and their interest!!&quot;.Another interesting thing I came across it is projection of the movie &#039;Mangal Panday&quot;  tomorrow night (29.04.2010) in MBC 1.  &#039;Mangal Pandya&#039; is an excellent movie that talks about the uprising of Indians against the British Colony in their country.  In other words, against the &quot;White people&quot;.  I am of the view that despite this being an excellent movie, it is highly inappropriate in the election context.  After the election it would have been OK but not before the election.  Playing this particular movie a few days before the general election is like a free political campaign of 3 hrs in favour of a particular party and against another particular party!  I would like to requested the MBC to postpone this movie for another time, if possible.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Am tired of politicians telling us WHAT WE SHOULD DO and WHAT WE SHOULD NOT DO?  TO WHOM WE SHOULD GIVE OUR VOTES AND TO WHOM NOT?  Voting is our constitutional right and I believe no one have the right to tell us  whom to vote!  I feel it is an insult to our intelligence (if our population has!).  It feels as if they think we are not capable of making decisions by ourselves. And am also tired of politicians criticizing each other  throughout the day.  I would say that this is a sing of immaturity.  Don&#8217;t they have anything more interesting to say: like their illuminating projects  for the country, how they would achieve it, in how much time and how it will benefit the country and its population!  And why no party has anything to say to reform the politics of  Mauritius? Is it because the politics of Mauritius is perfect!!?  Is it so?  Does it not need any reform?  I am of the view that politicians need to redefine the role of their agents.  They should be directed towards more constructive tasks such as the development of their respective areas.</p><p>And its no secret that a certain leader employers more than one PROs as his counselors.  I don&#8217;t say that he should not.  In fact I think that he made an intelligent move  and he recognizes the importance of communication.  But from the point of view of fair play, is it correct?  Why other candidates in the election are being left behind in this domain?  Maybe they do not have the financial support to invest in Communication Specialists.   And what is the real purpose of employing PROs and  who usually does that?  The answer maybe &#8220;Business Organization that usually aim at making profit and benefiting their organization and their interest!!&#8221;.</p><p>Another interesting thing I came across it is projection of the movie &#8216;Mangal Panday&#8221;  tomorrow night (29.04.2010) in MBC 1.  &#8216;Mangal Pandya&#8217; is an excellent movie that talks about the uprising of Indians against the British Colony in their country.  In other words, against the &#8220;White people&#8221;.  I am of the view that despite this being an excellent movie, it is highly inappropriate in the election context.  After the election it would have been OK but not before the election.  Playing this particular movie a few days before the general election is like a free political campaign of 3 hrs in favour of a particular party and against another particular party!  I would like to requested the MBC to postpone this movie for another time, if possible.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-236</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:04:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-236</guid> <description>@Bruno... you seem to have been &#039;brainwashed&#039; by the MMM... Our manifesto is 100% mauritian... As Fadil has said in another post, he has put this pic in TinEye... and the result is that it is not Normadie...maybe Paul knows better than TinEye... the new reverse image search... Paul Raymond Berenger.. LOL</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno&#8230; you seem to have been &#8216;brainwashed&#8217; by the MMM&#8230; Our manifesto is 100% mauritian&#8230; As Fadil has said in another post, he has put this pic in TinEye&#8230; and the result is that it is not Normadie&#8230;maybe Paul knows better than TinEye&#8230; the new reverse image search&#8230; Paul Raymond Berenger.. LOL</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on General mood in L&#8217;Escalier by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/general-mood-in-l-escalier/comment-page-1/#comment-235</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:26:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=97#comment-235</guid> <description>@avinash... if Ptr or the MSM would have contracted an alliance with the MMM, then that would have been called hypocrisy!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@avinash&#8230; if Ptr or the MSM would have contracted an alliance with the MMM, then that would have been called hypocrisy!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-234</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:21:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-234</guid> <description>&quot;If the typical windspeed is 6 m/s (13 miles per hour, or 22 km/h), the power per unit area of wind farm is about 2 W/m2.&quot;Sustainable Energy - without the hot air         David JC MacKayJe ne pense pas que la moyenne du &#039;windspeed&#039; a Curepipe et a Plaine des Roches ne soit que de 22 km/h!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;If the typical windspeed is 6 m/s (13 miles per hour,<br /> or 22 km/h), the power per unit area of wind farm is about 2 W/m2.&#8221;</p><p>Sustainable Energy &#8211; without the hot air         David JC MacKay</p><p>Je ne pense pas que la moyenne du &#8216;windspeed&#8217; a Curepipe et a Plaine des Roches ne soit que de 22 km/h!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-233</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:09:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-233</guid> <description>@Bruno... Cette moyenne de 2w/m2 reste a debattre... ca dependra aussi du type d&#039;eolienne, de la marque, de l&#039;environnement, etc...Aussi j&#039;ai des reserves sur le chiffre de &#039;25% de notre besoin domestique...&#039;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno&#8230; Cette moyenne de 2w/m2 reste a debattre&#8230; ca dependra aussi du type d&#8217;eolienne, de la marque, de l&#8217;environnement, etc&#8230;</p><p>Aussi j&#8217;ai des reserves sur le chiffre de &#8217;25% de notre besoin domestique&#8230;&#8217;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-232</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:40:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-232</guid> <description>@Fadil Why don&#039;t you write such an article yourself for Elections.mu? We need some contributors.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil Why don&#8217;t you write such an article yourself for Elections.mu? We need some contributors.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on General mood in L&#8217;Escalier by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/general-mood-in-l-escalier/comment-page-1/#comment-231</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:39:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=97#comment-231</guid> <description>@Fadil Can you please elaborate on:* they feel that there is no need for change.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil Can you please elaborate on:</p><p>* they feel that there is no need for change.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-230</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:38:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-230</guid> <description>@Political_defiance I won&#039;t call participating in the One Laptop Per Child a bribery. Since October 2005 when &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2005/10/15/want-to-get-a-100-laptop/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;I found out&lt;/a&gt; about Nicholas Negroponte&#039;s idea, I have been imagining how beneficial a OLPC can be for Mauritians children. But, cynically, I told myself that, as the laptop does not (out of the box) run Microsoft software, it would not be chosen by any Government.I was wrong.It is now clearly written in the l&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir programme that Mauritius will participate in the OLPC adventure. Of course, the OLPC is not for 16+ kids (quoi que...) and, as far as I know, teachers have no proper knowledge of how to use it to empower kids. But fortunately, solutions exist.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Political_defiance I won&#8217;t call participating in the One Laptop Per Child a bribery. Since October 2005 when <a target="_blank" href="http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2005/10/15/want-to-get-a-100-laptop/"  rel="nofollow">I found out</a> about Nicholas Negroponte&#8217;s idea, I have been imagining how beneficial a OLPC can be for Mauritians children. But, cynically, I told myself that, as the laptop does not (out of the box) run Microsoft software, it would not be chosen by any Government.</p><p>I was wrong.</p><p>It is now clearly written in the l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir programme that Mauritius will participate in the OLPC adventure. Of course, the OLPC is not for 16+ kids (quoi que&#8230;) and, as far as I know, teachers have no proper knowledge of how to use it to empower kids. But fortunately, solutions exist.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by political_defiance</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-228</link> <dc:creator>political_defiance</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:54:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-228</guid> <description>@B-B-R&quot;Maybe you know,(or don’t) that the subject known as General Paper at HSC level will be replaced by a new one! The new subject will consist of a project and this laptop will be essential in the completion of the project… The laptop will help students to do their research, collection of data, wordprocessing, increasing teamwork, etc…&quot;1. I did computing SC, HSC without laptop. (and w/o internet). 2. I&#039;m in yr 2 at UoM doing computer science &amp; engineering and it is only recently i bought a laptop. I did the first year without a laptop. And to tell you the truth, at least half of my class don&#039;t own a laptop.Now for the new paper you are mentioning requiring a project.. You could simply use a PC! Laptop is more of a objet de luxe. This measure is simple a &#039;mesure electoralist&#039; and nothing short of bribery.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R</p><p>&#8220;Maybe you know,(or don’t) that the subject known as General Paper at HSC level will be replaced by a new one! The new subject will consist of a project and this laptop will be essential in the completion of the project… The laptop will help students to do their research, collection of data, wordprocessing, increasing teamwork, etc…&#8221;</p><p>1. I did computing SC, HSC without laptop. (and w/o internet).<br /> 2. I&#8217;m in yr 2 at UoM doing computer science &amp; engineering and it is only recently i bought a laptop. I did the first year without a laptop. And to tell you the truth, at least half of my class don&#8217;t own a laptop.</p><p>Now for the new paper you are mentioning requiring a project.. You could simply use a PC! Laptop is more of a objet de luxe. This measure is simple a &#8216;mesure electoralist&#8217; and nothing short of bribery.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on General mood in L&#8217;Escalier by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/general-mood-in-l-escalier/comment-page-1/#comment-227</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:06:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=97#comment-227</guid> <description>Many don&#039;t care about the upcoming elections because: * they feel that there is no need for change. * they are burnt every time. it doesn&#039;t matter who is in power. citizens always get &#039;pwned.&#039; * the &quot;troisieme force&quot; (mdn) doesn&#039;t show promise. * young people don&#039;t perceive any mauritian politician as role models.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many don&#8217;t care about the upcoming elections because:<br /> * they feel that there is no need for change.<br /> * they are burnt every time. it doesn&#8217;t matter who is in power. citizens always get &#8216;pwned.&#8217;<br /> * the &#8220;troisieme force&#8221; (mdn) doesn&#8217;t show promise.<br /> * young people don&#8217;t perceive any mauritian politician as role models.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-226</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:57:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-226</guid> <description>@Bruno Thank you for the list. However, the list is useless unless you know the reason behind which some proposals were abandoned. Citizens should question the leaders for answers. This brings up the question about the effectiveness of the opposition.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno Thank you for the list. However, the list is useless unless you know the reason behind which some proposals were abandoned. Citizens should question the leaders for answers. This brings up the question about the effectiveness of the opposition.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-225</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:52:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-225</guid> <description>Speaking of manifestos, what information should be made available to all political parties (and to all citizens) prior to the campaign season?Some parties tend to propose unfeasible projects.The electoral commission and other Gov. organisations should release a proper information pack about the state of the economy, ongoing projects, foreign relations, etc..I believe information is available but it is a mess.BTW, @avinash or @christinam - you should write about the unfeasible projects proposed by some parties. E.g. Party Malin is keen in giving away guns to all taxi drivers.As far as accountability goes, it is up to the media (incl. blogs) to act as watchdogs and to remind citizens and leaders of the unchecked points in the checklist.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Speaking of manifestos, what information should be made available to all political parties (and to all citizens) prior to the campaign season?</p><p>Some parties tend to propose unfeasible projects.</p><p>The electoral commission and other Gov. organisations should release a proper information pack about the state of the economy, ongoing projects, foreign relations, etc..</p><p>I believe information is available but it is a mess.</p><p>BTW, @avinash or @christinam &#8211; you should write about the unfeasible projects proposed by some parties. E.g. Party Malin is keen in giving away guns to all taxi drivers.</p><p>As far as accountability goes, it is up to the media (incl. blogs) to act as watchdogs and to remind citizens and leaders of the unchecked points in the checklist.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on General mood in L&#8217;Escalier by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/general-mood-in-l-escalier/comment-page-1/#comment-224</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:16:06 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=97#comment-224</guid> <description>@Selven Thanks for contributing this post.I guess there is a reason why only a few attend political meetings now (the only way to get some people is to offer briyani and a trip to Flic en Flac afterwards...): people are somewhat disinterested with politics (which is bad but, what can you expect, after all the alliances we have been through over the past 40 years?)And some agents (who, I&#039;ve heard, are getting Rs 1000 per day of &quot;work&quot;) are not really doing it because of political convictions... as some politicians themselves are far from being convinced.So I&#039;m not surprised that some agents are pro-MMM in the morning and pro-PTr in the afternoon. It&#039;s, ahem, business acumen.And, also, a vast hypocrisy.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Selven Thanks for contributing this post.</p><p>I guess there is a reason why only a few attend political meetings now (the only way to get some people is to offer briyani and a trip to Flic en Flac afterwards&#8230;): people are somewhat disinterested with politics (which is bad but, what can you expect, after all the alliances we have been through over the past 40 years?)</p><p>And some agents (who, I&#8217;ve heard, are getting Rs 1000 per day of &#8220;work&#8221;) are not really doing it because of political convictions&#8230; as some politicians themselves are far from being convinced.</p><p>So I&#8217;m not surprised that some agents are pro-MMM in the morning and pro-PTr in the afternoon. It&#8217;s, ahem, business acumen.</p><p>And, also, a vast hypocrisy.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-223</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:05:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-223</guid> <description>@Bruno Justement, les précédents manifestes ne sont pas disponibles. Si vous avez des copies (pour les deux blocs), ce serait bien de les mettre en ligne. La nouveauté aujourd&#039;hui, c&#039;est que nous pouvons les garder pour les utiliser comme benchmarks.Jusqu&#039;ici, les partis ne s&#039;attendaient pas vraiment à ce que leurs manifestes servent de checklist pour une évaluation continue de leur action. D&#039;ailleurs, à mon avis, les promesses non-tenues se trouvent dans les 2 camps (car il faudrait faire le meme exercice pour 2000-2005 et 2005-2010. Selon que vous penchiez plutot pour l&#039;un, vous aurez toujours tendance à voir d&#039;abord les défauts de l&#039;autre, ce qui est absolument normal en démocratie.C&#039;est maintenant aux citoyens éclairés d&#039;utiliser les manifestes de ces deux blocs: - pour faire un choix aux urnes (encore une fois c&#039;est dommage que les deux ont publié si tard leurs manifestes) - et surtout pour &#039;monitor&#039; ceux qui seront élus (gouvernement et opposition)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno<br /> Justement, les précédents manifestes ne sont pas disponibles. Si vous avez des copies (pour les deux blocs), ce serait bien de les mettre en ligne. La nouveauté aujourd&#8217;hui, c&#8217;est que nous pouvons les garder pour les utiliser comme benchmarks.</p><p>Jusqu&#8217;ici, les partis ne s&#8217;attendaient pas vraiment à ce que leurs manifestes servent de checklist pour une évaluation continue de leur action. D&#8217;ailleurs, à mon avis, les promesses non-tenues se trouvent dans les 2 camps (car il faudrait faire le meme exercice pour 2000-2005 et 2005-2010. Selon que vous penchiez plutot pour l&#8217;un, vous aurez toujours tendance à voir d&#8217;abord les défauts de l&#8217;autre, ce qui est absolument normal en démocratie.</p><p>C&#8217;est maintenant aux citoyens éclairés d&#8217;utiliser les manifestes de ces deux blocs:<br /> - pour faire un choix aux urnes (encore une fois c&#8217;est dommage que les deux ont publié si tard leurs manifestes)<br /> - et surtout pour &#8216;monitor&#8217; ceux qui seront élus (gouvernement et opposition)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-221</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:04:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-221</guid> <description>@Avinash Simple deal electoraliste. &lt;a href=&quot;http://yourlisten.com/channel/content/41636/Le%20bon%20eleve&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rabin Bhujun l&#039;a bien explique&lt;/a&gt;. La raison n&#039;est pas politique, ni logique. C&#039;est a cause de craintes de Navin Ramgoolam malgre sa recente position de force, &lt;a href=&quot;http://mauritiustimes.com/index.php/the-news/254-interview-dev&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;qui n&#039;etait pas si forte que ca&lt;/a&gt;. Ce n&#039;est qu&#039;un deal politique pour, supposement, l&#039;empecher &lt;a href=&quot;http://mauritiustimes.com/index.php/the-news/278-dev&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;de tomber dans carro cannes.&lt;/a&gt; Sithanen n&#039;est qu&#039;un colateral de ce deal.Bon pour saki ki paress clik lor sak link: 1 Navin ti peur perdi election 2 So crainte ti justifier a coz different rapports ti pe dir ki so position pas ti ca fort la pour plusieurs raison 3 Li ti ena choix entre MMM ek MSM. Li finn choisir MSM ek Sithanen enn colateral dans enn deal ek MSM.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Avinash<br /> Simple deal electoraliste. <a target="_blank" href="http://yourlisten.com/channel/content/41636/Le%20bon%20eleve"  rel="nofollow">Rabin Bhujun l&#8217;a bien explique</a>. La raison n&#8217;est pas politique, ni logique. C&#8217;est a cause de craintes de Navin Ramgoolam malgre sa recente position de force, <a target="_blank" href="http://mauritiustimes.com/index.php/the-news/254-interview-dev"  rel="nofollow">qui n&#8217;etait pas si forte que ca</a>. Ce n&#8217;est qu&#8217;un deal politique pour, supposement, l&#8217;empecher <a target="_blank" href="http://mauritiustimes.com/index.php/the-news/278-dev"  rel="nofollow">de tomber dans carro cannes.</a> Sithanen n&#8217;est qu&#8217;un colateral de ce deal.</p><p>Bon pour saki ki paress clik lor sak link:<br /> 1 Navin ti peur perdi election<br /> 2 So crainte ti justifier a coz different rapports ti pe dir ki so position pas ti ca fort la pour plusieurs raison<br /> 3 Li ti ena choix entre MMM ek MSM. Li finn choisir MSM ek Sithanen enn colateral dans enn deal ek MSM.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-220</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:54:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-220</guid> <description>@Bruno Et pourquoi Sithanen a été évincé de la liste des candidats, d&#039;après toi?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno Et pourquoi Sithanen a été évincé de la liste des candidats, d&#8217;après toi?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-219</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:53:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-219</guid> <description>@Bruno The OLPC is a formidable machine with mind blowing software. It’s much more empowering that giving someone a PC with office software on it. But, and this is a major but, it has been designed to be used by students under the supervision of a correctly trained teacher who can inspire the young minds.In other words, it’s not a stupid PC. It’s something infinitely more powerful… in the right hands.See http://laptop.org/en/ for more details.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno The OLPC is a formidable machine with mind blowing software. It’s much more empowering that giving someone a PC with office software on it. But, and this is a major but, it has been designed to be used by students under the supervision of a correctly trained teacher who can inspire the young minds.</p><p>In other words, it’s not a stupid PC. It’s something infinitely more powerful… in the right hands.</p><p>See <a target="_blank" href="http://laptop.org/en/"  rel="nofollow">http://laptop.org/en/</a> for more details.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-217</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:21:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-217</guid> <description>@Christina et @AvinashPermettez moi alors de vous rafraichir la memoire et de citer les promesses non tenues de l&#039;Alliance Sociale. C&#039;est tres important pour pouvoir avoir une meilleur appreciation des promesses du BBR (et aussi de l&#039;Alliance du Coeur) ... une sorte de benchmark pour predire quelles promesses ne seront pas tenues:1. Ene referendum cot le peuple pu approuve un nouveau system electoral base sur les recommendations de la commission Sachs; 2. Introduction au moins de 30% de femmes dans l&#039;assemble nationale; 3. Mise a pied d&#039;un Island Council pour Agalega; 4. Ene IBA independante ek l&#039;impartialite de la MBC; 5. l&#039;introduction de Freedom of Information Act; 6. Mise en PRATIQUE d&#039;un Equal Opportunities Act; (pas encore promulgue) 7. Reforme judiciares et la creation d&#039;une Cour Appel; 8. Creation d&#039;un law centre dans Citizen Advice Bureau; 9. Creation d&#039;un SME Consulting services - ene organisme compose de comptable ek economiste pour la preparation de business plans pour p&#039;tits entreprises; 10. Reduire nombre ministres de 24 a 19! 11.Acces gratuit a l&#039;informatique dans toutes les ecoles; 12. Introduire ene E-government; 13. Construction ene velodrome au stade Anjalay; 14. Une meilleur gestion pour le handisport; 15. Construction des batiments multi-fonctionelles avec des salles gyms+cybercafes+bibliotheques; 16. Reactivation des jeux inter-colleges; 17. Revision complete du Police Act; 18. Mise a pied d&#039;un National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS); 19. Nomination d&#039;un Drug Tsar pour combattre contre la drogue; 20. Augmentation des peines pour des infractions liees au trafic de drogue.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Christina et @Avinash</p><p>Permettez moi alors de vous rafraichir la memoire et de citer les promesses non tenues de l&#8217;Alliance Sociale. C&#8217;est tres important pour pouvoir avoir une meilleur appreciation des promesses du BBR (et aussi de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur) &#8230; une sorte de benchmark pour predire quelles promesses ne seront pas tenues:</p><p>1. Ene referendum cot le peuple pu approuve un nouveau system electoral base sur les recommendations de la commission Sachs;<br /> 2. Introduction au moins de 30% de femmes dans l&#8217;assemble nationale;<br /> 3. Mise a pied d&#8217;un Island Council pour Agalega;<br /> 4. Ene IBA independante ek l&#8217;impartialite de la MBC;<br /> 5. l&#8217;introduction de Freedom of Information Act;<br /> 6. Mise en PRATIQUE d&#8217;un Equal Opportunities Act; (pas encore promulgue)<br /> 7. Reforme judiciares et la creation d&#8217;une Cour Appel;<br /> 8. Creation d&#8217;un law centre dans Citizen Advice Bureau;<br /> 9. Creation d&#8217;un SME Consulting services &#8211; ene organisme compose de comptable ek economiste pour la preparation de business plans pour p&#8217;tits entreprises;<br /> 10. Reduire nombre ministres de 24 a 19!<br /> 11.Acces gratuit a l&#8217;informatique dans toutes les ecoles;<br /> 12. Introduire ene E-government;<br /> 13. Construction ene velodrome au stade Anjalay;<br /> 14. Une meilleur gestion pour le handisport;<br /> 15. Construction des batiments multi-fonctionelles avec des salles gyms+cybercafes+bibliotheques;<br /> 16. Reactivation des jeux inter-colleges;<br /> 17. Revision complete du Police Act;<br /> 18. Mise a pied d&#8217;un National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS);<br /> 19. Nomination d&#8217;un Drug Tsar pour combattre contre la drogue;<br /> 20. Augmentation des peines pour des infractions liees au trafic de drogue.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-216</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:16:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-216</guid> <description>@Avinash Je ne crois pas que Sithanen ait a affronte quelque retribution de Navin ... en general, les politiciens ne s&#039;attaquent pas entre eux. Ils attaquent plutot la presse, les lecturers, les cadres de parapublic, les PMEs ...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Avinash<br /> Je ne crois pas que Sithanen ait a affronte quelque retribution de Navin &#8230; en general, les politiciens ne s&#8217;attaquent pas entre eux. Ils attaquent plutot la presse, les lecturers, les cadres de parapublic, les PMEs &#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-215</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:13:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-215</guid> <description>Yes, nice statement. I would add to the citizens&#039; role: not only write the conclusion (when the five years are over) but continuously keep the members of government accountable. And also ask the members of the opposition to act as agents of this continuous monitoring. All MPs are elected as representatives of the people to Parliament and we depute them to go there, i.e. we delegate our powers to them to implement policies (for those who become ministers) and to ask questions to government (for those in opposition).</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, nice statement. I would add to the citizens&#8217; role: not only write the conclusion (when the five years are over) but continuously keep the members of government accountable. And also ask the members of the opposition to act as agents of this continuous monitoring.<br /> All MPs are elected as representatives of the people to Parliament and we depute them to go there, i.e. we delegate our powers to them to implement policies (for those who become ministers) and to ask questions to government (for those in opposition).</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-214</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:05:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-214</guid> <description>@Yaasir Tu marques un point ... les wind farms sont plus efficientes aux Highlands que dans le sud. Neanmoins, les 2 W m-2 sont une bonne moyenne et une bonne mesure. Je ne cherche qu&#039;un rough estimate, pas un chiffre precis a 3 sf. Donc je maintient qu&#039;on doit utiliser 1% de notre surface terrestre pour produire les 35 MW d&#039;electricite.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Yaasir<br /> Tu marques un point &#8230; les wind farms sont plus efficientes aux Highlands que dans le sud. Neanmoins, les 2 W m-2 sont une bonne moyenne et une bonne mesure. Je ne cherche qu&#8217;un rough estimate, pas un chiffre precis a 3 sf. Donc je maintient qu&#8217;on doit utiliser 1% de notre surface terrestre pour produire les 35 MW d&#8217;electricite.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-213</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:03:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-213</guid> <description>@Yaasir I apologize for spaming your Facebook inbox ;)@Avinash Yaasir is right. The $100 laptop is aimed at very small children (primary) and is targetted to children from developing countries who do not have access to books and energy. It&#039;s processing power is far worse than that of net books, and I doubt the Linux distro they will use with have much apps ... I expect it to be some sort of GUI, Open Source yes, but as dumb as the iPad interface.@B-B-R C&#039;est bien de s&#039;occuper des surdoues, mais les surdoues peuvent facilement se debouriller dans notre systeme. C&#039;est ceux en retard qui ont vraiment besoin de soutien. Dans un knowledge-based economy, la masse doit etre eduque. Ce concentrer sur l&#039;elite n&#039;est pas la meilleure option. Le concept d&#039;elite et de classe est approprier dans une societe de type agriculturelle, ou on a besoin d&#039;une petite poignee de tete pensantes, et une masse de main pour executer le travail. Donc un pas dans la mauvaise direction qui ne reponds pas vraiment au besoin de Maurice en 2010. On devrait plutot s&#039;assurer que les laureats retournent en masse, avant de depenser plus dans l&#039;elite.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Yaasir<br /> I apologize for spaming your Facebook inbox <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>@Avinash<br /> Yaasir is right. The $100 laptop is aimed at very small children (primary) and is targetted to children from developing countries who do not have access to books and energy. It&#8217;s processing power is far worse than that of net books, and I doubt the Linux distro they will use with have much apps &#8230; I expect it to be some sort of GUI, Open Source yes, but as dumb as the iPad interface.</p><p>@B-B-R<br /> C&#8217;est bien de s&#8217;occuper des surdoues, mais les surdoues peuvent facilement se debouriller dans notre systeme. C&#8217;est ceux en retard qui ont vraiment besoin de soutien. Dans un knowledge-based economy, la masse doit etre eduque. Ce concentrer sur l&#8217;elite n&#8217;est pas la meilleure option. Le concept d&#8217;elite et de classe est approprier dans une societe de type agriculturelle, ou on a besoin d&#8217;une petite poignee de tete pensantes, et une masse de main pour executer le travail. Donc un pas dans la mauvaise direction qui ne reponds pas vraiment au besoin de Maurice en 2010. On devrait plutot s&#8217;assurer que les laureats retournent en masse, avant de depenser plus dans l&#8217;elite.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-212</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:55:26 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-212</guid> <description>@B-B-R En voyant les multiples rapports et études de faisabilités sur le transport, permet moi d&#039;émettre qq resserves par rapport au ... rapports :)Le 2 W par mètre carre sont une moyenne ici. La référence est de David MacKay de Cambridge, qui est adviser du gouvernement britannique en matière d&#039;énergie durable. Je ne crois pas que le chiffre sera radicalement différent a Maurice. (Une moyenne de 60 km/h de vent sont dans les normes ...)C&#039;est pourquoi que c&#039;est extrêmement difficile de prendre une décision éclairée quand un manifeste est publie une semaine avant les élections. il faut du temps avant de bien décortiquer le tout. (Valable pour les 2 cotes ...)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R<br /> En voyant les multiples rapports et études de faisabilités sur le transport, permet moi d&#8217;émettre qq resserves par rapport au &#8230; rapports <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>Le 2 W par mètre carre sont une moyenne ici. La référence est de David MacKay de Cambridge, qui est adviser du gouvernement britannique en matière d&#8217;énergie durable. Je ne crois pas que le chiffre sera radicalement différent a Maurice. (Une moyenne de 60 km/h de vent sont dans les normes &#8230;)</p><p>C&#8217;est pourquoi que c&#8217;est extrêmement difficile de prendre une décision éclairée quand un manifeste est publie une semaine avant les élections. il faut du temps avant de bien décortiquer le tout. (Valable pour les 2 cotes &#8230;)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-211</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:49:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-211</guid> <description>do we have the same amount of wind as in europe.more specifically, do we have the same amount of wind as the great moore of scotland? (say last part with scottish accent)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>do we have the same amount of wind as in europe.</p><p>more specifically, do we have the same amount of wind as the great moore of scotland? (say last part with scottish accent)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on A quoi sert un manifeste? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/27/a-quoi-sert-un-manifeste/comment-page-1/#comment-210</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:39:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=108#comment-210</guid> <description>@Christina In one previous post, @Fadil wrote the following:&lt;blockquote&gt;A Manifesto should be like bloody thesis. Politicians cannot pass a project proposal as a manifesto. They should tell us HOW they will achieve their proposed projects. At the end of the 5 year term, citizens get to “write” the conclusion. LOL.&lt;/blockquote&gt;I think he is spot on.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Christina In one previous post, @Fadil wrote the following:</p><blockquote><p>A Manifesto should be like bloody thesis. Politicians cannot pass a project proposal as a manifesto. They should tell us HOW they will achieve their proposed projects. At the end of the 5 year term, citizens get to “write” the conclusion. LOL.</p></blockquote><p>I think he is spot on.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-209</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:28:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-209</guid> <description>@B-B-Rlike most people know, and as Avinash pointed out, the XO-1 laptops that your alliance is promising are aimed at very young children. Those are the laptops you&#039;re proposing for use by HSC students? that&#039;s still some Rs4000 per student. + if you really wanted to do the right thing, you&#039;d buy 2 laptops and give the other to children who would actually need it.Have your masters even thought out the consequence of promising free internet to all student? do they have any notion of how they&#039;re going to implement that? how to prevent abuse?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R</p><p>like most people know, and as Avinash pointed out, the XO-1 laptops that your alliance is promising are aimed at very young children. Those are the laptops you&#8217;re proposing for use by HSC students? that&#8217;s still some Rs4000 per student. + if you really wanted to do the right thing, you&#8217;d buy 2 laptops and give the other to children who would actually need it.</p><p>Have your masters even thought out the consequence of promising free internet to all student? do they have any notion of how they&#8217;re going to implement that? how to prevent abuse?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-208</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:44:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-208</guid> <description>@AvinashIt is cynically simple, I haven&#039;t heard of any. I doubt you have either. And truth be told you&#039;re far more interested in this election than I am, given that you set up this website and that you live in Quatre Bornes too. Also, small groups and independents are still part of a system I have no faith in. I encourage everybody who still haven&#039;t been disgusted out of voting to vote blank and start thinking by themselves for a change.I have an open question though, where does one find out the list of candidates in their constituency? I suspect it&#039;s a list put up somewhere. The municipality perhaps? If so, you actually work in quatre bornes so you could even walk there during lunch.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Avinash</p><p>It is cynically simple, I haven&#8217;t heard of any. I doubt you have either. And truth be told you&#8217;re far more interested in this election than I am, given that you set up this website and that you live in Quatre Bornes too. Also, small groups and independents are still part of a system I have no faith in. I encourage everybody who still haven&#8217;t been disgusted out of voting to vote blank and start thinking by themselves for a change.</p><p>I have an open question though, where does one find out the list of candidates in their constituency? I suspect it&#8217;s a list put up somewhere. The municipality perhaps? If so, you actually work in quatre bornes so you could even walk there during lunch.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-207</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:22:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-207</guid> <description>@Ketwaroo...Do it for the right reasons???? But bloody hell we are doing it for the right reasons!!! Maybe you know,(or don&#039;t) that the subject known as General Paper at HSC level will be replaced by a new one! The new subject will consist of a project and this laptop will be essential in the completion of the project... The laptop will help students to do their research, collection of data, wordprocessing, increasing teamwork, etc...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Ketwaroo&#8230;</p><p>Do it for the right reasons???? But bloody hell we are doing it for the right reasons!!! Maybe you know,(or don&#8217;t) that the subject known as General Paper at HSC level will be replaced by a new one! The new subject will consist of a project and this laptop will be essential in the completion of the project&#8230; The laptop will help students to do their research, collection of data, wordprocessing, increasing teamwork, etc&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-206</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:16:58 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-206</guid> <description>@Bruno... en tout cas, je peut te dire qu&#039;une étude de faisabilité a deja ete faite. Aussi je ne sais pas si le chiffre que tu cites &#039;2 W d’énergie éolienne est produite par mètre carré de terre&#039; est exacte ou est-ce que ce chiffre est la meme pour l&#039;Europe et l&#039;Ile Maurice?...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno&#8230; en tout cas, je peut te dire qu&#8217;une étude de faisabilité a deja ete faite. Aussi je ne sais pas si le chiffre que tu cites &#8217;2 W d’énergie éolienne est produite par mètre carré de terre&#8217; est exacte ou est-ce que ce chiffre est la meme pour l&#8217;Europe et l&#8217;Ile Maurice?&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-205</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:05:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-205</guid> <description>@Shak Can you write something on this? I&#039;ll make you a contributor to Elections.mu.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Shak Can you write something on this? I&#8217;ll make you a contributor to Elections.mu.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-204</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:03:20 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-204</guid> <description>@Bruno I&#039;m reading the Alliance de l&#039;Avenir programme right now and, sincerely, the design and typography makes for a very comfortable read :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno I&#8217;m reading the Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir programme right now and, sincerely, the design and typography makes for a very comfortable read <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-203</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:02:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-203</guid> <description>@Bruno You&#039;re right about Sithanen&#039;s strategy. But there is something I still don&#039;t understand: in case Navin wins, he is going to make Sithanen pay during (at least) five years. Do you really think Sithanen can afford that?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno You&#8217;re right about Sithanen&#8217;s strategy. But there is something I still don&#8217;t understand: in case Navin wins, he is going to make Sithanen pay during (at least) five years. Do you really think Sithanen can afford that?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-202</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:00:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-202</guid> <description>Personally, I think it&#039;s a good idea to have something specific for the gifted children (les surdoués) assuming they won&#039;t be identified using something as bad as the CPE exams...A small country like Mauritius cannot afford to neglect those with talent... in whatever field they express it.@Yaasir You&#039;re right. Why don&#039;t you write something about the small parties and independent candidates in your own constituency?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Personally, I think it&#8217;s a good idea to have something specific for the gifted children (les surdoués) assuming they won&#8217;t be identified using something as bad as the CPE exams&#8230;</p><p>A small country like Mauritius cannot afford to neglect those with talent&#8230; in whatever field they express it.</p><p>@Yaasir You&#8217;re right. Why don&#8217;t you write something about the small parties and independent candidates in your own constituency?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-201</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:44:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-201</guid> <description>@B-B-RI&#039;m not talking about feasible. I&#039;m talking about how moronic can you possibly get. I&#039;m pretty sure it&#039;s very feasible, so feasible that it&#039;s a blatant insult that it wasn&#039;t done earlier. But obviously, they&#039;ll only bring it up now because there&#039;s an election. if you&#039;re bloody going to do something right, DO IT FOR THE RIGHT REASONS!how vain and stupid must you be to claim credit for doing what should be done no matter what? they&#039;ll keep repeating the same obvious things over and over, election after election. it should be realised that if they actually did everything they are supposed to properly, there quickly wouldn&#039;t be any reason to elect them anymore. These demagogues deserve no respect. I&#039;m not talking about your masters in particular. BOTH the bbr and the alliance du coeur are compulsive suck ups. The saddest part is that they actually ARE representative of the people vote for them. Here we find politicians on an ego trip who will repeatedly lie and screw up and yet will always find MORONS to support them. Should we really be bothered if the vermin want to be kings of the dung heap?@Avinashfrom the way they are going on about it, I&#039;m pretty sure those dimwits have no idea what&#039;s an X0-1. all they are spouting is &quot;one laptop per child&quot; with a clip art of a regular laptop with an internet explorer logo on the screen.and if I may suggest, you (or Christina) should write something on the smaller groups. the 2 main ones have proven themselves to be beneath contempt in my opinion. people should be made aware that there are other choices. I for one don&#039;t really know what else is out there.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R</p><p>I&#8217;m not talking about feasible. I&#8217;m talking about how moronic can you possibly get. I&#8217;m pretty sure it&#8217;s very feasible, so feasible that it&#8217;s a blatant insult that it wasn&#8217;t done earlier. But obviously, they&#8217;ll only bring it up now because there&#8217;s an election. if you&#8217;re bloody going to do something right, DO IT FOR THE RIGHT REASONS!</p><p>how vain and stupid must you be to claim credit for doing what should be done no matter what? they&#8217;ll keep repeating the same obvious things over and over, election after election. it should be realised that if they actually did everything they are supposed to properly, there quickly wouldn&#8217;t be any reason to elect them anymore.</p><p>These demagogues deserve no respect. I&#8217;m not talking about your masters in particular. BOTH the bbr and the alliance du coeur are compulsive suck ups. The saddest part is that they actually ARE representative of the people vote for them. Here we find politicians on an ego trip who will repeatedly lie and screw up and yet will always find MORONS to support them. Should we really be bothered if the vermin want to be kings of the dung heap?</p><p>@Avinash</p><p>from the way they are going on about it, I&#8217;m pretty sure those dimwits have no idea what&#8217;s an X0-1. all they are spouting is &#8220;one laptop per child&#8221; with a clip art of a regular laptop with an internet explorer logo on the screen.</p><p>and if I may suggest, you (or Christina) should write something on the smaller groups. the 2 main ones have proven themselves to be beneath contempt in my opinion. people should be made aware that there are other choices. I for one don&#8217;t really know what else is out there.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-200</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:10:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-200</guid> <description>Did you receive my previous comment on this post? Anyway I retype it ...Le jeu de Sithanen est tres claire: il attire la sympathie et passe pour un martyr de la meritocracie. La seule facon de le faire c&#039;est de ne pas demissioner et pousser le PTr a le revoquer. Cette situation ambigue est a son avantage, et il peu meme se permettre d&#039;attaque le PM a distance tout en restant minister et sans avoir peu de repressailles ... jusqu&#039;au 5 mai soir.C&#039;est comme un jeu d&#039;echer: on a eu droit a un stalemate. Navin ne peut le revoquer meme si Sithanen le nuit politiquement. Sithanen ne peut demissioner s&#039;il veut conserver son nuissance value. Chapeau a Sithanen pour avoir adopter la meilleur strategie politique a sa disposition.Je fini mon commentaire en vous annoncant que beaucoup d&#039;agents de Sithanen roulent pour le MMM au no 18 ;) ce n&#039;est pas une surprise.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did you receive my previous comment on this post? Anyway I retype it &#8230;</p><p>Le jeu de Sithanen est tres claire: il attire la sympathie et passe pour un martyr de la meritocracie. La seule facon de le faire c&#8217;est de ne pas demissioner et pousser le PTr a le revoquer. Cette situation ambigue est a son avantage, et il peu meme se permettre d&#8217;attaque le PM a distance tout en restant minister et sans avoir peu de repressailles &#8230; jusqu&#8217;au 5 mai soir.</p><p>C&#8217;est comme un jeu d&#8217;echer: on a eu droit a un stalemate. Navin ne peut le revoquer meme si Sithanen le nuit politiquement. Sithanen ne peut demissioner s&#8217;il veut conserver son nuissance value. Chapeau a Sithanen pour avoir adopter la meilleur strategie politique a sa disposition.</p><p>Je fini mon commentaire en vous annoncant que beaucoup d&#8217;agents de Sithanen roulent pour le MMM au no 18 <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> ce n&#8217;est pas une surprise.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-199</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:03:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-199</guid> <description>@B-B-R Why outsourcing the manifesto writing and design to French people? Why using a French landscape in the cover? Est-ce deja une facon de placer l&#039;ile Maurice au ?second plan? En tout cas, c&#039;est tres consistent avec ce que nous avons pu voir sur la video de Thalassa ...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R<br /> Why outsourcing the manifesto writing and design to French people? Why using a French landscape in the cover? Est-ce deja une facon de placer l&#8217;ile Maurice au ?second plan? En tout cas, c&#8217;est tres consistent avec ce que nous avons pu voir sur la video de Thalassa &#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-198</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:00:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-198</guid> <description>@ B-B-R ... j&#039;ai ecrit un blog post au sujet de l&#039;eolienne: &lt;a href=&quot;http://blebon.com/blog/2010/04/trois-parcs-eoliens/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://blebon.com/blog/2010/04/trois-parcs-eoliens/&lt;/a&gt; Ce n&#039;est pas aussi detailler que ca. Est ce que tu peux me confirmer la surface de terres requise pour les wind farms? Quelle forme de stockage d&#039;energie utiliserez vous a cote des wind farms pour palier au fluctuations? Les 35 MW competeront pour 25% des besoins domestique par usager alors que l&#039;anglettere peine a faire l&#039;eoline contribuer a 10% des besoins de leur population ... comment est ce qu&#039;on a pu arriver a un si gros pourcentage? Si l&#039;eolinne peut contribuer autant, pourquoi ne pas avoir d&#039;autres fermes de ce type alors?Meme ces 3 paragraphes ne sont pas assez detaillees pour moi ...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ B-B-R &#8230; j&#8217;ai ecrit un blog post au sujet de l&#8217;eolienne: <a target="_blank" href="http://blebon.com/blog/2010/04/trois-parcs-eoliens/"  rel="nofollow">http://blebon.com/blog/2010/04/trois-parcs-eoliens/</a> Ce n&#8217;est pas aussi detailler que ca. Est ce que tu peux me confirmer la surface de terres requise pour les wind farms? Quelle forme de stockage d&#8217;energie utiliserez vous a cote des wind farms pour palier au fluctuations? Les 35 MW competeront pour 25% des besoins domestique par usager alors que l&#8217;anglettere peine a faire l&#8217;eoline contribuer a 10% des besoins de leur population &#8230; comment est ce qu&#8217;on a pu arriver a un si gros pourcentage? Si l&#8217;eolinne peut contribuer autant, pourquoi ne pas avoir d&#8217;autres fermes de ce type alors?</p><p>Meme ces 3 paragraphes ne sont pas assez detaillees pour moi &#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-197</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:42:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-197</guid> <description>@Parvez... at the end you must decide... save a unique endemic ecosystem or build a road.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parvez&#8230; at the end you must decide&#8230; save a unique endemic ecosystem or build a road.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-196</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:40:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-196</guid> <description>Thirouven... le MMM aussi propose un programme special pour les surdoués...Je ne comprends pas comment tu peux dire que nous n&#039;avons rien fait pendant les 5 dernieres annees!! C&#039;est un point sans fondement! Je t&#039;invite à lire le programme de l&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir... nos realisations, notre bilan, notre vision sont inclus dans notre programme.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thirouven&#8230; le MMM aussi propose un programme special pour les surdoués&#8230;</p><p>Je ne comprends pas comment tu peux dire que nous n&#8217;avons rien fait pendant les 5 dernieres annees!! C&#8217;est un point sans fondement!<br /> Je t&#8217;invite à lire le programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir&#8230; nos realisations, notre bilan, notre vision sont inclus dans notre programme.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-195</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:26:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-195</guid> <description>Je tiens aussi à dénoncer l&#039;amateurisme du MMM...Mr. Vishnu Lutmeenaraidoo (aka Razoir) était sur le plateau de Radio Plus cet apres-midi. Il a l&#039;intention de débloquer Rs 2 milliards pour les nouveaux entrepreneurs s&#039;il devient le Ministre des Finances. Bizarrement, cette proposition est totalement absente du programme éléctoral du MMM... J&#039;ai l&#039;impression qu&#039;il était en train de fabriquer des proposition sur le plateau de Radio Plus (ou bien de voler les idées du programme Bleu-Blanc-Rouge...).Deuxiement, il ne peut pas donner de garantie quant au nombre d&#039;emplois qu&#039;il va créer. Tandis que dans le programme du MMM, il est fait mention de la ceation de 50000 nouveaux emplois. Mais je me demande si &#039;Razoir&#039; a lu le programme de son parti???Razoir démontre les faiblesses du programme du MMM, qui est comparable à une &#039;shopping list&#039;...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Je tiens aussi à dénoncer l&#8217;amateurisme du MMM&#8230;</p><p>Mr. Vishnu Lutmeenaraidoo (aka Razoir) était sur le plateau de Radio Plus cet apres-midi. Il a l&#8217;intention de débloquer Rs 2 milliards pour les nouveaux entrepreneurs s&#8217;il devient le Ministre des Finances. Bizarrement, cette proposition est totalement absente du programme éléctoral du MMM&#8230; J&#8217;ai l&#8217;impression qu&#8217;il était en train de fabriquer des proposition sur le plateau de Radio Plus (ou bien de voler les idées du programme Bleu-Blanc-Rouge&#8230;).</p><p>Deuxiement, il ne peut pas donner de garantie quant au nombre d&#8217;emplois qu&#8217;il va créer. Tandis que dans le programme du MMM, il est fait mention de la ceation de 50000 nouveaux emplois. Mais je me demande si &#8216;Razoir&#8217; a lu le programme de son parti???</p><p>Razoir démontre les faiblesses du programme du MMM, qui est comparable à une &#8216;shopping list&#8217;&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-194</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:06:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-194</guid> <description>Paul Berenger est jaloux de notre programme éléctoral professionnel et bien structuré. Un programme 100% mauricien!!P.s Berenger so latet fatiguer avec Normadie, election comme en France a deux tours sipaki... oofff... li p rode ene maison de retraite en France par hasard?? Peut-etre en Normadie?? LOL</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Paul Berenger est jaloux de notre programme éléctoral professionnel et bien structuré. Un programme 100% mauricien!!</p><p>P.s Berenger so latet fatiguer avec Normadie, election comme en France a deux tours sipaki&#8230; oofff&#8230; li p rode ene maison de retraite en France par hasard?? Peut-etre en Normadie?? LOL</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Shak</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-193</link> <dc:creator>Shak</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:49:26 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-193</guid> <description>Avi not sure if this will be the right platform to voice such opinion but i would like to see whether other fellow Mauritian citizens have the same feeling on the TV programme/coverage that Thalassa has made on Mauritius.When the country was branded as &quot;Mauritius c&#039;est un plaisir&quot; we had different views on whether this was the appropriate branding for us but with an open mind i said we will see this from a different perspective and lets be positive since it can work.Now when I look at the video on YouTube (following comments from colleagues at work)im gobsmacked to see such things happening in my country and going unnoticed. Damage to our eco-system and festival de la terre (to use the same term being used during the political campaign) coupled with the Minister clearly tipsy (to remain polite) does not project the right image of the country on the international front.I cannot help myself thinking that taxpayers money is funding such parties and while i do not have anything against job creation in the tourism sector this should not be done at the expense of the eco-system. During the weekend i will make up my mind how i will make good use of my vote and this will be based on 1) future performance and 2) past performance (clearly on this one i already have an idea of what to do).</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Avi not sure if this will be the right platform to voice such opinion but i would like to see whether other fellow Mauritian citizens have the same feeling on the TV programme/coverage that Thalassa has made on Mauritius.</p><p>When the country was branded as &#8220;Mauritius c&#8217;est un plaisir&#8221; we had different views on whether this was the appropriate branding for us but with an open mind i said we will see this from a different perspective and lets be positive since it can work.</p><p>Now when I look at the video on YouTube (following comments from colleagues at work)im gobsmacked to see such things happening in my country and going unnoticed. Damage to our eco-system and festival de la terre (to use the same term being used during the political campaign) coupled with the Minister clearly tipsy (to remain polite) does not project the right image of the country on the international front.</p><p>I cannot help myself thinking that taxpayers money is funding such parties and while i do not have anything against job creation in the tourism sector this should not be done at the expense of the eco-system. During the weekend i will make up my mind how i will make good use of my vote and this will be based on 1) future performance and 2) past performance (clearly on this one i already have an idea of what to do).</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Thirouven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-192</link> <dc:creator>Thirouven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:33:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-192</guid> <description>Navin veut créer des écoles pour les surdoués, donc les autres écoles sont des écoles pour les nuls? Qu&#039;entend-t-il par les surdoués??</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Navin veut créer des écoles pour les surdoués, donc les autres écoles sont des écoles pour les nuls? Qu&#8217;entend-t-il par les surdoués??</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Thirouven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-191</link> <dc:creator>Thirouven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:11:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-191</guid> <description>Je pense que beaucoup d&#039;entre vous doivent bien lire et comprendre le programme de l&#039;alliance de l&#039;avenir. Mais de toute façon, il a fait quoi pendant ces 5 dernières années, a part rendre la vie des mauriciens encore plus misérable?? Quel changement y a-t-il eu en faveur du peuple?? Que va t-il faire pour les citadins??</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Je pense que beaucoup d&#8217;entre vous doivent bien lire et comprendre le programme de l&#8217;alliance de l&#8217;avenir. Mais de toute façon, il a fait quoi pendant ces 5 dernières années, a part rendre la vie des mauriciens encore plus misérable?? Quel changement y a-t-il eu en faveur du peuple?? Que va t-il faire pour les citadins??</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-190</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:57:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-190</guid> <description>@BBR: &lt;blockquote cite=&quot;Secondly… ecological.. the Valley of Ferney has been saved&quot;&gt; In fact, the way it was saved meant a lot for people who live in the south-east. Now, you have to pay for a visit there.The bypass from the airport to the north has never been implemented. The whole problem of connection between south and north remain as a whole. The new road is a waste of money.Another thing, this government spent millions to rebuild the bridge of Ferney however the problem of flooding and traffic block remains. In period of heavy rainfall Ferney and Grand Port is still cut from the nearest village which is Riviere des Creoles.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@BBR:<br /><blockquote cite="Secondly… ecological.. the Valley of Ferney has been saved"> In fact, the way it was saved meant a lot for people who live in the south-east. Now, you have to pay for a visit there.</p><p>The bypass from the airport to the north has never been implemented. The whole problem of connection between south and north remain as a whole. The new road is a waste of money.</p><p>Another thing, this government spent millions to rebuild the bridge of Ferney however the problem of flooding and traffic block remains. In period of heavy rainfall Ferney and Grand Port is still cut from the nearest village which is Riviere des Creoles.</p></blockquote> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by Joyshan</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-189</link> <dc:creator>Joyshan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:56:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-189</guid> <description>@political_defiance @AvinashSaw that page too. Sadly these are only rumors out there to tarnish the rival`s image, there is no iphone/netbook at the back end :( . Can also be a publicity to attract the crowds ;)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@political_defiance @Avinash</p><p>Saw that page too. Sadly these are only rumors out there to tarnish the rival`s image, there is no iphone/netbook at the back end <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> . Can also be a publicity to attract the crowds <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-188</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:51:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-188</guid> <description>When the constitution was changed the last time? If someone want a change now, what should be included and removed from the present one? Where can one get a copy of the constitution?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When the constitution was changed the last time? If someone want a change now, what should be included and removed from the present one? Where can one get a copy of the constitution?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-187</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:39:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-187</guid> <description>[ Paul Berenger a qualifié le programme  comme étant un certificat d’incompétence. « Navin Ramgoolam a préféré solliciter l’aide d’experts français pour réaliser son programme électoral, car il n’a pas confiance en la compétence mauricienne», a-t-il réagi. Il a aussi expliqué que la photo se trouvant en couverture du manifeste ne provient pas de l’île Maurice. « Cette plaine verdoyante que vous pouvez voir sur la couverture de leur programme se trouve en Normandie et non à Maurice », a-t-il précisé. ]This guy loves to bitch and knows nothing of marketing. The document is reader-friendly. The content does matter, of course. But is it not a pain to read a crappy plain piece of text. I can&#039;t find a similar picture (removed the people and uploaded it to tinyeye.) Can someone please confirm if the background is indeed from Normandie? (like it matters LOL)Side note (off-topic): I wish Orange to deploy LTE in MRU. LTE VS WiMax (Emtel.) MRU is a good battleground and we&#039;ll learn quite a lot from the outcome.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[ Paul Berenger a qualifié le programme  comme étant un certificat d’incompétence. « Navin Ramgoolam a préféré solliciter l’aide d’experts français pour réaliser son programme électoral, car il n’a pas confiance en la compétence mauricienne», a-t-il réagi. Il a aussi expliqué que la photo se trouvant en couverture du manifeste ne provient pas de l’île Maurice. « Cette plaine verdoyante que vous pouvez voir sur la couverture de leur programme se trouve en Normandie et non à Maurice », a-t-il précisé. ]</p><p>This guy loves to bitch and knows nothing of marketing. The document is reader-friendly. The content does matter, of course. But is it not a pain to read a crappy plain piece of text. I can&#8217;t find a similar picture (removed the people and uploaded it to tinyeye.) Can someone please confirm if the background is indeed from Normandie? (like it matters LOL)</p><p>Side note (off-topic): I wish Orange to deploy LTE in MRU. LTE VS WiMax (Emtel.) MRU is a good battleground and we&#8217;ll learn quite a lot from the outcome.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-186</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:47:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-186</guid> <description>Yeah... It&#039;s high time to make way for a new Constitution...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah&#8230; It&#8217;s high time to make way for a new Constitution&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-185</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:28:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-185</guid> <description>@B-B-R That&#039;s why Navin wants 75%, isn&#039;t it :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R That&#8217;s why Navin wants 75%, isn&#8217;t it <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-184</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:26:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-184</guid> <description>LTE = Long Term Evolution (what people refer to as 4G.) The final draft has not yet been finalised though.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LTE = Long Term Evolution (what people refer to as 4G.) The final draft has not yet been finalised though.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-183</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:03:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-183</guid> <description>@Fadil LTE...Long term evolution</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil<br /> LTE&#8230;Long term evolution</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-182</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:02:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-182</guid> <description>@Bruno... Mon cher ami, le MMM ne propose rien en terme d&#039;energie. Dans le programme MMM, on parle seulement de &quot;L’énergie éolienne et les cellules photovoltaïques doivent être judicieusement exploitées pour réduire l’utilisation du charbon&quot;Rien de concret!!!Tandis que l&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir propose des solutions concretes!!&quot;L’adoption d’un « Energy Efficiency Bill ». · La création d’une « Energy Commission » pour coordonner la politique énergétique au niveau de tous les organismes opérant dans le secteur et proposer une politique énergétique commune. · Un soutien financier aux petits producteurs indépendants d’électricité dont le surplus de production sera racheté par le CEB. · La création d’au moins trois parcs éoliens. · La permission à des coopératives de se développer en petits producteurs d’énergie et surtout renouvelable.&quot;Aussi, nous élaborons sur le type de ferme éolienne...Une ferme éolienne de 25 MW à Curepipe, une autre de 10MW à Plaines des Roches. Certes, cela a un cout... Mais pour arriver à un mixte-energetique moderne, il faut bien investir!!!Concernant la faisabilité de ces projets, je te donne un exemple: Une éolienne de la marque Vestas a une capacité de 1.65 MW(et meme plus!)... Cela veut dire que pour atteindre l&#039;objectif de 35 MW, seulement 21 éoliennes seront necessaires... C&#039;est seulement un exemple, mais qui demontre bien que nous avons une vision concrete et crédible. Pas comme les autres qui &#039;zis koz-kozer&#039;...Certainement, il n&#039;y a pas un concensus général sur ce sujet...(en Angleterre comme tu le dis...) mais il faut aussi voir les &#039;success-stories&#039; comme le Portugal!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno&#8230;<br /> Mon cher ami, le MMM ne propose rien en terme d&#8217;energie. Dans le programme MMM, on parle seulement de<br /> &#8220;L’énergie éolienne et les cellules photovoltaïques doivent être judicieusement exploitées pour réduire l’utilisation du charbon&#8221;</p><p>Rien de concret!!!</p><p>Tandis que l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir propose des solutions concretes!!</p><p>&#8220;L’adoption d’un « Energy Efficiency Bill ».<br /> · La création d’une « Energy Commission » pour coordonner<br /> la politique énergétique au niveau de tous les organismes<br /> opérant dans le secteur et proposer une politique énergétique<br /> commune.<br /> · Un soutien financier aux petits producteurs indépendants<br /> d’électricité dont le surplus de production sera racheté par le<br /> CEB.<br /> · La création d’au moins trois parcs éoliens.<br /> · La permission à des coopératives de se développer en petits<br /> producteurs d’énergie et surtout renouvelable.&#8221;</p><p>Aussi, nous élaborons sur le type de ferme éolienne&#8230;</p><p>Une ferme éolienne de 25 MW à Curepipe, une autre de 10MW à Plaines des Roches. Certes, cela a un cout&#8230; Mais pour arriver à un mixte-energetique moderne, il faut bien investir!!!</p><p>Concernant la faisabilité de ces projets, je te donne un exemple:<br /> Une éolienne de la marque Vestas a une capacité de 1.65 MW(et meme plus!)&#8230; Cela veut dire que pour atteindre l&#8217;objectif de 35 MW, seulement 21 éoliennes seront necessaires&#8230; C&#8217;est seulement un exemple, mais qui demontre bien que nous avons une vision concrete et crédible. Pas comme les autres qui &#8216;zis koz-kozer&#8217;&#8230;</p><p>Certainement, il n&#8217;y a pas un concensus général sur ce sujet&#8230;(en Angleterre comme tu le dis&#8230;) mais il faut aussi voir les &#8216;success-stories&#8217; comme le Portugal!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-181</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:21:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-181</guid> <description>@avinash..let&#039;s not forget the key proposition... a new Constitution and a second Republic...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@avinash..let&#8217;s not forget the key proposition&#8230; a new Constitution and a second Republic&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on About by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/about/comment-page-1/#comment-180</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:19:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=6#comment-180</guid> <description>Thanks @Poochoo. Do not hesitate to leave comments and participate in the discussions.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks @Poochoo. Do not hesitate to leave comments and participate in the discussions.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-179</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:18:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-179</guid> <description>Thanks @Nadim</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks @Nadim</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-178</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:17:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-178</guid> <description>@Fadil What the heck does &quot;LTE! BBR FTW!&quot; mean?!? :-)I, too, noticed that chapter on making Mauritius an entrepreneur-driven country. And, if you think about it, that&#039;s the way forward. (PS: I&#039;m an entrepreneur.)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil What the heck does &#8220;LTE! BBR FTW!&#8221; mean?!? <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>I, too, noticed that chapter on making Mauritius an entrepreneur-driven country. And, if you think about it, that&#8217;s the way forward. (PS: I&#8217;m an entrepreneur.)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-177</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:17:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-177</guid> <description>@ Yaasir...One laptop for each lower six student is not a far fetched idea. It is feasible.Now, concerning laptops for teachers, then I know that all science teachers have a laptop and a projector. It has already been implemented. We plan to extend this successful idea.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Yaasir&#8230;</p><p>One laptop for each lower six student is not a far fetched idea. It is feasible.</p><p>Now, concerning laptops for teachers, then I know that all science teachers have a laptop and a projector. It has already been implemented. We plan to extend this successful idea.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-176</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:16:25 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-176</guid> <description>@Yaasir Now that the two programmes are out and both seem to have been worked on for a long time, it will be interesting in the remaining week to compare them side by side.I&#039;ll be doing that as from now. Who wants to help?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Yaasir Now that the two programmes are out and both seem to have been worked on for a long time, it will be interesting in the remaining week to compare them side by side.</p><p>I&#8217;ll be doing that as from now. Who wants to help?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-175</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:14:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-175</guid> <description>@Dark Mage...Don&#039;t forget that the MMM plans to transform district councils into municipalities...and consequently make most people pay a tax! Whereas we all know that the NRPT is only for those who are quite rich!Concerning Diego, Berenger is the worst diplomatic leader of the country... Remember he threatened to quit the Commonwealth... and the way he acted to meet the British PM?? No diplomacy at all...&#039;economic, ecological, and social&#039;It is a misconception that there is a wrong. Firstly, the economy has been resilient to adverse international conditions. The rate of unemployment has decreased. There has been a boom in the number of SME startups. The inflation rate is very low. Secondly... ecological.. the Valley of Ferney has been saved. Solar water heaters have been available at a very discounted price. A wind energy farm has been set up in Rodrigues. Thirdly, social... free transport, old age pension has increased to a very good extent, the age expectancy has increased, and much more.Please read our manifesto. You will see the results of our labour. Don&#039;t listen to all those demagogues who are saying we have no &#039;bilan&#039;, no &#039;programme&#039;.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Dark Mage&#8230;Don&#8217;t forget that the MMM plans to transform district councils into municipalities&#8230;and consequently make most people pay a tax! Whereas we all know that the NRPT is only for those who are quite rich!</p><p>Concerning Diego, Berenger is the worst diplomatic leader of the country&#8230; Remember he threatened to quit the Commonwealth&#8230; and the way he acted to meet the British PM?? No diplomacy at all&#8230;</p><p>&#8216;economic, ecological, and social&#8217;</p><p>It is a misconception that there is a wrong. Firstly, the economy has been resilient to adverse international conditions. The rate of unemployment has decreased. There has been a boom in the number of SME startups. The inflation rate is very low. Secondly&#8230; ecological.. the Valley of Ferney has been saved. Solar water heaters have been available at a very discounted price. A wind energy farm has been set up in Rodrigues. Thirdly, social&#8230; free transport, old age pension has increased to a very good extent, the age expectancy has increased, and much more.</p><p>Please read our manifesto. You will see the results of our labour. Don&#8217;t listen to all those demagogues who are saying we have no &#8216;bilan&#8217;, no &#8216;programme&#8217;.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-174</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:52:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-174</guid> <description>«Nous voulons crée une nation d’entrepreneurs. Nos opposants nous avaient critiqués quant à nos intentions par rapport à la démocratisation de l’économie. Certains nous accusaient même de vouloir déposséder les riches pour donner aux pauvres ! Mais notre concept de démocratisation de l’économie est fermement ancré dans les esprits maintenant. En bref, pour pouvoir donner aux plus pauvres, on ne peut déposséder d’autres. Il faut plutôt créer de nouvelles richesses et les partager de façon équitable et c’est ce que nous avons fait et c’est ce que nous continuerons de faire», a déclaré Navin Ramgoolam.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>«Nous voulons crée une nation d’entrepreneurs. Nos opposants nous avaient critiqués quant à nos intentions par rapport à la démocratisation de l’économie. Certains nous accusaient même de vouloir déposséder les riches pour donner aux pauvres ! Mais notre concept de démocratisation de l’économie est fermement ancré dans les esprits maintenant. En bref, pour pouvoir donner aux plus pauvres, on ne peut déposséder d’autres. Il faut plutôt créer de nouvelles richesses et les partager de façon équitable et c’est ce que nous avons fait et c’est ce que nous continuerons de faire», a déclaré Navin Ramgoolam.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-173</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:36:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-173</guid> <description>LTE! BBR FTW!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LTE! BBR FTW!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on About by Poochoo</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/about/comment-page-1/#comment-172</link> <dc:creator>Poochoo</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:08:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=6#comment-172</guid> <description>Well done guys....</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well done guys&#8230;.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by nadim</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-171</link> <dc:creator>nadim</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:05:26 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-171</guid> <description>SAAB KUCH SIKHA HUMNE NA SIKHI HOSHIYARI YE SATCH HEIN DUNYA WALON KE HUM HEIN ANARII have learnt everything but cunningness (trickestry) O, people, I am indeed a naive (from youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxUdjlkClkY)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SAAB KUCH SIKHA HUMNE NA SIKHI HOSHIYARI<br /> YE SATCH HEIN DUNYA WALON KE HUM HEIN ANARI</p><p>I have learnt everything but cunningness (trickestry)<br /> O, people, I am indeed a naive<br /> (from youtube &#8211; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxUdjlkClkY"  rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxUdjlkClkY</a>)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Programme de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/programme-de-lalliance-de-lavenir/comment-page-1/#comment-170</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:26:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=98#comment-170</guid> <description>:) Maintenant les 2 camps vont decortiquer les 2 programmes, et relever les incoherences ... malheureusement, je ne suis pas trop bien aujourd&#039;hui, sinon j&#039;aurais deja refute la proposition de construire 3 wind farms. Chiffre a l&#039;appui, cette proposition n&#039;aidera pas beaucoup le pays. Une energie chere qui ne produira pas assez d&#039;energie pour vraiment diminuer notre dependance du charbon, c&#039;est ce qu&#039;ont constate les anglais ... j&#039;ecrirais un post (publier sur mon blog) quand je me sentirai mieux (demain j&#039;espere).</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> Maintenant les 2 camps vont decortiquer les 2 programmes, et relever les incoherences &#8230; malheureusement, je ne suis pas trop bien aujourd&#8217;hui, sinon j&#8217;aurais deja refute la proposition de construire 3 wind farms. Chiffre a l&#8217;appui, cette proposition n&#8217;aidera pas beaucoup le pays. Une energie chere qui ne produira pas assez d&#8217;energie pour vraiment diminuer notre dependance du charbon, c&#8217;est ce qu&#8217;ont constate les anglais &#8230; j&#8217;ecrirais un post (publier sur mon blog) quand je me sentirai mieux (demain j&#8217;espere).</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-169</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:04:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-169</guid> <description>@Avinash. I feel like we&#039;re tagging people on twitter with all those @people. but yes, I don&#039;t think a large majority of the 16 year olds would be as excited by a toy laptop no matter how exciting we may find it ourselves. those damn kids are rather vain these days... but some good might come of it in the form hand-me-downs. THose 16 year olds may have younger brothers and sisters. so some good might come out of this.&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;&quot;&gt;Pas de nouveaux permis d’opération pour les maisons de jeux. (Il était tant. Le jeu à Maurice corrompt les gens.)&lt;/blockquote&gt;Kinda reminds me that Sithanen made the deal with the devil with lottotech. regardless of who wins, they&#039;ll probably keep it around.regardless who wins.. feels it&#039;ll be split between these two alliances. hmm.. whatever happened to the MPM. mouvement pour le peuple mauricien?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Avinash. I feel like we&#8217;re tagging people on twitter with all those @people. but yes, I don&#8217;t think a large majority of the 16 year olds would be as excited by a toy laptop no matter how exciting we may find it ourselves. those damn kids are rather vain these days&#8230; but some good might come of it in the form hand-me-downs. THose 16 year olds may have younger brothers and sisters. so some good might come out of this.</p><blockquote cite=""><p>Pas de nouveaux permis d’opération pour les maisons de jeux. (Il était tant. Le jeu à Maurice corrompt les gens.)</p></blockquote><p>Kinda reminds me that Sithanen made the deal with the devil with lottotech. regardless of who wins, they&#8217;ll probably keep it around.</p><p>regardless who wins.. feels it&#8217;ll be split between these two alliances. hmm.. whatever happened to the MPM. mouvement pour le peuple mauricien?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-168</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:30:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-168</guid> <description>Interesting perspective, @Yaasir. It&#039;s sure that the OLPC is for children and not for 16 years old... but, who knows what a 16 year old kid can do with it (the OLPC runs Linux after all...)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting perspective, @Yaasir. It&#8217;s sure that the OLPC is for children and not for 16 years old&#8230; but, who knows what a 16 year old kid can do with it (the OLPC runs Linux after all&#8230;)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-167</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:18:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-167</guid> <description>what ticks me off really is that they probably got the idea from their younger members who read blogs and the like. you&#039;d think the intelligent people would stick together and flatly boycott the fagottry of these people for turning what is a very good cause into a vote grubbing maneuver.Because, within 5 years, lower 6 students will be of age to vote. tempo anyone? why the bleeding hell didn&#039;t they do that frigging YEARS ago when the OLPC project was big news. now THAT would have shown some integrity.I suppose it&#039;s a point of view that joining them may help change the system from the inside... But really, it feels like they are defiling a sacred symbol of geekdom.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>what ticks me off really is that they probably got the idea from their younger members who read blogs and the like. you&#8217;d think the intelligent people would stick together and flatly boycott the fagottry of these people for turning what is a very good cause into a vote grubbing maneuver.</p><p>Because, within 5 years, lower 6 students will be of age to vote. tempo anyone? why the bleeding hell didn&#8217;t they do that frigging YEARS ago when the OLPC project was big news. now THAT would have shown some integrity.</p><p>I suppose it&#8217;s a point of view that joining them may help change the system from the inside&#8230; But really, it feels like they are defiling a sacred symbol of geekdom.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-166</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:59:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-166</guid> <description>for lower six students??well I suppose they should start somewhere.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>for lower six students??</p><p>well I suppose they should start somewhere.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Enlightened Dark Mage</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-165</link> <dc:creator>Enlightened Dark Mage</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:43:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-165</guid> <description>If we are to believe that the country has been doing well for all these years, then why must we bother from where the money will come from?But since MANY of us believe that the country has been suffering from an economic, ecological, and social wrong during the last five years (just listen to navin criticising Sithanen; and Sithanen criticising Navin about WRONG economic measures), then the question is rightly asked: From where?I think that we can obtain the money by diversifying our economy; with the youth entrepreneurship and exporting them rather than just selling them to locals. Then there is the freedom of Diego and the fishing banks; marine resources will play an important role in this. There must also be a good land planning; using plantation land for plantation and residential land for residential use. This will increase the output of agricultural crops. Medico-tourism is aso to be developed. Some of the sectors mentioned will help to gain foreign investment; which will in turn help to finance these costly proposals.The NRPT: This is a measure that is adopted by both sides; MMM and the BBR. But we must NOT forget that the BBR adopted this policy in 2005 (AS) and made people suffer for these 5 years. I think that they have erred too much on this issue. And now, due to hotel owners, they are coming with the KADASS system to make locals pay a tax; this is the BBR proposal. I see the KADASS system as nothing but as a more Machiavelic form of NRPT! Just a change in name and a more intense and dangerous way of making people pay tax!Government cannot subsidise private institutions. If UoM is to increase its numbers, then we must satisfy the needs of many in the public first; then private. maybe they shall make ammendments in the policy with time though.Nothing is late. Or better late than never. Great measure for the CPE. Hats-off Steve.The quota for women is to encourage more COMPETENT women in the assembly; and in decision taking instances; until the NATURAL order is established. I like this idea. On the whole, this electoral manifest is a thousand times better than the BBR.Just hope that the electorate makes the right choice ^_^</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If we are to believe that the country has been doing well for all these years, then why must we bother from where the money will come from?</p><p>But since MANY of us believe that the country has been suffering from an economic, ecological, and social wrong during the last five years (just listen to navin criticising Sithanen; and Sithanen criticising Navin about WRONG economic measures), then the question is rightly asked: From where?</p><p>I think that we can obtain the money by diversifying our economy; with the youth entrepreneurship and exporting them rather than just selling them to locals. Then there is the freedom of Diego and the fishing banks; marine resources will play an important role in this. There must also be a good land planning; using plantation land for plantation and residential land for residential use. This will increase the output of agricultural crops. Medico-tourism is aso to be developed. Some of the sectors mentioned will help to gain foreign investment; which will in turn help to finance these costly proposals.</p><p>The NRPT: This is a measure that is adopted by both sides; MMM and the BBR. But we must NOT forget that the BBR adopted this policy in 2005 (AS) and made people suffer for these 5 years. I think that they have erred too much on this issue. And now, due to hotel owners, they are coming with the KADASS system to make locals pay a tax; this is the BBR proposal. I see the KADASS system as nothing but as a more Machiavelic form of NRPT! Just a change in name and a more intense and dangerous way of making people pay tax!</p><p>Government cannot subsidise private institutions. If UoM is to increase its numbers, then we must satisfy the needs of many in the public first; then private. maybe they shall make ammendments in the policy with time though.</p><p>Nothing is late. Or better late than never. Great measure for the CPE. Hats-off Steve.</p><p>The quota for women is to encourage more COMPETENT women in the assembly; and in decision taking instances; until the NATURAL order is established. I like this idea. On the whole, this electoral manifest is a thousand times better than the BBR.</p><p>Just hope that the electorate makes the right choice ^_^</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-164</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:37:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-164</guid> <description>@Yaasir The Alliance de l&#039;Avenir explicitly mentions the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OLPC_XO-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One Laptop Per Child XO-1&lt;/a&gt;! It run Linux and Open Source Software :-)And I find &lt;a href=&quot;http://laptop.org/en/laptop/software/index.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this quote from the official OLPC website&lt;/a&gt; fascinating:&lt;blockquote&gt;The XO Laptop will bring children technology as a means to freedom and empowerment. The success of the project in the face of overwhelming global diversity will only be possible by embracing openness and by providing the laptop&#039;s users and developers a profound level of freedom.As the children grow and pursue new ideas, the software and the tools need to be able to grow with them and provide a gateway to other technology.Learning is our main goal. We do not focus on computer literacy, as that is a by-product of the fluency children will gain through use of the laptop for learning. Children—especially young children—need the opportunity to learn far more than Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. Of course, picking up these skills, having grown up with a laptop, will be readily accomplished.&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Yaasir The Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir explicitly mentions the <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OLPC_XO-1"  rel="nofollow">One Laptop Per Child XO-1</a>! It run Linux and Open Source Software <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>And I find <a target="_blank" href="http://laptop.org/en/laptop/software/index.shtml"  rel="nofollow">this quote from the official OLPC website</a> fascinating:</p><blockquote><p>The XO Laptop will bring children technology as a means to freedom and empowerment. The success of the project in the face of overwhelming global diversity will only be possible by embracing openness and by providing the laptop&#8217;s users and developers a profound level of freedom.</p><p>As the children grow and pursue new ideas, the software and the tools need to be able to grow with them and provide a gateway to other technology.</p><p>Learning is our main goal. We do not focus on computer literacy, as that is a by-product of the fluency children will gain through use of the laptop for learning. Children—especially young children—need the opportunity to learn far more than Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. Of course, picking up these skills, having grown up with a laptop, will be readily accomplished.</p></blockquote> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-163</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:01:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-163</guid> <description>Are you watching the news?I just got home to hear something about the bleu blanc rouge&#039;s program. apparently they&#039;ll be giving free laptops to all lower six students AND teachers. did I hear wrong?this is getting severely ridiculous.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you watching the news?</p><p>I just got home to hear something about the bleu blanc rouge&#8217;s program. apparently they&#8217;ll be giving free laptops to all lower six students AND teachers. did I hear wrong?</p><p>this is getting severely ridiculous.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-162</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:02:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-162</guid> <description>@Thirouven, je t&#039;invite à lire le programme électoral de l&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir...http://www.scribd.com/full/30505270?access_key=key-eff5ypejf7o6iaedtkrJ&#039;aimerais te dire que l&#039;Ile Plate n&#039;est plus une poubelle depuis la gestion à été confiée a une compagnie privée. Le secteur privé à un role à jouer. Le gouvernement ne peut pas tout &#039;micro-manage&#039;.Deuxiemement, la démocratisation de l&#039;economie est pour tous... Tous ceux qui ont des idées et qui veulent lancer leurs entreprises. Aussi, les petits planteurs, artisans et autres employés des usines sucrières sont des actionnaires des usines à la hauteur de 35%.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Thirouven, je t&#8217;invite à lire le programme électoral de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir&#8230;</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.scribd.com/full/30505270?access_key=key-eff5ypejf7o6iaedtkr"  rel="nofollow">http://www.scribd.com/full/30505270?access_key=key-eff5ypejf7o6iaedtkr</a></p><p>J&#8217;aimerais te dire que l&#8217;Ile Plate n&#8217;est plus une poubelle depuis la gestion à été confiée a une compagnie privée. Le secteur privé à un role à jouer. Le gouvernement ne peut pas tout &#8216;micro-manage&#8217;.</p><p>Deuxiemement, la démocratisation de l&#8217;economie est pour tous&#8230; Tous ceux qui ont des idées et qui veulent lancer leurs entreprises. Aussi, les petits planteurs, artisans et autres employés des usines sucrières sont des actionnaires des usines à la hauteur de 35%.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-161</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:43:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-161</guid> <description>@Fadil...mo ene partisan BBR ki envie contrer la demagogie de l&#039;autre camp sur le net!A propos LGBT, mo pas kpv donne toi aucune position officielle de BBR... Mais pas bliyer ki zot ena ene soutien en la personne de Rama Valayden.Un extrait de REUTERS May 22, 2006&quot;Other onlookers shook their head in disgust, saying that homosexuality was wrong and should not be allowed. Organisers said the event was a victory for gays because permission was granted by local authorities, who have previously stopped such marches from taking place. Rama Valyden, the attorney-general and minister for human rights and justice, said it was a new beginning for gays in Mauritius. &quot;I believe that every one is equal and that no one is superior or inferior to each other,&quot; he said. &quot;Today we have a turned to a new page in the history of Mauritius and that is the page of freedom.&quot; Valyden is planning to introduce an equal opportunities act in parliament, which will make discrimination against sexual orientation a crime.&quot;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil&#8230;mo ene partisan BBR ki envie contrer la demagogie de l&#8217;autre camp sur le net!</p><p>A propos LGBT, mo pas kpv donne toi aucune position officielle de BBR&#8230;<br /> Mais pas bliyer ki zot ena ene soutien en la personne de Rama Valayden.</p><p>Un extrait de REUTERS May 22, 2006</p><p>&#8220;Other onlookers shook their head in disgust, saying that homosexuality was wrong and should not be allowed. Organisers said the event was a victory for gays because permission was granted by local authorities, who have previously stopped such marches from taking place. Rama Valyden, the attorney-general and minister for human rights and justice, said it was a new beginning for gays in Mauritius. &#8220;I believe that every one is equal and that no one is superior or inferior to each other,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Today we have a turned to a new page in the history of Mauritius and that is the page of freedom.&#8221; Valyden is planning to introduce an equal opportunities act in parliament, which will make discrimination against sexual orientation a crime.&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-160</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:25:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-160</guid> <description>Behold the age of Berangism. Berangism = Deficit</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Behold the age of Berangism. Berangism = Deficit</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Quelques propositions de l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur by Thirouven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/26/quelques-propositions-de-l-alliance-du-coeur/comment-page-1/#comment-159</link> <dc:creator>Thirouven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:43:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=92#comment-159</guid> <description>Salut, j&#039;ai pris le temps de lire ces quelques propositions pour la campagne électorale de l&#039;alliance du cœur et de ma part, je trouve qu&#039;il y a des propositions intéressantes et qui apporteront une évolution à notre pays. C&#039;est vrai qu&#039;on a pas trop de détails concernant le financement de ces projets. Mais en retour, qu&#039;en est-il de l&#039;alliance de l&#039;avenir?? [Une alliance de l&#039;avenir qui ne peut même pas s&#039;occuper de notre pays et qui privatise des sites protéger tel que l&#039;île plate en disant que le gouvernement ne peut s&#039;en occuper!!! (Et comment un tel gouvernement pourra s&#039;occuper de maurice??)Ensuite, il veut la démocratisation économique de notre île. (Qui seront les bénéficiaires?)Qu&#039;en est-il de la démocratie de notre pays?(Je pense qu&#039;il m&#039;est pas nécessaire de faire le point là-dessus)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Salut, j&#8217;ai pris le temps de lire ces quelques propositions pour la campagne électorale de l&#8217;alliance du cœur et de ma part, je trouve qu&#8217;il y a des propositions intéressantes et qui apporteront une évolution à notre pays. C&#8217;est vrai qu&#8217;on a pas trop de détails concernant le financement de ces projets. Mais en retour, qu&#8217;en est-il de l&#8217;alliance de l&#8217;avenir?? [Une alliance de l&#8217;avenir qui ne peut même pas s&#8217;occuper de notre pays et qui privatise des sites protéger tel que l&#8217;île plate en disant que le gouvernement ne peut s&#8217;en occuper!!! (Et comment un tel gouvernement pourra s&#8217;occuper de maurice??)Ensuite, il veut la démocratisation économique de notre île. (Qui seront les bénéficiaires?)Qu&#8217;en est-il de la démocratie de notre pays?(Je pense qu&#8217;il m&#8217;est pas nécessaire de faire le point là-dessus)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-158</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:09:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-158</guid> <description>@Parvez... concerning &#039;abattoir&#039;.... Let me tell you that words like these can incite violence...And truly, constituency No17 has become an &#039;abattoir&#039; where MMM supporters have attacked their opponents with swords and other weapons... Maybe they took their leader&#039;s words seriously??</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Parvez&#8230; concerning &#8216;abattoir&#8217;&#8230;. Let me tell you that words like these can incite violence&#8230;</p><p>And truly, constituency No17 has become an &#8216;abattoir&#8217; where MMM supporters have attacked their opponents with swords and other weapons&#8230; Maybe they took their leader&#8217;s words seriously??</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-157</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:55:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-157</guid> <description>@B-B-R Thanks for the exclusivity! I&#039;ve already downloaded and printed the programme. I&#039;ll read it later. Now, we can really compare what the two alliances propose and vote intelligently.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R Thanks for the exclusivity! I&#8217;ve already downloaded and printed the programme. I&#8217;ll read it later. Now, we can really compare what the two alliances propose and vote intelligently.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-156</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:40:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-156</guid> <description>Avinash...sorry, the link is not for the manifesto... They (@the bbr website) have postponed the launch time...But, exclusively for ELECTIONS.MU, the manifesto is on Scribd.Cheers, BBR</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Avinash&#8230;sorry, the link is not for the manifesto&#8230; They (@the bbr website) have postponed the launch time&#8230;</p><p>But, exclusively for ELECTIONS.MU, the manifesto is on Scribd.</p><p>Cheers,<br /> BBR</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-155</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:36:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-155</guid> <description>@Aryan... The manifesto has been lauched... please see aboveMy friend, you are saying the PTR has only 8 female candidates, 8 on 35!... Whereas the MMM has 8 female candidates on 60!Nou bilan, zot pou trouver, sekter par sekter dans nous manifesto! Et aussi seki nou conte pou fer dans sa prochains 5 ans la!Aryan, fauder pas croire seki MMM dire c LA veriter... ena tas demagoggie de la part du MMM seulement akoz zot ler prend pouvoir! Pas bliyer samem MMM la ti envie fer alliance avec PTR!Ene tas ti croire L&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir pena programme, b zot ine bien servi! Ala ene programme professionel, franc et honnete.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Aryan&#8230; The manifesto has been lauched&#8230; please see above</p><p>My friend, you are saying the PTR has only 8 female candidates, 8 on 35!&#8230; Whereas the MMM has 8 female candidates on 60!</p><p>Nou bilan, zot pou trouver, sekter par sekter dans nous manifesto! Et aussi seki nou conte pou fer dans sa prochains 5 ans la!</p><p>Aryan, fauder pas croire seki MMM dire c LA veriter&#8230; ena tas demagoggie de la part du MMM seulement akoz zot ler prend pouvoir! Pas bliyer samem MMM la ti envie fer alliance avec PTR!</p><p>Ene tas ti croire L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir pena programme, b zot ine bien servi! Ala ene programme professionel, franc et honnete.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-154</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:33:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-154</guid> <description>I&#039;m disappointed. Where is the professionalism of the BBR alliance? If not playing on emotion and communalism, they are backbiting adversaries like children. I failed to understand what happen to the alliance social of 2005.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m disappointed. Where is the professionalism of the BBR alliance? If not playing on emotion and communalism, they are backbiting adversaries like children. I failed to understand what happen to the alliance social of 2005.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-153</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:23:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-153</guid> <description>Why not Avinash?Please read online on Scribd for better experience!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why not Avinash?</p><p>Please read online on Scribd for better experience!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-152</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:21:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-152</guid> <description>Our manifesto is on Scribd!http://www.scribd.com/full/30505270?access_key=key-eff5ypejf7o6iaedtkr</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our manifesto is on Scribd!</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.scribd.com/full/30505270?access_key=key-eff5ypejf7o6iaedtkr"  rel="nofollow">http://www.scribd.com/full/30505270?access_key=key-eff5ypejf7o6iaedtkr</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-151</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:18:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-151</guid> <description>@B-B-R That&#039;s not an electoral manifesto...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R That&#8217;s not an electoral manifesto&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-150</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:10:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-150</guid> <description>http://bleublancrouge.mu/files/Programme.pdf</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="http://bleublancrouge.mu/files/Programme.pdf"  rel="nofollow">http://bleublancrouge.mu/files/Programme.pdf</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-149</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:54:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-149</guid> <description>The Alliance de L&#039;Avenir manifesto will be launched today 26th April at 14.00 by the Prime Minister.It will be available for download on http://www.bleublancrouge.mu/ as from 14.15.Le programme électoral de l&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir sera disponible sur le site web http://www.bleublancrouge.mu/ à partir de 14 15.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alliance de L&#8217;Avenir manifesto will be launched today 26th April at 14.00 by the Prime Minister.</p><p>It will be available for download on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bleublancrouge.mu/"  rel="nofollow">http://www.bleublancrouge.mu/</a> as from 14.15.</p><p>Le programme électoral de l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir sera disponible sur le site web <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bleublancrouge.mu/"  rel="nofollow">http://www.bleublancrouge.mu/</a> à partir de 14 15.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by aryan</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-148</link> <dc:creator>aryan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:16:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-148</guid> <description>P.S :Above , the total number of women presented by Ptr equals to 8. Good reading</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>P.S :Above , the total number of women presented by Ptr equals to 8.<br /> Good reading</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by aryan</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-147</link> <dc:creator>aryan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:14:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-147</guid> <description>@B-B-R If you calculate the number of women presented by Alliance BBR , it equals to 8 , the others go to MSM &amp; PMSD. ha ! and u&#039;re talking about equality here. And the candidates in L&#039;avenir ..phff.. enfin zot ena pli bon dimounes ki sa mo penser? Comment to explique le fait que fine ena ene reshuffle de banes deputes de zot cirsconscription; aveu de Navin &quot;zot pa fine fer zot travaye&quot;..parmi ena pa fine gagne tickets tout.. Ki zot bilan pendant 5 ans? nu encore p atanne zot manifesto.. et mo esperer c pas banes mesures populaires couma &quot;bus gratuit&quot;..apres c lepep ki bizin serre ceinture?still i&#039;m waiting for BBR to launch so manifesto.. then we can debate more leisurely on the ideas? La to pou tanne dire  pou retire NRPT tout la , donc zot meme zot fine fer erreur alors.. et zot meme pou tire li...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R If you calculate the number of women presented by Alliance BBR , it equals to 8 , the others go to MSM &amp; PMSD. ha ! and u&#8217;re talking about equality here. And the candidates in L&#8217;avenir ..phff.. enfin zot ena pli bon dimounes ki sa mo penser?<br /> Comment to explique le fait que fine ena ene reshuffle de banes deputes de zot cirsconscription; aveu de Navin &#8220;zot pa fine fer zot travaye&#8221;..parmi ena pa fine gagne tickets tout..<br /> Ki zot bilan pendant 5 ans? nu encore p atanne zot manifesto.. et mo esperer c pas banes mesures populaires couma &#8220;bus gratuit&#8221;..apres c lepep ki bizin serre ceinture?</p><p>still i&#8217;m waiting for BBR to launch so manifesto.. then we can debate more leisurely on the ideas? La to pou tanne dire  pou retire NRPT tout la , donc zot meme zot fine fer erreur alors.. et zot meme pou tire li&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu in L&#8217;Express by selven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/22/elections-mu-in-lexpress/comment-page-1/#comment-146</link> <dc:creator>selven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:59:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=59#comment-146</guid> <description>ps. Avinash :p next time smile! :p</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ps. Avinash :p next time smile! :p</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on The new Code of Conduct by selven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/the-new-code-of-conduct/comment-page-1/#comment-145</link> <dc:creator>selven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:52:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=30#comment-145</guid> <description>about money :D shall post something here :D</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>about money <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> shall post something here <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by selven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-143</link> <dc:creator>selven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:50:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-143</guid> <description>atleast there&#039;s one which manage to come forward with a plan of action</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>atleast there&#8217;s one which manage to come forward with a plan of action</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-142</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:50:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-142</guid> <description>La strategie de Rama Sithanen est limpide voyons!!!!!! Je suis surpris que beaucoup ne comprenne pas les enjeux.La force de Sithanen, c&#039;est d&#039;être le martyre de la méritocracie. En ne démissionnant pas, et en attendant qu&#039;on l&#039;expulse, il met Navin Ramgoolam en situation extrêmement délicate. Navin Ramgoolam ne peut convoquer aucun conseil des ministres avec Sithanen encore aux finances. Sithanen a le loisir de critiquer Navin Ramgoolam sans que celui ci ne puisse le revoquer.C&#039;est une situation de stalemate comme aux echecs. Si Sithanen démissionne, il perd son nuissance value. Si Ramgoolam le révoque, il passe pour le bourreau qui regarde son intérêt personnel (et sa survie politique, &lt;a href=&quot;http://mauritiustimes.com/index.php/the-news/278-dev&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;si on croit D.E.V&lt;/a&gt;) avant les compétences et la loyauté.Ce que beaucoup d&#039;entre vous ignorent, c&#039;est que les agents de Sithanen travaillent maintenant pour l&#039;Alliance du Coeur au no 18, sans que Ramgoolam ne puisse faire quoique ce soit, et même rappeler Sithanen à l&#039;ordre! Ne vous détrompez pas, il ne cherche pas un bout au PTr. Il est en train de faire le jeu du MMM, parcequ&#039;il est sérieusement en train de nuire à l&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir dans certaines circonscriptions comme les no 8,13,18 et 19.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>La strategie de Rama Sithanen est limpide voyons!!!!!! Je suis surpris que beaucoup ne comprenne pas les enjeux.</p><p>La force de Sithanen, c&#8217;est d&#8217;être le martyre de la méritocracie. En ne démissionnant pas, et en attendant qu&#8217;on l&#8217;expulse, il met Navin Ramgoolam en situation extrêmement délicate. Navin Ramgoolam ne peut convoquer aucun conseil des ministres avec Sithanen encore aux finances. Sithanen a le loisir de critiquer Navin Ramgoolam sans que celui ci ne puisse le revoquer.</p><p>C&#8217;est une situation de stalemate comme aux echecs. Si Sithanen démissionne, il perd son nuissance value. Si Ramgoolam le révoque, il passe pour le bourreau qui regarde son intérêt personnel (et sa survie politique, <a target="_blank" href="http://mauritiustimes.com/index.php/the-news/278-dev"  rel="nofollow">si on croit D.E.V</a>) avant les compétences et la loyauté.</p><p>Ce que beaucoup d&#8217;entre vous ignorent, c&#8217;est que les agents de Sithanen travaillent maintenant pour l&#8217;Alliance du Coeur au no 18, sans que Ramgoolam ne puisse faire quoique ce soit, et même rappeler Sithanen à l&#8217;ordre! Ne vous détrompez pas, il ne cherche pas un bout au PTr. Il est en train de faire le jeu du MMM, parcequ&#8217;il est sérieusement en train de nuire à l&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir dans certaines circonscriptions comme les no 8,13,18 et 19.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by Parvez</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-141</link> <dc:creator>Parvez</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:55:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-141</guid> <description>@B-B-R.. I&#039;m not siding on the side of MMM but be honest with yourself and the people of Mauritius. This elections is a battle for gaining power and public support. Had the labour party presented his list of candidate before that of the MMM surely we would have find the list of women to be different. It&#039;s not necessary that because MMM presented 8 Female candidates, 5 less than the Labour Party, that the later really means women to have it&#039;s reprensentative in the Parliamentary. Another thing, playing on words is not a honest way to win vote. Now I ask those who are for the introduction of Creole, if a phrase pronounce in creole by tonton paul they haven&#039;t been understood properly &quot;concerning abbatoir&quot; now what will be the situation of those students writing the creole or learning creole. Be progressive and open yourself to the world learn benefinical languages like italian, german and spanish and attract tourist but don&#039;t learn creole to create division in the society. It&#039;s a spoken language and have no standard. Sorry for this lengthy explanation Avinash..</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R.. I&#8217;m not siding on the side of MMM but be honest with yourself and the people of Mauritius. This elections is a battle for gaining power and public support. Had the labour party presented his list of candidate before that of the MMM surely we would have find the list of women to be different. It&#8217;s not necessary that because MMM presented 8 Female candidates, 5 less than the Labour Party, that the later really means women to have it&#8217;s reprensentative in the Parliamentary. Another thing, playing on words is not a honest way to win vote. Now I ask those who are for the introduction of Creole, if a phrase pronounce in creole by tonton paul they haven&#8217;t been understood properly &#8220;concerning abbatoir&#8221; now what will be the situation of those students writing the creole or learning creole. Be progressive and open yourself to the world learn benefinical languages like italian, german and spanish and attract tourist but don&#8217;t learn creole to create division in the society. It&#8217;s a spoken language and have no standard. Sorry for this lengthy explanation Avinash..</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-140</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:39:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-140</guid> <description>@ ClaraQuestion pertinente... Vous voulez surtout parler de L&#039;express-dimanche je suppose? Car il faut distinguer les rédactions du quotidien L&#039;express et de l&#039;hebdomadaire. Meme à l&#039;intérieur de ces rédactions, il y a des sous-rédactions et des individus différents avec des opinions et des approches journalistiques pas nécessairement homogènes.Ceci dit, il est évident que les éditorialistes de L&#039;express-dimanche ont toujours exprimé ouvertement leur accord avec la stratégie économique de Rama Sithanen. Il est donc naturel pour eux de voler au secours du Ministre des Finances (oui, il l&#039;est encore) quitte à exprimer une certaine amertume dans leurs éditoriaux sur le déroulement de ces événements qui leur échappe.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Clara</p><p>Question pertinente&#8230; Vous voulez surtout parler de L&#8217;express-dimanche je suppose? Car il faut distinguer les rédactions du quotidien L&#8217;express et de l&#8217;hebdomadaire. Meme à l&#8217;intérieur de ces rédactions, il y a des sous-rédactions et des individus différents avec des opinions et des approches journalistiques pas nécessairement homogènes.</p><p>Ceci dit, il est évident que les éditorialistes de L&#8217;express-dimanche ont toujours exprimé ouvertement leur accord avec la stratégie économique de Rama Sithanen. Il est donc naturel pour eux de voler au secours du Ministre des Finances (oui, il l&#8217;est encore) quitte à exprimer une certaine amertume dans leurs éditoriaux sur le déroulement de ces événements qui leur échappe.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-139</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:03:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-139</guid> <description>HAHA... Paul shows once again that he wants to win the votes of women at any cost..even by telling lies(to himself!?)... He wants to change the Constitution to guarantee 1 woman to be elected per constituency(20/60 elected members of the Parliament)!! But, ironically, his party has presented only 8 women on a total 60 candidates! Maybe he must change the constitution of his party first! LOL</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HAHA&#8230; Paul shows once again that he wants to win the votes of women at any cost..even by telling lies(to himself!?)&#8230; He wants to change the Constitution to guarantee 1 woman to be elected per constituency(20/60 elected members of the Parliament)!! But, ironically, his party has presented only 8 women on a total 60 candidates! Maybe he must change the constitution of his party first! LOL</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-138</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:14:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-138</guid> <description>@Political_defiance You are sure about that? If you have witnessed politicians bribing people, I think you should notify the Police.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Political_defiance You are sure about that? If you have witnessed politicians bribing people, I think you should notify the Police.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-137</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:10:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-137</guid> <description>@Satyam Can you please tell us what the lyrics say?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Satyam Can you please tell us what the lyrics say?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-136</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:09:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-136</guid> <description>@Yaasir :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Yaasir <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Satyam</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-135</link> <dc:creator>Satyam</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:16:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-135</guid> <description>In politics is one must &#039;EXPECT FOR THE UNEXPECTED&#039; and &#039;NEVER SAY NEVER&#039;Rama&#039;s situation reminds me of an old hindi song of Mukesh singing for Raj Kapoor in ANARI, which follows...SAAB KUCH SIKHA HUMNE NA SIKHI HOSHIYARI YE SATCH HEIN DUNYA WALON KE HUM HEIN ANARII do think that Navin is playing his CHESS. The Rama&#039;s move was one which was dificult for him but surely useful.  Many complain for the Rama&#039; move.  But by the end of the campaign ....ALL SHALL COMPLY with NAVIN, even Rama</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In politics is one must &#8216;EXPECT FOR THE UNEXPECTED&#8217; and &#8216;NEVER SAY NEVER&#8217;</p><p>Rama&#8217;s situation reminds me of an old hindi song of Mukesh singing for Raj Kapoor in ANARI, which follows&#8230;</p><p>SAAB KUCH SIKHA HUMNE NA SIKHI HOSHIYARI<br /> YE SATCH HEIN DUNYA WALON KE HUM HEIN ANARI</p><p>I do think that Navin is playing his CHESS. The Rama&#8217;s move was one which was dificult for him but surely useful.  Many complain for the Rama&#8217; move.  But by the end of the campaign &#8230;.ALL SHALL COMPLY with NAVIN, even Rama</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-134</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:23:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-134</guid> <description>MMM - 1 madame par circonscription dans elections. WTF?! Man != Woman ROFL!How will the MMM deal with transgendered persons?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MMM &#8211; 1 madame par circonscription dans elections. WTF?! Man != Woman<br /> ROFL!</p><p>How will the MMM deal with transgendered persons?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by political_defiance</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-133</link> <dc:creator>political_defiance</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:53:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-133</guid> <description>There are rumors Alliance de l&#039;avenir is distributing iphones and netbooks! There is even a facebook group created for that http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lalliance-de-lavenir-p-don-iPhone-kado-Pa-kado-apel-sa-Apel-sa-Bribe/111979985503811</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are rumors Alliance de l&#8217;avenir is distributing iphones and netbooks! There is even a facebook group created for that <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lalliance-de-lavenir-p-don-iPhone-kado-Pa-kado-apel-sa-Apel-sa-Bribe/111979985503811"  rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lalliance-de-lavenir-p-don-iPhone-kado-Pa-kado-apel-sa-Apel-sa-Bribe/111979985503811</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-132</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:41:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-132</guid> <description>I found the following actually.http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/MOFSite/menuitem.54a3dc0932d1d306e2926411a0208a0c/?content_id=81f73560225e7010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRDjust search for the word &quot;electronic&quot; in the page. It&#039;s dated 2004. So you can probably expect it was started by someone in the previous government.I think that ultimately the best idea to make Mauritius better would be to ban politicians from government. and government from actual government.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I found the following actually.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/MOFSite/menuitem.54a3dc0932d1d306e2926411a0208a0c/?content_id=81f73560225e7010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD"  rel="nofollow">http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/MOFSite/menuitem.54a3dc0932d1d306e2926411a0208a0c/?content_id=81f73560225e7010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD</a></p><p>just search for the word &#8220;electronic&#8221; in the page. It&#8217;s dated 2004. So you can probably expect it was started by someone in the previous government.</p><p>I think that ultimately the best idea to make Mauritius better would be to ban politicians from government. and government from actual government.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-131</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:06:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-131</guid> <description>@Yaasir In the Alliance du Coeur manifesto, they mention they will introduce electronic voting machines. Personally, I am not really a fan as, unless the software running it is open source and this is improbable, I have no faith in such machines.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Yaasir In the Alliance du Coeur manifesto, they mention they will introduce electronic voting machines. Personally, I am not really a fan as, unless the software running it is open source and this is improbable, I have no faith in such machines.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-130</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:07:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-130</guid> <description>don&#039;t ask me, I only overheard a conversation.Well, call me callous but I don&#039;t think it&#039;s very high up on most people&#039;s agenda.changing the topic a bit.. do we use electronic voting machines like they do in India yet? I heard there were plans to a while ago.that could be a solution for the Rodriguan problem. Except I&#039;m pretty sure that the bureaucracy would find a way to mess it up.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>don&#8217;t ask me, I only overheard a conversation.</p><p>Well, call me callous but I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s very high up on most people&#8217;s agenda.</p><p>changing the topic a bit.. do we use electronic voting machines like they do in India yet? I heard there were plans to a while ago.</p><p>that could be a solution for the Rodriguan problem. Except I&#8217;m pretty sure that the bureaucracy would find a way to mess it up.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-129</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:12:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-129</guid> <description>I have read part of the manifesto and I find that the MMM is too evasive on the subject of waste management. I quote: &quot;introduire des méthodes durables d’élimination des déchets&quot; ... For me, waste management is very crucial and taking only about durable methods is too vague for me. I would like to know more on the subject... what are they planning to do? Do they think biological reprocessing and recycling will be sufficient to replace landfills??? This is completely unrealistic!What are your views about waste management?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have read part of the manifesto and I find that the MMM is too evasive on the subject of waste management. I quote: &#8220;introduire des méthodes durables d’élimination des déchets&#8221; &#8230; For me, waste management is very crucial and taking only about durable methods is too vague for me. I would like to know more on the subject&#8230; what are they planning to do? Do they think biological reprocessing and recycling will be sufficient to replace landfills??? This is completely unrealistic!</p><p>What are your views about waste management?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-128</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:47:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-128</guid> <description>@B-B-R (assuming to parmis banne Bleu Blanc Rouze) -  Fer comment dire mo croire ki vraiment privacy issues pou &quot;prend en consideration&quot; b kifer zote encore p ignore le fait ki CCTV so donner garder indefinitely. Et ki fer Bleu Blanc Rouge ainsi ki Coeur ignore LGBT? Zote homophobes?!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R (assuming to parmis banne Bleu Blanc Rouze) &#8211;  Fer comment dire mo croire ki vraiment privacy issues pou &#8220;prend en consideration&#8221; b kifer zote encore p ignore le fait ki CCTV so donner garder indefinitely. Et ki fer Bleu Blanc Rouge ainsi ki Coeur ignore LGBT? Zote homophobes?!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-127</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:14:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-127</guid> <description>@Avinash... don&#039;t worry our detailed manifesto will be out soon...@Fadil... privacy issues pou prend xtra consideration...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Avinash&#8230; don&#8217;t worry our detailed manifesto will be out soon&#8230;</p><p>@Fadil&#8230; privacy issues pou prend xtra consideration&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-126</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:31:11 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-126</guid> <description>@Kavish Thanks for listening to our complaints :-)I&#039;m updating the post accordingly.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Kavish Thanks for listening to our complaints <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>I&#8217;m updating the post accordingly.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-125</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:27:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-125</guid> <description>@Yaasir Do you know if a solution has been found to that?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Yaasir Do you know if a solution has been found to that?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-124</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:26:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=53#comment-124</guid> <description>@B-B-R For instance, what do you think about &quot;Religious / Sociocultural associations should not be funded from public fund&quot;?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R For instance, what do you think about &#8220;Religious / Sociocultural associations should not be funded from public fund&#8221;?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-123</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:25:26 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=53#comment-123</guid> <description>@B-B-R The Google Moderator app does not provide commenting facilities. You could, I guess, use this post if you want to comment on the various ideas.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B-B-R The Google Moderator app does not provide commenting facilities. You could, I guess, use this post if you want to comment on the various ideas.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Une mélodie en 7 temps by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/une-melodie-en-7-temps/comment-page-1/#comment-122</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:24:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=72#comment-122</guid> <description>@Fadil Follow the discussions &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil Follow the discussions <a href="http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/"  rel="nofollow">here</a>&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-121</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:23:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-121</guid> <description>@Bruno and @Fadil I&#039;ve read the whole manifesto and there are some interesting proposals within. I&#039;ll post a summary by the end of the day.Anyone knows when the Alliance de l&#039;Avenir manifesto will be out?!?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno and @Fadil I&#8217;ve read the whole manifesto and there are some interesting proposals within. I&#8217;ll post a summary by the end of the day.</p><p>Anyone knows when the Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir manifesto will be out?!?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by kavish</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-120</link> <dc:creator>kavish</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:22:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-120</guid> <description>Version &quot;allégée&quot;:http://mmm.mu/01download/projetGouvernemental2010-2015Web.pdf</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Version &#8220;allégée&#8221;:</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://mmm.mu/01download/projetGouvernemental2010-2015Web.pdf"  rel="nofollow">http://mmm.mu/01download/projetGouvernemental2010-2015Web.pdf</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-119</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:18:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-119</guid> <description>@Vishesh You&#039;re right. Sithanen is not really a victim. He&#039;s still the Minister of Finance and member of the Labour Party. Who knows what promises have been made...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Vishesh You&#8217;re right. Sithanen is not really a victim. He&#8217;s still the Minister of Finance and member of the Labour Party. Who knows what promises have been made&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Vishesh</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-118</link> <dc:creator>Vishesh</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 06:07:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-118</guid> <description>Navin has made it clear that he&#039;s a chess player and so his moves are calculated, based on the theory of games, which is fair, considering he&#039;s a leader and a politician.  Sithanen is not the sacrificial lamb as he likes to project himself.  His rhetoric is pathetic.  He&#039;s been around and knows that politics is indeed all about &#039;amour, gloire et beaute&#039;.  He said on radio that he had been made several offers from different quarters, which is evidence enough that his loyalty to the labour party (...) is but an eyewash.  His problem is that there&#039;s nobody to take his letter of resignation, not even if he sends it by express... delivery.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Navin has made it clear that he&#8217;s a chess player and so his moves are calculated, based on the theory of games, which is fair, considering he&#8217;s a leader and a politician.  Sithanen is not the sacrificial lamb as he likes to project himself.  His rhetoric is pathetic.  He&#8217;s been around and knows that politics is indeed all about &#8216;amour, gloire et beaute&#8217;.  He said on radio that he had been made several offers from different quarters, which is evidence enough that his loyalty to the labour party (&#8230;) is but an eyewash.  His problem is that there&#8217;s nobody to take his letter of resignation, not even if he sends it by express&#8230; delivery.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-116</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:09:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-116</guid> <description>P.S Did you notice that political parties ignore the LGBT community? Shame on the so called leaders!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>P.S<br /> Did you notice that political parties ignore the LGBT community? Shame on the so called leaders!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Une mélodie en 7 temps by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/une-melodie-en-7-temps/comment-page-1/#comment-115</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:30:06 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=72#comment-115</guid> <description>Bon, mo reussi lire 1 manifesto. Lot coup mo pou lire que summary ki zote poster lor elections.mu. Trop fatiguant sa lire manifesto lol.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bon, mo reussi lire 1 manifesto. Lot coup mo pou lire que summary ki zote poster lor elections.mu. Trop fatiguant sa lire manifesto lol.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-114</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:28:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-114</guid> <description>Avinash, mo reussi lire sa programme la. Si mo comprend bien, ena plein gaspillage (parsque pena aucun risk analysis ine fer.) Et mo sure ki nimporte ki parti ki pou presente so manifeste pou ena mem probleme.Mo ena ene xtra grand probleme avec sa manifeste la. Sa zafaire information system carte a puce garde data dimoune WTF?!Eski mo pret a donne mo details personnel? Eski mo trust ene system fer par NCB ou ene firm etranger (ki bien capave set ene backdoor)?Eski mo trust ene system ki capave donne mo banne donner personnel a banne companie d&#039;assurance?Pena aucun mention DPA rien. (ref. CCTV fiasco - filmer dimounes lor la plazes et garde data lor DVD IDEFINITELY)Bien dificile pou vote ene party ki net fer projet fou pa mal (coumme sa mem dire sa non? fou pa mal?) Et mo sure bleu blanc rouge si pou ignore privacy issues la.C&#039;est ene manifeste juste pou fer le sensationel (gaspillage plein + increase red tape partout! et la so senate si pas koi li p kozer - tou projets pou tarder acoz red tape parmis d&#039;autres issues.)Avant to switch IPv6, aprane fer ene bon PDF ki index text au lieu donne dimounes ene gros files 18 MB!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Avinash, mo reussi lire sa programme la. Si mo comprend bien, ena plein gaspillage (parsque pena aucun risk analysis ine fer.) Et mo sure ki nimporte ki parti ki pou presente so manifeste pou ena mem probleme.</p><p>Mo ena ene xtra grand probleme avec sa manifeste la. Sa zafaire information system carte a puce garde data dimoune WTF?!</p><p>Eski mo pret a donne mo details personnel? Eski mo trust ene system fer par NCB ou ene firm etranger (ki bien capave set ene backdoor)?</p><p>Eski mo trust ene system ki capave donne mo banne donner personnel a banne companie d&#8217;assurance?</p><p>Pena aucun mention DPA rien. (ref. CCTV fiasco &#8211; filmer dimounes lor la plazes et garde data lor DVD IDEFINITELY)</p><p>Bien dificile pou vote ene party ki net fer projet fou pa mal (coumme sa mem dire sa non? fou pa mal?) Et mo sure bleu blanc rouge si pou ignore privacy issues la.</p><p>C&#8217;est ene manifeste juste pou fer le sensationel (gaspillage plein + increase red tape partout! et la so senate si pas koi li p kozer &#8211; tou projets pou tarder acoz red tape parmis d&#8217;autres issues.)</p><p>Avant to switch IPv6, aprane fer ene bon PDF ki index text au lieu donne dimounes ene gros files 18 MB!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;Alliance du Coeur dévoile son programme by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/24/l-alliance-du-coeur-devoile-son-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-113</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:39:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=82#comment-113</guid> <description>Yeps, j&#039;ai lu rapidement. J&#039;attends toujours le manifeste du PTr pour comparer. (J&#039;ai entendu qu&#039;il sortira soit lundi, soit jeudi ...).Les principaux axes du manifestent sont: le law and order, le combat de la corruption, la meritocracie, une economie plus juste, la part belle a l&#039;education et le combat contre la pauvrete. Bon, il y a beaucoup de mesure, mais je n&#039;ai pas eu le temps de bien les decortiquer puisque je suis en train de travailleur sur le nouveau blog du MMM.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeps, j&#8217;ai lu rapidement. J&#8217;attends toujours le manifeste du PTr pour comparer. (J&#8217;ai entendu qu&#8217;il sortira soit lundi, soit jeudi &#8230;).</p><p>Les principaux axes du manifestent sont: le law and order, le combat de la corruption, la meritocracie, une economie plus juste, la part belle a l&#8217;education et le combat contre la pauvrete. Bon, il y a beaucoup de mesure, mais je n&#8217;ai pas eu le temps de bien les decortiquer puisque je suis en train de travailleur sur le nouveau blog du MMM.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-112</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:23:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=53#comment-112</guid> <description>I think we should be able to discuss about these ideas rather than saying yes or no... And some of those ideas are already being implemented by the authorities.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think we should be able to discuss about these ideas rather than saying yes or no&#8230; And some of those ideas are already being implemented by the authorities.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-111</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:04:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-111</guid> <description>Oh. actually I overheard it waiting at a crosshere. But it still sounds rather ridiculous.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh. actually I overheard it waiting at a crosshere. But it still sounds rather ridiculous.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Une mélodie en 7 temps by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/une-melodie-en-7-temps/comment-page-1/#comment-110</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:42:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=72#comment-110</guid> <description>@Avinash - As a lazy person, I shall wait for you to post a comparison between the different manifestos. Also, can you please take the following into account: 1. the vagueness 2. the creation of other issues by solving an issue. E.g. Using the word &quot;Cult&quot; in the manifesto without defining it first. There are many &quot;cults&quot; which are currently fighting for proper recognition by the Gov.Thank you (on the behalf of all lazy persons LOL)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Avinash &#8211; As a lazy person, I shall wait for you to post a comparison between the different manifestos.<br /> Also, can you please take the following into account:<br /> 1. the vagueness<br /> 2. the creation of other issues by solving an issue. E.g. Using the word &#8220;Cult&#8221; in the manifesto without defining it first. There are many &#8220;cults&#8221; which are currently fighting for proper recognition by the Gov.</p><p>Thank you (on the behalf of all lazy persons LOL)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-109</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:02:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-109</guid> <description>@Lone Wolf...http://www.amnestymauritius.org/french/articles.php?cat_id=3</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Lone Wolf&#8230;</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.amnestymauritius.org/french/articles.php?cat_id=3"  rel="nofollow">http://www.amnestymauritius.org/french/articles.php?cat_id=3</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-108</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:52:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-108</guid> <description>@Yaasir Yes. I heard that on radio too. And the air-ticket is Rs 6000. It would have been easy (I think) to make those Rodriguans currently in Mauritius vote here instead of either forcing them to pay for an air-ticket or make a proxy vote for them or not vote at all...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Yaasir Yes. I heard that on radio too. And the air-ticket is Rs 6000. It would have been easy (I think) to make those Rodriguans currently in Mauritius vote here instead of either forcing them to pay for an air-ticket or make a proxy vote for them or not vote at all&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-107</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:40:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-107</guid> <description>I overheard that Rodriguans  would have to go back to Rodrigues to vote in their constituency.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I overheard that Rodriguans  would have to go back to Rodrigues to vote in their constituency.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-106</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:20:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-106</guid> <description>@Yan Naturally, Sithanen was one important cog in a very complex machine. As far as I know, a lot of different people were involved in the decision process.@Lone Wolf Nice idea. I&#039;ll write a post (or someone who is willing will write such a post) on the &quot;dérives de langage.&quot;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Yan Naturally, Sithanen was one important cog in a very complex machine. As far as I know, a lot of different people were involved in the decision process.</p><p>@Lone Wolf Nice idea. I&#8217;ll write a post (or someone who is willing will write such a post) on the &#8220;dérives de langage.&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Une mélodie en 7 temps by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/une-melodie-en-7-temps/comment-page-1/#comment-105</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:17:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=72#comment-105</guid> <description>I&#039;ve been talking to a lot of people lately about this extraordinary situation and most mentioned that they won&#039;t vote until they analyse the various manifestos. Seems to me that something very profound is changing in Mauritius and that traditional political parties have not really realised that.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been talking to a lot of people lately about this extraordinary situation and most mentioned that they won&#8217;t vote until they analyse the various manifestos. Seems to me that something very profound is changing in Mauritius and that traditional political parties have not really realised that.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Lone Wolf</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-104</link> <dc:creator>Lone Wolf</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 08:40:25 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-104</guid> <description>@webmaster: During these days preceding elections I propose that a forum page be set as a citizen watchdog to guard against politicians &quot;dérives de languages&quot;. We can hence comment and/or condemn communal, casteism, sexism ...etc languages.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@webmaster: During these days preceding elections I propose that a forum page be set as a citizen watchdog to guard against politicians &#8220;dérives de languages&#8221;. We can hence comment and/or condemn communal, casteism, sexism &#8230;etc languages.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Une mélodie en 7 temps by Yan</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/une-melodie-en-7-temps/comment-page-1/#comment-103</link> <dc:creator>Yan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 07:28:25 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=72#comment-103</guid> <description>Crap. Thinking myself as being an &quot;electeur rationel&quot; i am doomed to wait for the last week to read, analyse and make a decision. That is if each manifesto is out in time. I certainly wont make my decision of &quot;promesses&quot;.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Crap. Thinking myself as being an &#8220;electeur rationel&#8221; i am doomed to wait for the last week to read, analyse and make a decision. That is if each manifesto is out in time. I certainly wont make my decision of &#8220;promesses&#8221;.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Yan</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-102</link> <dc:creator>Yan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 07:03:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-102</guid> <description>Une question me taraude a propos des critiques ou eloges fait a l&#039;encontre de R.Sithanen concernant les decisions economiques prises par le precedent gouvernement:Toutes ces decisions, sont-elles le fait d&#039;un seul homme ou d&#039;une equipe?Je suis probablement naif, mais j&#039;imagine mal Sithanen ou quiconque d&#039;autre venir au conseil des ministres et venir dire: Au fait, au prochain budget j&#039;annule toutes les subventions et subsides , et ce, sans que le 1er ministre et le conseil des ministres n&#039;approuvent.Ce serait tellement pratique pour l&#039;alliance de l&#039;avenir si Sithanen demissionait. Toutes les critiques irait vers lui, toutes les eloges irait a Ramgoolam. Et le plus incroyable, c&#039;est que le peuple pourrait facilement separer les 2 selon la situation. Peuple admirable me semble t-il.Bonne continuation Avi.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Une question me taraude a propos des critiques ou eloges fait a l&#8217;encontre de R.Sithanen concernant les decisions economiques prises par le precedent gouvernement:</p><p>Toutes ces decisions, sont-elles le fait d&#8217;un seul homme ou d&#8217;une equipe?</p><p>Je suis probablement naif, mais j&#8217;imagine mal Sithanen ou quiconque d&#8217;autre venir au conseil des ministres et venir dire: Au fait, au prochain budget j&#8217;annule toutes les subventions et subsides , et ce, sans que le 1er ministre et le conseil des ministres n&#8217;approuvent.</p><p>Ce serait tellement pratique pour l&#8217;alliance de l&#8217;avenir si Sithanen demissionait. Toutes les critiques irait vers lui, toutes les eloges irait a Ramgoolam. Et le plus incroyable, c&#8217;est que le peuple pourrait facilement separer les 2 selon la situation. Peuple admirable me semble t-il.</p><p>Bonne continuation Avi.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Une mélodie en 7 temps by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/une-melodie-en-7-temps/comment-page-1/#comment-101</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 05:12:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=72#comment-101</guid> <description>@Fadil You&#039;re 100% right.We&#039;re two weeks from the elections and we still have no manifesto. I can see some bullet points circulating but, as you said, this is not what a manifesto should be. It&#039;s pathetic.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil You&#8217;re 100% right.</p><p>We&#8217;re two weeks from the elections and we still have no manifesto. I can see some bullet points circulating but, as you said, this is not what a manifesto should be. It&#8217;s pathetic.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Ishtiba</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-100</link> <dc:creator>Ishtiba</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:38:20 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-100</guid> <description>Avi n Christina well done for this initiative... Was trying to start something similar but not easy to maintain it being far from the country. All the best with the blog..As far as this whole Sithanen-Ramgoolam-Jugnauth episode is concerned, we again see the immaturity of our politicians. Its like those never ending serials. &#039;Amour, Gloire et Beaute&#039; a la mauricienne avec la trahison, mensonges entre autres...And the media&#039;s role in all this? Think its high time for the Mauritian media to come to educate the population, come up with better stories, more in depth analysis, than just reporting whatever Berenger, Navin or Jugnauth said in their &#039;Meeting&#039;.We are all tired of these alliances. When are they going to wake up and realize its another generation now. N seriously wat is Sithanen waiting for to resign from the LP. At least he should have some self respect.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Avi n Christina well done for this initiative&#8230;<br /> Was trying to start something similar but not easy to maintain it being far from the country. All the best with the blog..</p><p>As far as this whole Sithanen-Ramgoolam-Jugnauth episode is concerned, we again see the immaturity of our politicians. Its like those never ending serials. &#8216;Amour, Gloire et Beaute&#8217; a la mauricienne avec la trahison, mensonges entre autres&#8230;</p><p>And the media&#8217;s role in all this? Think its high time for the Mauritian media to come to educate the population, come up with better stories, more in depth analysis, than just reporting whatever Berenger, Navin or Jugnauth said in their &#8216;Meeting&#8217;.</p><p>We are all tired of these alliances. When are they going to wake up and realize its another generation now. N seriously wat is Sithanen waiting for to resign from the LP. At least he should have some self respect.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Rada</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-99</link> <dc:creator>Rada</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:22:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-99</guid> <description>This is an interesting piece of analysis from Lalit&#039;s Website(lalitmauritius.org)on Sithanen episodes.Campaign Notes: Finance Minister Sithanen ousted before electionsFinance Minister Rama Sithanen has finally  not been given a Constituency in which to stand for the 5 May General Elections, after a long drawn out series of episodes that resembled a bad TV-serial. He has been well nigh in tears on various radio stations, showing himself to be a sentimental technocrat; “sentimental” because he is so surprised that his “friend”, the out-going Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam has stabbed him in the back, and “technocrat” because he is the architypal IMF-World Bank type macro-economic manager of figures. To him economics is truly devoid of people. People only come in afterwards as rather patronizing “poverty alleviation” programs. His ousting is not a surprise at all. LALIT predicted it long ago. His very real economic policies, that are quite rightly unpopular, are in stark contrast to the Labour Party’s radical economic discourse, in particular its discourse on “democratizing the economy”. And since elections involve discourse, the Finance Minister must therefore be seen by the electorate to be being punished for his very real economic policies, thus freeing the discourse from accusations of it being “just words”. Even though the policies were those of the whole Government.There were already all the concrete signs and indelible signals of his future dismissal. Rama Sithanen was responsible for depreciating the rupee some 24% in one year (a disguised devaluation), thus impoverishing an already poor working class in a country where everything you need is imported. And when Rundeersing Bheenick was being brought in as the Governor of the Central Bank of Mauritius, a Governor who would in fact halt the depreciation, the Minister of Finance threatened to resign. In fact he had said his letter of resignation was “in his pocket”, you will recall. He said he wasn’t getting solidarity from other members of the Cabinet for his economic reforms. Anyway, he did not resign. More recently, his main advisor, Ally Mansoor, an even more technocratic economist, during a conflict with the civil service trade unions, was roundly disowned by the Prime Minister, just before the dissolution of the National Assembly. Another clear sign of what was to come.What is true is that Labour Party leader and out-going Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam has cruelly gone on and on until almost the eve of Nomination Day, giving Rama Sithanen hope that he will be given both a candidature and be fifth in the hierarchy of a future Government, if the Labour Party Alliance wins.This was reminiscent of Navin Ramgoolam’s drawing out the MMM’s hope, just before he would dissolve Parliament, of an Alliance with Labour. This went on for three months of negotiations in a previous long series of episodes just like a TV-serial, but which it now seems was quite cruelly premeditated by him.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is an interesting piece of analysis from Lalit&#8217;s Website(lalitmauritius.org)on Sithanen episodes.</p><p>Campaign Notes: Finance Minister Sithanen ousted before elections</p><p>Finance Minister Rama Sithanen has finally  not been given a Constituency in which to stand for the 5 May General Elections, after a long drawn out series of episodes that resembled a bad TV-serial. He has been well nigh in tears on various radio stations, showing himself to be a sentimental technocrat; “sentimental” because he is so surprised that his “friend”, the out-going Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam has stabbed him in the back, and “technocrat” because he is the architypal IMF-World Bank type macro-economic manager of figures. To him economics is truly devoid of people. People only come in afterwards as rather patronizing “poverty alleviation” programs. His ousting is not a surprise at all. LALIT predicted it long ago. His very real economic policies, that are quite rightly unpopular, are in stark contrast to the Labour Party’s radical economic discourse, in particular its discourse on “democratizing the economy”. And since elections involve discourse, the Finance Minister must therefore be seen by the electorate to be being punished for his very real economic policies, thus freeing the discourse from accusations of it being “just words”. Even though the policies were those of the whole Government.</p><p>There were already all the concrete signs and indelible signals of his future dismissal. Rama Sithanen was responsible for depreciating the rupee some 24% in one year (a disguised devaluation), thus impoverishing an already poor working class in a country where everything you need is imported. And when Rundeersing Bheenick was being brought in as the Governor of the Central Bank of Mauritius, a Governor who would in fact halt the depreciation, the Minister of Finance threatened to resign. In fact he had said his letter of resignation was “in his pocket”, you will recall. He said he wasn’t getting solidarity from other members of the Cabinet for his economic reforms. Anyway, he did not resign. More recently, his main advisor, Ally Mansoor, an even more technocratic economist, during a conflict with the civil service trade unions, was roundly disowned by the Prime Minister, just before the dissolution of the National Assembly. Another clear sign of what was to come.</p><p>What is true is that Labour Party leader and out-going Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam has cruelly gone on and on until almost the eve of Nomination Day, giving Rama Sithanen hope that he will be given both a candidature and be fifth in the hierarchy of a future Government, if the Labour Party Alliance wins.</p><p>This was reminiscent of Navin Ramgoolam’s drawing out the MMM’s hope, just before he would dissolve Parliament, of an Alliance with Labour. This went on for three months of negotiations in a previous long series of episodes just like a TV-serial, but which it now seems was quite cruelly premeditated by him.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Clara</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-98</link> <dc:creator>Clara</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:49:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-98</guid> <description>Christina, Que pensez vous de la couverture de l&#039;affaire Sithanen dans l&#039;express?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Christina,<br /> Que pensez vous de la couverture de l&#8217;affaire Sithanen dans l&#8217;express?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Dvil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-97</link> <dc:creator>Dvil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:44:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-97</guid> <description>sithanen cest un cas tres complique... au debut il fustige et ramggolam et le msm et apres une reunion avec le cher pm il sen prend seulement au msm mais biensur en laissant paraitre une certaine frustration envers son leader. je trouve cela tres interessant. est ce que ramgoolam a decouvert une verite derangeante sur sithanene qui le force a attenuer ses plaintes ou la t il propose quelquechose commme compromis. dailleurs dan le milieu politique plusieurs theories pointent du nez..dont une parlant du fait que sithanene a ete pris a son propre jeu.. ou plutot..tel est pris qui croyait prendre .</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>sithanen cest un cas tres complique&#8230; au debut il fustige et ramggolam et le msm et apres une reunion avec le cher pm il sen prend seulement au msm mais biensur en laissant paraitre une certaine frustration envers son leader. je trouve cela tres interessant. est ce que ramgoolam a decouvert une verite derangeante sur sithanene qui le force a attenuer ses plaintes ou la t il propose quelquechose commme compromis. dailleurs dan le milieu politique plusieurs theories pointent du nez..dont une parlant du fait que sithanene a ete pris a son propre jeu.. ou plutot..tel est pris qui croyait prendre .</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-96</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:15:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-96</guid> <description>Comme tu dis Avi, il n&#039;est ni un ange ni un démon. L&#039;ennui c&#039;est que les politiciens veulent justement nous faire croire l&#039;une ou l&#039;autre version selon ce qui leur convient à un moment donné meme si leur posture peut radicalement changer du jour au lendemain. Le problème Sithanen vire au pathétique car il n&#039;a plus de positionnement ferme dans un camp spécifique car il n&#039;arrive pas à prendre une décision. Il s&#039;offre en pature aux deux blocs. C&quot;est la victime sacrificielle par excellence.Aussi, c&#039;est vrai qu&#039;il il y a plein de choses que ceux d’en haut ne nous disent pas. La lettre de l&#039;Océan Indien nous dit que &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.africaintelligence.com/ION/politics-power/2010/04/24/mauritius-families-divided-by-the-elections,83389920-GRA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4 familles sont divisées pour les élections&lt;/a&gt;. Pour combien de temps peut-on etre divisé dans une famille? Un jour ou l&#039;autre on se réconcilie. Et on est bien obligé de se voir pour les événements familiaux. C&#039;est assez emblématique de la classe politique dominante en général avec des degrés divers: en surface, ils sont adversaires, mais en-dessous, ils sont tous des camarades.Et le peuple ne peut que subir cet incessant manège sans meme savoir réellement ce qui se trame derrière les rideaux.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Comme tu dis Avi, il n&#8217;est ni un ange ni un démon. L&#8217;ennui c&#8217;est que les politiciens veulent justement nous faire croire l&#8217;une ou l&#8217;autre version selon ce qui leur convient à un moment donné meme si leur posture peut radicalement changer du jour au lendemain. Le problème Sithanen vire au pathétique car il n&#8217;a plus de positionnement ferme dans un camp spécifique car il n&#8217;arrive pas à prendre une décision. Il s&#8217;offre en pature aux deux blocs. C&#8221;est la victime sacrificielle par excellence.</p><p>Aussi, c&#8217;est vrai qu&#8217;il il y a plein de choses que ceux d’en haut ne nous disent pas. La lettre de l&#8217;Océan Indien nous dit que <a target="_blank" href="http://www.africaintelligence.com/ION/politics-power/2010/04/24/mauritius-families-divided-by-the-elections,83389920-GRA"  rel="nofollow">4 familles sont divisées pour les élections</a>. Pour combien de temps peut-on etre divisé dans une famille? Un jour ou l&#8217;autre on se réconcilie. Et on est bien obligé de se voir pour les événements familiaux. C&#8217;est assez emblématique de la classe politique dominante en général avec des degrés divers: en surface, ils sont adversaires, mais en-dessous, ils sont tous des camarades.</p><p>Et le peuple ne peut que subir cet incessant manège sans meme savoir réellement ce qui se trame derrière les rideaux.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by ledodo38</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-95</link> <dc:creator>ledodo38</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:06:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-95</guid> <description>Bonsoir, je viens de voir ce blog sur le site lexpress.mu. Bonne initiative! Continuez!Concernant Rama Sithanen, effectivement, la raison est toute simple : les transfuges paient tot ou tard leur trahison! Il ne pouvait pas avoir de place pour lui dans une alliance Jugnauth/Ramgoolam. La 2eme raison est que Ramgoolam va continuer à appliquer la democratisation de l&#039;economie. Pour ce faire, il n&#039;a pas besoin d&#039;un technicien mais bien d&#039;un politique. S&#039;il avait un peu de dignité, il aurait demissionné!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bonsoir,<br /> je viens de voir ce blog sur le site lexpress.mu. Bonne initiative! Continuez!</p><p>Concernant Rama Sithanen, effectivement, la raison est toute simple : les transfuges paient tot ou tard leur trahison! Il ne pouvait pas avoir de place pour lui dans une alliance Jugnauth/Ramgoolam.<br /> La 2eme raison est que Ramgoolam va continuer à appliquer la democratisation de l&#8217;economie. Pour ce faire, il n&#8217;a pas besoin d&#8217;un technicien mais bien d&#8217;un politique.<br /> S&#8217;il avait un peu de dignité, il aurait demissionné!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-94</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:23:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-94</guid> <description>Mo gagn riyer kan Mr.Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo compare Mr.Paul Berenger avec President Obama... Sa montrer a quel point zot pena argument...Eski zot ine deja trouve Obama vine dire devant ene la foule: &#039;CNN is a sucker&#039;...??? Non, jamais!!Mais Berenger line dire... &#039;MBC la soucere mem....&#039;SORRY POU L&#039;EXPRESSION...but facts are facts!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mo gagn riyer kan Mr.Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo compare Mr.Paul Berenger avec President Obama&#8230; Sa montrer a quel point zot pena argument&#8230;</p><p>Eski zot ine deja trouve Obama vine dire devant ene la foule:<br /> &#8216;CNN is a sucker&#8217;&#8230;??? Non, jamais!!</p><p>Mais Berenger line dire&#8230;<br /> &#8216;MBC la soucere mem&#8230;.&#8217;</p><p>SORRY POU L&#8217;EXPRESSION&#8230;but facts are facts!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Une mélodie en 7 temps by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/une-melodie-en-7-temps/comment-page-1/#comment-93</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:21:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=72#comment-93</guid> <description>A Manifesto should be like bloody thesis. Politicians cannot pass a project proposal as a manifesto. They should tell us HOW they will achieve their proposed projects. At the end of the 5 year term, citizens get to &quot;write&quot; the conclusion. LOL.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Manifesto should be like bloody thesis. Politicians cannot pass a project proposal as a manifesto. They should tell us HOW they will achieve their proposed projects. At the end of the 5 year term, citizens get to &#8220;write&#8221; the conclusion. LOL.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-92</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:18:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-92</guid> <description>Nous tous d&#039;accord ki Sithanen tres intelligent et ine bien faire so travail. Mais, eski line bien faire kan line critique le MSM quand l&#039;alliance ti fini fer?? Et li p koz loyauter, b line bliyer kan li ti donne lettre demission kan Navin pas ti au pays? Zot croire Navin ine bliyer sa episode la facilement? Alors c bien ene &#039;tit for tat&#039;... Personne n&#039;est indispensable...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nous tous d&#8217;accord ki Sithanen tres intelligent et ine bien faire so travail. Mais, eski line bien faire kan line critique le MSM quand l&#8217;alliance ti fini fer?? Et li p koz loyauter, b line bliyer kan li ti donne lettre demission kan Navin pas ti au pays? Zot croire Navin ine bliyer sa episode la facilement? Alors c bien ene &#8216;tit for tat&#8217;&#8230; Personne n&#8217;est indispensable&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-91</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:15:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-91</guid> <description>Interesting. I believe he shall remain pro-PTR so that he can be appointed as the director of the Bank of Mauritius.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting. I believe he shall remain pro-PTR so that he can be appointed as the director of the Bank of Mauritius.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-90</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:32:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-90</guid> <description>Je pense que vous avez tous raison :-)Navin Ramgoolam a besoin d&#039;un héritier. Sithanen n&#039;est ni un ange ni un démon. Et il y a plein de choses que ceux d&#039;en haut ne nous disent pas. Comme d&#039;habitude.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Je pense que vous avez tous raison <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>Navin Ramgoolam a besoin d&#8217;un héritier. Sithanen n&#8217;est ni un ange ni un démon. Et il y a plein de choses que ceux d&#8217;en haut ne nous disent pas. Comme d&#8217;habitude.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu in L&#8217;Express by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/22/elections-mu-in-lexpress/comment-page-1/#comment-89</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:29:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=59#comment-89</guid> <description>Il a raison, @vishesh. Nous somme tous fils (ou fille) d&#039;un papa et d&#039;une maman. C&#039;est vrai aussi que Maurice est dans une certaine mesure une &lt;a href=&quot;http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligarchie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;oligarchie&lt;/a&gt;. Mais bon, on est sur la bonne voie.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Il a raison, @vishesh. Nous somme tous fils (ou fille) d&#8217;un papa et d&#8217;une maman. C&#8217;est vrai aussi que Maurice est dans une certaine mesure une <a target="_blank" href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligarchie"  rel="nofollow">oligarchie</a>. Mais bon, on est sur la bonne voie.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on The 21 Constituencies by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/the-21-constituencies/comment-page-1/#comment-88</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:27:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=22#comment-88</guid> <description>@Apollon C&#039;est vrai. Une vraie démocratie donne les memes chances à tous. Et c&#039;est clair que nous me sommes pas encore arrivé à ce niveau.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Apollon C&#8217;est vrai. Une vraie démocratie donne les memes chances à tous. Et c&#8217;est clair que nous me sommes pas encore arrivé à ce niveau.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Anyone has an education programme? by B-B-R</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/anyone-has-an-education-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-87</link> <dc:creator>B-B-R</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:13:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=29#comment-87</guid> <description>QUOTED FROM THE L&#039;Alliance de l&#039;Avenir WEBSITE...L’Allians de l’Avenir 10 zafer ki nou pou fer Unité, Egalité et Modernité 1) Améliore nou réseau routier en construisant ène Harbour Bridge ek ène Port Louis By-pass 2) Récrute 5,000 nouveau la police pendant 5 prochaines bananés 3) Ré-guette bane contrats l’électricité pou ki la Nation sortie gagnant 4) Développe ène système internet rapide à travers l’île 5) Continuer démocratise l’économie dans tout bane secters incluant tourisme ek poursuive croissance dans création bane petites et moyennes entreprises 6) Construire 10,000 lacaz pou bane familles à faible et moyen revenu 7) Investi dans population en : a) Instituant ène nouveau programme (Stay in School) pou régler problème zenfant ki quitte l’école boner b) Augmente quantité l’écoles maternelles gouvernma c) Etanne système apprentissage sous Open University ek bane lézot alternatives pou gagne ène degré dépi l’université 8) Créer ène nouveau programme (Work Life Balance) pou bane Madame pou ki zot l’heure travay capav flexible ek zot gagne bane l’options concernant la garde zot zenfant pendant ki zot pé travay 9) Implémente ène programme (Sustainable Mauritius) pou protèze nou l’environnement 10) Construire ène Institut médical pou bane Madame ek ène l’hôpital pou zenfants</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>QUOTED FROM THE L&#8217;Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir WEBSITE&#8230;</p><p>L’Allians de l’Avenir<br /> 10 zafer ki nou pou fer<br /> Unité, Egalité et Modernité<br /> 1) Améliore nou réseau routier en construisant ène Harbour Bridge ek ène Port Louis<br /> By-pass<br /> 2) Récrute 5,000 nouveau la police pendant 5 prochaines bananés<br /> 3) Ré-guette bane contrats l’électricité pou ki la Nation sortie gagnant<br /> 4) Développe ène système internet rapide à travers l’île<br /> 5) Continuer démocratise l’économie dans tout bane secters incluant tourisme ek<br /> poursuive croissance dans création bane petites et moyennes entreprises<br /> 6) Construire 10,000 lacaz pou bane familles à faible et moyen revenu<br /> 7) Investi dans population en :<br /> a) Instituant ène nouveau programme (Stay in School) pou régler<br /> problème zenfant ki quitte l’école boner<br /> b) Augmente quantité l’écoles maternelles gouvernma<br /> c) Etanne système apprentissage sous Open University ek bane lézot<br /> alternatives pou gagne ène degré dépi l’université<br /> <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt='8)' class='wp-smiley' /> Créer ène nouveau programme (Work Life Balance) pou bane Madame pou ki zot<br /> l’heure travay capav flexible ek zot gagne bane l’options concernant la garde zot<br /> zenfant pendant ki zot pé travay<br /> 9) Implémente ène programme (Sustainable Mauritius) pou protèze nou<br /> l’environnement<br /> 10) Construire ène Institut médical pou bane Madame ek ène l’hôpital pou zenfants</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Andy</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-86</link> <dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:42:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-86</guid> <description>Why would Mr Ramgoolam not be upfront with the public and disclose the true reason(s) for outcasting, his friend Mr Sithanen. Does he believe that Mauritians are not mature enough to understand his action. It is up to Navin, as a leader to sack the man (Rama) from his party, if he has the guts.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why would Mr Ramgoolam not be upfront with the public and disclose the true reason(s) for outcasting, his friend Mr Sithanen. Does he believe that Mauritians are not mature enough to understand his action. It is up to Navin, as a leader to sack the man (Rama) from his party, if he has the guts.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Yovan</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-85</link> <dc:creator>Yovan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:06:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-85</guid> <description>Salut. Ci-dessous un extrait d&#039;un article que j&#039;ai envoyé aux pages Forum du Mauricien et de l&#039;express :&quot;Ceux qui se sentent épris d’un sentiment de frustration par la non sélection du Docteur Sithanen dans la course à la députation, « la plus grande trahison de l’Histoire politique » dixit le principal concerné, vous êtes-vous posé les bonnes questions ? Pravind Jugnauth a toujours critiqué avec force la politique économique et fiscale de Rama Sithanen arguant que ce dernier donnait trop aux riches et pas assez aux pauvres. Il est même descendu dans les rues de la capitale pour manifester contre la suppression des subsides pour les examens de SC et de HSC, mesure injuste imposée par le Grand Argentier du gouvernement sortant. Comment croyez-vous que Pravind Jugnauth allait pouvoir s’entendre avec quelqu’un qu’il a aussi souvent descendu ? C’est clair que dans les tractations d’alliance, Rama Sithanen devait ‘lev so paké allé’ pour faire la place au leader du MSM. Donc, il n’y a pas lieu de s’offusquer outre mesure. Cela faisait partie du ‘deal’.&quot;...Sithanen, un sur-professionnel, qui peut toucher des fortunes dans le secteur privé et qui à lui seul peut changer la politique d’une entreprise, pourquoi persiste-t-il à vouloir poursuivre sa carrière politique ? Il est encore jeune. Il peut se retirer, observer la situation de l’extérieur et faire son come-back au moment opportun. Pour moi, il devrait démissionner.Bonne continuation.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Salut. Ci-dessous un extrait d&#8217;un article que j&#8217;ai envoyé aux pages Forum du Mauricien et de l&#8217;express :</p><p>&#8220;Ceux qui se sentent épris d’un sentiment de frustration par la non sélection du Docteur Sithanen dans la course à la députation, « la plus grande trahison de l’Histoire politique » dixit le principal concerné, vous êtes-vous posé les bonnes questions ? Pravind Jugnauth a toujours critiqué avec force la politique économique et fiscale de Rama Sithanen arguant que ce dernier donnait trop aux riches et pas assez aux pauvres. Il est même descendu dans les rues de la capitale pour manifester contre la suppression des subsides pour les examens de SC et de HSC, mesure injuste imposée par le Grand Argentier du gouvernement sortant. Comment croyez-vous que Pravind Jugnauth allait pouvoir s’entendre avec quelqu’un qu’il a aussi souvent descendu ? C’est clair que dans les tractations d’alliance, Rama Sithanen devait ‘lev so paké allé’ pour faire la place au leader du MSM. Donc, il n’y a pas lieu de s’offusquer outre mesure. Cela faisait partie du ‘deal’.&#8221;&#8230;</p><p>Sithanen, un sur-professionnel, qui peut toucher des fortunes dans le secteur privé et qui à lui seul peut changer la politique d’une entreprise, pourquoi persiste-t-il à vouloir poursuivre sa carrière politique ? Il est encore jeune. Il peut se retirer, observer la situation de l’extérieur et faire son come-back au moment opportun. Pour moi, il devrait démissionner.</p><p>Bonne continuation.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Patrick Minerve</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-84</link> <dc:creator>Patrick Minerve</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:55:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-84</guid> <description>Je viens de lire l&#039;article de ID L&#039;express et je me sui tout de suite empressé de venir donner mon opinion et contribuer a developer la culture du blog....Dans le cas de Sithanen il était évident pour moi depuis pas mal de temps qu&#039;en cas d&#039;alliance entre le MSM et le Ptr Sithanen ne serait plus minstre des finances, vous n&#039;avez qu&#039;a vous referer a toutes les conférence de presse qu&#039;a tenu pravind depuis son élection a la derniere partielle, il ne faisait qu&#039;attaquer Rama Sithanen sur tous les fronts. Mais je n&#039;aurais jamais pensé qu&#039;il n&#039;aurait pas d&#039;investiture pour la générale. Maintenant qu&#039;il ne démissionne pas de son parti il y a peut-être une logique dans le sens que s&#039;il démissionne cela donnera l&#039;impression que c&#039;est lui qui s&#039;en va de guerre lasse alors que s&#039;il se faisait révoquer cela accentuera l&#039;impression qu&#039;il a vraiment été trahi. Au sujet de cette alliance conclu en six jours je pense personnellement que la seule chose qui ait forcé Navin a la conclure c&#039;était pour éviter que ce ne soit une nouvelle alliance entre le MMM et le MSM et que cela a contribuer au nombre de tickets offert a son junior Partner, bien sur cela démontre également a quel point il était acculé et désespéré car quand on est fort comme il le disait on va aux élections seules ou a nos conditions personne n&#039;a le droit de s&#039;imposer. Je pense qu&#039;il n&#039;y a pas d&#039;autre anguille sous roche a ce niveau la...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Je viens de lire l&#8217;article de ID L&#8217;express et je me sui tout de suite empressé de venir donner mon opinion et contribuer a developer la culture du blog&#8230;.Dans le cas de Sithanen il était évident pour moi depuis pas mal de temps qu&#8217;en cas d&#8217;alliance entre le MSM et le Ptr Sithanen ne serait plus minstre des finances, vous n&#8217;avez qu&#8217;a vous referer a toutes les conférence de presse qu&#8217;a tenu pravind depuis son élection a la derniere partielle, il ne faisait qu&#8217;attaquer Rama Sithanen sur tous les fronts. Mais je n&#8217;aurais jamais pensé qu&#8217;il n&#8217;aurait pas d&#8217;investiture pour la générale. Maintenant qu&#8217;il ne démissionne pas de son parti il y a peut-être une logique dans le sens que s&#8217;il démissionne cela donnera l&#8217;impression que c&#8217;est lui qui s&#8217;en va de guerre lasse alors que s&#8217;il se faisait révoquer cela accentuera l&#8217;impression qu&#8217;il a vraiment été trahi.<br /> Au sujet de cette alliance conclu en six jours je pense personnellement que la seule chose qui ait forcé Navin a la conclure c&#8217;était pour éviter que ce ne soit une nouvelle alliance entre le MMM et le MSM et que cela a contribuer au nombre de tickets offert a son junior Partner, bien sur cela démontre également a quel point il était acculé et désespéré car quand on est fort comme il le disait on va aux élections seules ou a nos conditions personne n&#8217;a le droit de s&#8217;imposer. Je pense qu&#8217;il n&#8217;y a pas d&#8217;autre anguille sous roche a ce niveau la&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu in L&#8217;Express by vishesh</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/22/elections-mu-in-lexpress/comment-page-1/#comment-82</link> <dc:creator>vishesh</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:15:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=59#comment-82</guid> <description>Citation du jour: &#039;Nous sommes tous des fils a papa&#039; Pravin Jugnauth</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Citation du jour:<br /> &#8216;Nous sommes tous des fils a papa&#8217;<br /> Pravin Jugnauth</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by David Sew</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-81</link> <dc:creator>David Sew</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:44:06 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-81</guid> <description>Moi mo ena ene theorie lors sa l&#039;alliance L&#039;avenir la moi.Voilà:Nous tout konné ki sa pou surement dernier mandat RAMGOOLAM. Li pou bizin ene remplaçant! Pas kav laisse pouvoir sape depis dans la main Majoritaire!  Donc li bizin ene VAISH kama li pou kav pran so place!Sel dimoune ki fit, c PRAVIND JUGNAUTH ki ene VAISH osi, car pas kav ni PAUL, ni XAVIER, ni SITHANEN, ni BEEBEJAUN ou même ARVIN BOOLELL ki ene maraz.Enfin c&#039;est juste mo point de vue. Kikaine partage mo l&#039;avis?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Moi mo ena ene theorie lors sa l&#8217;alliance L&#8217;avenir la moi.</p><p>Voilà:</p><p>Nous tout konné ki sa pou surement dernier mandat RAMGOOLAM. Li pou bizin ene remplaçant! Pas kav laisse pouvoir sape depis dans la main Majoritaire!  Donc li bizin ene VAISH kama li pou kav pran so place!</p><p>Sel dimoune ki fit, c PRAVIND JUGNAUTH ki ene VAISH osi, car pas kav ni PAUL, ni XAVIER, ni SITHANEN, ni BEEBEJAUN ou même ARVIN BOOLELL ki ene maraz.</p><p>Enfin c&#8217;est juste mo point de vue. Kikaine partage mo l&#8217;avis?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on The 21 Constituencies by Apollon</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/the-21-constituencies/comment-page-1/#comment-80</link> <dc:creator>Apollon</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:30:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=22#comment-80</guid> <description>Démocratie peut vouloir dire &quot; avoir des élections nationales tous les cinq ans &quot; mais cela ne suffit pas.Ce n&#039;est pas exclu que &#039;Démocratie&#039; peut aussi dire &quot;Accès à tout et par TOUS&#039;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Démocratie peut vouloir dire &#8221; avoir des élections nationales tous les cinq ans &#8221; mais cela ne suffit pas.Ce n&#8217;est pas exclu que &#8216;Démocratie&#8217; peut aussi dire &#8220;Accès à tout et par TOUS&#8217;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-79</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:15:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-79</guid> <description>@beekuldass Mo pas comprend kifer li pencore demissioné. Ki li pé espéré koum sa?@Shak You&#039;re right about him trying to attract sympathy. Looks a bit pathetic now.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@beekuldass Mo pas comprend kifer li pencore demissioné. Ki li pé espéré koum sa?</p><p>@Shak You&#8217;re right about him trying to attract sympathy. Looks a bit pathetic now.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Shak</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-78</link> <dc:creator>Shak</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:56:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-78</guid> <description>I feel sorry for this man. Not because of what has happened to him but from his petty behaviour. The guy is trying to attract sympathy from people by projecting an image to give the opinion that he has been victimised.Glad to see that we are going back in time to show the true colours of someone who is claiming that he is the mastermind of the economic success of Mauritius. Couple of questions that come to mind! ! ! Is it not difficult to believe that the economic resilience of the country is the baby of a single person? How about the advisors. civil servants, other cabinet members, ladyluck being on our side since Mauritius has got a natural hedge whereby we mainly import in US Dollars while bulk of exports are in Euros which played to our advantage? Amazingly ive never seen a comment like my team or colleagues. Well actually it makes sense that such comment would never come up when you read the trackrecord from 1982 onwards.Anyway Sithanen was always going to get the boot. Can we expect a mature/intellectual person who is well respected by foreign counterparties to act as a spoilt child (remember ive got a letter in my pocket)? Actually yes we can. . . and it came from you know whom.And do us all a favour please . . . the story of mo ene zenfant misere mo ti p vend gato piment, pa ti ena savatte is an old tune now. . . Back in those days im sure that most of our now successful and respected Mauritian brains were faced with the same situation but i hardly see them grabbing every opportunity to attract sympathy.Showtime is over now . . . Move on. . . Make space</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I feel sorry for this man. Not because of what has happened to him but from his petty behaviour. The guy is trying to attract sympathy from people by projecting an image to give the opinion that he has been victimised.</p><p>Glad to see that we are going back in time to show the true colours of someone who is claiming that he is the mastermind of the economic success of Mauritius. Couple of questions that come to mind! ! ! Is it not difficult to believe that the economic resilience of the country is the baby of a single person? How about the advisors. civil servants, other cabinet members, ladyluck being on our side since Mauritius has got a natural hedge whereby we mainly import in US Dollars while bulk of exports are in Euros which played to our advantage? Amazingly ive never seen a comment like my team or colleagues. Well actually it makes sense that such comment would never come up when you read the trackrecord from 1982 onwards.</p><p>Anyway Sithanen was always going to get the boot. Can we expect a mature/intellectual person who is well respected by foreign counterparties to act as a spoilt child (remember ive got a letter in my pocket)? Actually yes we can. . . and it came from you know whom.</p><p>And do us all a favour please . . . the story of mo ene zenfant misere mo ti p vend gato piment, pa ti ena savatte is an old tune now. . . Back in those days im sure that most of our now successful and respected Mauritian brains were faced with the same situation but i hardly see them grabbing every opportunity to attract sympathy.</p><p>Showtime is over now . . . Move on. . . Make space</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by beekuldass koonjul</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-77</link> <dc:creator>beekuldass koonjul</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:46:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-77</guid> <description>monsieur Sitanen,pas garde l&#039;espoir lors sa premier ministre la. Li pas ene dimoune de parole.Avec tous qui ine passe avec Aneerood,mo croire zotte envi garde pouvoir dans zotte lamain. Li chagrinant.Mo pense si li ti envi mette ou dehors li ti bien capave faire sa bien avant.Mais enant ene bon dieu pou juge ca.Ici meme paradis ici meme l&#039;enfers.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>monsieur Sitanen,pas garde l&#8217;espoir lors sa premier ministre la. Li pas ene dimoune de parole.Avec tous qui ine passe avec Aneerood,mo croire<br /> zotte envi garde pouvoir dans zotte lamain. Li chagrinant.Mo pense si li ti envi mette ou dehors li ti bien capave faire sa bien avant.Mais enant ene bon dieu pou juge ca.Ici meme paradis ici meme l&#8217;enfers.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on The new Code of Conduct by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/the-new-code-of-conduct/comment-page-1/#comment-76</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:40:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=30#comment-76</guid> <description>@Selven You&#039;re right about quotas being dangerous as people will tend to focus on quantity over quality.As for the Governement-controlled media (TV and radio), a number of laws would need to be amended if we really want them to be independent. And laws are generally amended by those in power. &lt;em&gt;A bon entendeur, salut...&lt;/em&gt;Concerning violence, you&#039;re right. But I&#039;ve heard that agents are being paid a lot of money for their, ahem, work. Money brings cupidity which might explain why people are ready to fight for someone &quot;he [...] probably never actually met before.&quot;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Selven You&#8217;re right about quotas being dangerous as people will tend to focus on quantity over quality.</p><p>As for the Governement-controlled media (TV and radio), a number of laws would need to be amended if we really want them to be independent. And laws are generally amended by those in power. <em>A bon entendeur, salut&#8230;</em></p><p>Concerning violence, you&#8217;re right. But I&#8217;ve heard that agents are being paid a lot of money for their, ahem, work. Money brings cupidity which might explain why people are ready to fight for someone &#8220;he [...] probably never actually met before.&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu in L&#8217;Express by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/22/elections-mu-in-lexpress/comment-page-1/#comment-75</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:36:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=59#comment-75</guid> <description>@Sachin Thanks for the nice words. Maybe you&#039;re right about candidates being on the web during the elections only and then forgetting about it for four years. I intend to keep http://www.elections.mu/ online though. Who knows what it might become in five years?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Sachin Thanks for the nice words. Maybe you&#8217;re right about candidates being on the web during the elections only and then forgetting about it for four years. I intend to keep <a href="http://www.elections.mu/"  rel="nofollow">http://www.elections.mu/</a> online though. Who knows what it might become in five years?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-74</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:33:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-74</guid> <description>My opinion is that, because he betrayed Jugnauth senior in 2000, one of the clauses of the agreement between the Labour Party and the MSM was that Sithanen was to be sacrificed.What I find somewhat disturbing is that Sithanen is still a member of the Labour party. What is he waiting for to resign if he feels he has been victimised?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My opinion is that, because he betrayed Jugnauth senior in 2000, one of the clauses of the agreement between the Labour Party and the MSM was that Sithanen was to be sacrificed.</p><p>What I find somewhat disturbing is that Sithanen is still a member of the Labour party. What is he waiting for to resign if he feels he has been victimised?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Anyone has an education programme? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/anyone-has-an-education-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-73</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:28:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=29#comment-73</guid> <description>@Bruno J&#039;ai écouté la vidéo (sic) et, sincèrement, bien que cela ne vole pas haut, la plupart des policiens (y compris au MMM) utilise le meme genre de langage lors des congrès et des meetings. C&#039;est la partie folklorique de la politique à Maurice.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno J&#8217;ai écouté la vidéo (sic) et, sincèrement, bien que cela ne vole pas haut, la plupart des policiens (y compris au MMM) utilise le meme genre de langage lors des congrès et des meetings. C&#8217;est la partie folklorique de la politique à Maurice.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on We are launching Elections.mu by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/we-are-launching-elections-mu/comment-page-1/#comment-72</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:21:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=16#comment-72</guid> <description>&lt;em&gt;This is the question...&lt;/em&gt;Tu parles de jeune. Moi, je parle de vieux comme nous qui avons voté dans le passé mais qui aurons un mal fou pou choisir un candidat parce que (i) il n&#039;y a presque pas de différences entre les deux blocs et (ii) il n&#039;y a pas de programmes qui ait été rendu public!Le pire, naturellement, serait de ne pas aller voter.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>This is the question&#8230;</em></p><p>Tu parles de jeune. Moi, je parle de vieux comme nous qui avons voté dans le passé mais qui aurons un mal fou pou choisir un candidat parce que (i) il n&#8217;y a presque pas de différences entre les deux blocs et (ii) il n&#8217;y a pas de programmes qui ait été rendu public!</p><p>Le pire, naturellement, serait de ne pas aller voter.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on The new Code of Conduct by selven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/the-new-code-of-conduct/comment-page-1/#comment-71</link> <dc:creator>selven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:08:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=30#comment-71</guid> <description>&lt;blockquote&gt;a new electoral system which could allow for more women representation (despite promises, nothing has been done)&lt;/blockquote&gt;As far as i know, any women can apply as a candidate right? I don&#039;t understand the logic in having a % of reserved seats for women... wouldn&#039;t that be a bit sexist?&lt;blockquote&gt;ensuring equitable access to public media (what can you expect when nominations are still done on a political basis?)&lt;/blockquote&gt;Very true, for the moment it seems like there are some papers which favors one party and another paper for another party... even worse .. a tv channel favoring another party.. who will have faith in the media if things goes on like that?&lt;blockquote&gt;strict sanctioning of any political violence, even minor ones, to send a strong message (not much heard)&lt;/blockquote&gt; There are even threats when the elections are so close, sometimes one would wonder why should someone shed blood for some dude in suit who he has probably never actually met before.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>a new electoral system which could allow for more women representation (despite promises, nothing has been done)</p></blockquote><p>As far as i know, any women can apply as a candidate right? I don&#8217;t understand the logic in having a % of reserved seats for women&#8230; wouldn&#8217;t that be a bit sexist?</p><blockquote><p>ensuring equitable access to public media (what can you expect when nominations are still done on a political basis?)</p></blockquote><p>Very true, for the moment it seems like there are some papers which favors one party and another paper for another party&#8230; even worse .. a tv channel favoring another party.. who will have faith in the media if things goes on like that?</p><blockquote><p>strict sanctioning of any political violence, even minor ones, to send a strong message (not much heard)</p></blockquote><p>There are even threats when the elections are so close, sometimes one would wonder why should someone shed blood for some dude in suit who he has probably never actually met before.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on The 21 Constituencies by selven</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/the-21-constituencies/comment-page-1/#comment-70</link> <dc:creator>selven</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:01:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=22#comment-70</guid> <description>Thanks, it is easier to know which is which now.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks, it is easier to know which is which now.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu in L&#8217;Express by Sachin</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/22/elections-mu-in-lexpress/comment-page-1/#comment-69</link> <dc:creator>Sachin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:47:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=59#comment-69</guid> <description>Great interview Avinash. As you stated, the site come out a bit late but will still be a base for these elections and the later ones.I like the idea that the politicians are not making full use of the possibilities given by the web for the time being. For one thing, the communication agents might not have the necessary breadth to identify and exploit all these tools. The Facebook choice is a good one for reaching Mauritians online because it is mainly there that you&#039;ll find them. Let&#039;s hope that these stats change in some years and that real online campaigns will be done.Another point I would like to bring is: what about the &quot;after&quot; elections? Will the politicians be as active on these platforms as they are now? Will they be widening their use of sites for example to communicate on their actions and successes or failures in or out of the government? This is where we&#039;ll be able to judge of their credibility. Otherwise we&#039;ll just see that they used a tool for 6 months and then dropped it for 4 years before the next elections.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great interview Avinash. As you stated, the site come out a bit late but will still be a base for these elections and the later ones.</p><p>I like the idea that the politicians are not making full use of the possibilities given by the web for the time being. For one thing, the communication agents might not have the necessary breadth to identify and exploit all these tools. The Facebook choice is a good one for reaching Mauritians online because it is mainly there that you&#8217;ll find them. Let&#8217;s hope that these stats change in some years and that real online campaigns will be done.</p><p>Another point I would like to bring is: what about the &#8220;after&#8221; elections? Will the politicians be as active on these platforms as they are now? Will they be widening their use of sites for example to communicate on their actions and successes or failures in or out of the government? This is where we&#8217;ll be able to judge of their credibility. Otherwise we&#8217;ll just see that they used a tool for 6 months and then dropped it for 4 years before the next elections.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Jaynarain MEETOO</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-68</link> <dc:creator>Jaynarain MEETOO</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:15:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-68</guid> <description>Sithanen keeps complaining that he has been betrayed by the P.M. in spite of services rendered.He seems to forget the saying:YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW.A brief historical survey will help. He took his first steps in politics in 1982 when he was an active member of the Economic Commission of the MMM.But he was reluctant to come to the forefront because of his so-called professional obligations.The real reason was that he knew that the MMM. in 1983 and 1987, stood no chance of coming to power.BETRAYAL? Then, in 1991, the MSM offered him a safe seat in No 18 on ethnic grounds.He gladly accepted and became Minister of Finance until 1995.In the year 2000,thinking that the MSM was doomed, he jumped on the Labour Party wagon.(The guy who boasts ad nauseam of his intelligence had simply wrongly assessed the situation:MMM and MSM came to an agreement at the eleventh hour).The opportunist has betrayed again! And now he is pretending that he is a die-hard labourite, much to the dismay of genuine labourites.He pretends that by sacking him the PM is setting a bad example to youngsters who toil and moil to cut a good figure in life. But is this guy an example to be followed???</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sithanen keeps complaining that he has been betrayed by the P.M. in spite of services rendered.He seems to forget the saying:YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW.A brief historical survey will help.<br /> He took his first steps in politics in 1982 when he was an active member of the Economic Commission of the MMM.But he was reluctant to come to the forefront because of his so-called professional obligations.The real reason was that he knew that the MMM. in 1983 and 1987, stood no chance of coming to power.BETRAYAL? Then, in 1991, the MSM offered him a safe seat in No 18 on ethnic grounds.He gladly accepted and became Minister of Finance until 1995.In the year 2000,thinking that the MSM was doomed, he jumped on the Labour Party wagon.(The guy who boasts ad nauseam of his intelligence had simply wrongly assessed the situation:MMM and MSM came to an agreement at the eleventh hour).The opportunist has betrayed again! And now he is pretending that he is a die-hard labourite, much to the dismay of genuine labourites.He pretends that by sacking him the PM is setting a bad example to youngsters who toil and moil to cut a good figure in life. But is this guy an example to be followed???</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by vijay</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-67</link> <dc:creator>vijay</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:53:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-67</guid> <description>The pact between Navin and Pravind will not last if elected in the forthcoming election.There will be infighting between them to gain political power.Time will time.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The pact between Navin and Pravind will not last if elected in the forthcoming election.There will be infighting between them to gain political power.Time will time.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Naguib Lallmahomed</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-66</link> <dc:creator>Naguib Lallmahomed</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:52:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-66</guid> <description>Harish Boodhoo declare dans une interview au journal Week-End de dimanche dernier dit :« Le MSM doit être au courant de quelque chose qui force Navin Ramgoolam à cette &quot;générosité&quot; électorale… Je suis persuadé que cette alliance a été imposée à Ramgoolam par les Jugnauth. »Je pense que les journalistes mauriciens n&#039;ont pas accorde assez d&#039;importance a ces propos. Ils devraient fouiller un peu plus et faire ce qu&#039;on appelle &quot;some investigative journalism&quot;. On dit qu&#039;il n&#039;y a pas de fumee sans feu !!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Harish Boodhoo declare dans une interview au journal Week-End de dimanche dernier dit :</p><p>« Le MSM doit être au courant de quelque chose qui force Navin Ramgoolam à cette &#8220;générosité&#8221; électorale…<br /> Je suis persuadé que cette alliance a été imposée à Ramgoolam par les Jugnauth. »</p><p>Je pense que les journalistes mauriciens n&#8217;ont pas accorde assez d&#8217;importance a ces propos. Ils devraient fouiller un peu plus et faire ce qu&#8217;on appelle &#8220;some investigative journalism&#8221;. On dit qu&#8217;il n&#8217;y a pas de fumee sans feu !!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Anyone has an education programme? by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/anyone-has-an-education-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-65</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:27:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=29#comment-65</guid> <description>Pravind Jugnauth explique clairement son programme et l&#039;enjeu des elections dans cette video: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bit.ly/9U5Ytz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bit.ly/9U5Ytz&lt;/a&gt;.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pravind Jugnauth explique clairement son programme et l&#8217;enjeu des elections dans cette video: <a target="_blank" href="http://bit.ly/9U5Ytz"  rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/9U5Ytz</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on L&#8217;ambivalence de Rama Sithanen by Suraj</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/23/lambivalence-de-rama-sithanen/comment-page-1/#comment-64</link> <dc:creator>Suraj</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:03:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=55#comment-64</guid> <description>Let&#039;s face it. Sithanen is out of elections coz MSM criticized his actions for 5 years and had not digested his tranfer to PTR in the past, but also, because Navin thinks he&#039;s more unpopular than popular If Navin just discovers how many people think sithanen is an essential element for PTR economic strategy, he may well re-integrate him. It&#039;s politics, there are very few personal things in it!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s face it. Sithanen is out of elections coz MSM criticized his actions for 5 years and had not digested his tranfer to PTR in the past, but also, because Navin thinks he&#8217;s more unpopular than popular If Navin just discovers how many people think sithanen is an essential element for PTR economic strategy, he may well re-integrate him.<br /> It&#8217;s politics, there are very few personal things in it!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on We are launching Elections.mu by Whoo</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/we-are-launching-elections-mu/comment-page-1/#comment-63</link> <dc:creator>Whoo</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:41:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=16#comment-63</guid> <description>Merci,Effectivement ce système de quotas me semble un non sens dans un pays démocratique. Le fait de catégoriser les individus par ethnie me font penser à mes cours d&#039;histoires et des évènements dramatiques en Europe.Sans aller jusqu&#039;à ces cas horribles et extrèmes, je me demande: comment peut-on se décider objectivement ? Pour les jeunes qui vont voter pour la première fois... Comment faire un choix ?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Merci,</p><p>Effectivement ce système de quotas me semble un non sens dans un pays démocratique. Le fait de catégoriser les individus par ethnie me font penser à mes cours d&#8217;histoires et des évènements dramatiques en Europe.</p><p>Sans aller jusqu&#8217;à ces cas horribles et extrèmes, je me demande: comment peut-on se décider objectivement ?<br /> Pour les jeunes qui vont voter pour la première fois&#8230; Comment faire un choix ?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-62</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:34:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-62</guid> <description>@Sputnik Don&#039;t tell me expats cannot vote? Can&#039;t you do it in consulates or embassies?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Sputnik Don&#8217;t tell me expats cannot vote? Can&#8217;t you do it in consulates or embassies?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu in L&#8217;Express by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/22/elections-mu-in-lexpress/comment-page-1/#comment-61</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:30:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=59#comment-61</guid> <description>@krishna Where can you access the number of posts per hour? I can&#039;t see it.As for your &quot;slightly different issue&quot;, it is possible that the same person vote more than once. I&#039;ve done a few (non scientific) tests and it seems that the voting app does not use IPs but uses browser sessions instead. So it&#039;s somewhat easy to trick it.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@krishna Where can you access the number of posts per hour? I can&#8217;t see it.</p><p>As for your &#8220;slightly different issue&#8221;, it is possible that the same person vote more than once. I&#8217;ve done a few (non scientific) tests and it seems that the voting app does not use IPs but uses browser sessions instead. So it&#8217;s somewhat easy to trick it.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Sputnik</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-60</link> <dc:creator>Sputnik</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:23:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-60</guid> <description>I would like for expatriates to be able to vote. Us people living abroad and not being pounded by the politicians racist campaign. We the Mauritians living abroad would have made a great unbiased voting force for Mauritius. I am sick and tired of them using racism for their benefits!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would like for expatriates to be able to vote. Us people living abroad and not being pounded by the politicians racist campaign. We the Mauritians living abroad would have made a great unbiased voting force for Mauritius. I am sick and tired of them using racism for their benefits!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu in L&#8217;Express by krishna thirapathi</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/22/elections-mu-in-lexpress/comment-page-1/#comment-59</link> <dc:creator>krishna thirapathi</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:52:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=59#comment-59</guid> <description>Avinash, The facebook pages of MMM and Labour have some differences... It&#039;s true that they are the only 2 on facebook that have lots of activities (not the other parties and even l&#039;Alliance de l;avenir).A close look to the activities (number of posts per hour) will demonstrate that MMM group is 2/3 times more active and this is quite a big difference. In my opinion, this demonstrates that young people are more with MMM than labour.On a slightly different issue on the Defi Plus polls. I am checking it regularly and some strange happen last night. 10000 labour activists voted on this site in the night. I&#039;m wondering if it is activists or some sort of hacking... Anyway, this is the labour culture, as democracy is not really a value for them. Merely a &#039;pez nene boir dihuil&#039; concept to accept by force. I guess that the MBC is yet another example...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Avinash,<br /> The facebook pages of MMM and Labour have some differences&#8230;<br /> It&#8217;s true that they are the only 2 on facebook that have lots of activities (not the other parties and even l&#8217;Alliance de l;avenir).</p><p>A close look to the activities (number of posts per hour) will demonstrate that MMM group is 2/3 times more active and this is quite a big difference.<br /> In my opinion, this demonstrates that young people are more with MMM than labour.</p><p>On a slightly different issue on the Defi Plus polls. I am checking it regularly and some strange happen last night. 10000 labour activists voted on this site in the night.<br /> I&#8217;m wondering if it is activists or some sort of hacking&#8230;<br /> Anyway, this is the labour culture, as democracy is not really a value for them. Merely a &#8216;pez nene boir dihuil&#8217; concept to accept by force. I guess that the MBC is yet another example&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu in L&#8217;Express by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/22/elections-mu-in-lexpress/comment-page-1/#comment-58</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:13:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=59#comment-58</guid> <description>@Bruno Thanks for the links to the Facebook profiles of 13 of your 60 candidates. I&#039;ve visited all the profiles and, apart from 3-4, the others do not have a lot of activity. The MMM Facebook page is very active though. Same for the Alliance de l&#039;Avenir in fact.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno Thanks for the links to the Facebook profiles of 13 of your 60 candidates. I&#8217;ve visited all the profiles and, apart from 3-4, the others do not have a lot of activity. The MMM Facebook page is very active though. Same for the Alliance de l&#8217;Avenir in fact.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-57</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:45:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-57</guid> <description>@Alto No :-)@Hans Thanks for pointing this out. I must have thought something in Créole, mentally translated it in French and then wrote the post in English. Alé Maurice ;-)@Zan Très importante observation. Cela rejoint &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/anyone-has-an-education-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;le commentaire de Diya&lt;/a&gt; sur la nécessité de favoriser la qualité sur la quantité. Imposer des quotas est toujours une mauvaise idée.@Vishesh Maybe we&#039;ll have a roderboute.mu in the future :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Alto No <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>@Hans Thanks for pointing this out. I must have thought something in Créole, mentally translated it in French and then wrote the post in English. Alé Maurice <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>@Zan Très importante observation. Cela rejoint <a href="http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/anyone-has-an-education-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-14"  rel="nofollow">le commentaire de Diya</a> sur la nécessité de favoriser la qualité sur la quantité. Imposer des quotas est toujours une mauvaise idée.</p><p>@Vishesh Maybe we&#8217;ll have a roderboute.mu in the future <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-56</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:32:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-56</guid> <description>@VincentI agree 100%. And we&#039;re fortunate that we now have access to such formidable tools as blogs and Facebook. I think that the 20-40 people are bored to death with the current political system and something really disruptive is going to happen in the very near future...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Vincent</p><p>I agree 100%. And we&#8217;re fortunate that we now have access to such formidable tools as blogs and Facebook. I think that the 20-40 people are bored to death with the current political system and something really disruptive is going to happen in the very near future&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu in L&#8217;Express by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/22/elections-mu-in-lexpress/comment-page-1/#comment-55</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:28:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=59#comment-55</guid> <description>Thanks. I did the montage myself :-)What do you think of the interview? Anything I got wrong?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks. I did the montage myself <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>What do you think of the interview? Anything I got wrong?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Anyone has an education programme? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/anyone-has-an-education-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-54</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:26:58 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=29#comment-54</guid> <description>@Jyotee True. Everyone should be involved in the reforms (orders should not only come from &quot;above&quot;.)It is also true that Mauritius should aspire to have the same quality of education as countries like the USA, France, India or Singapore. The idea is to have a skilled workforce with a high percentage of innovators and entrepreneurs because the economy is moving towards a service-oriented and innovation-driven one. This will require a lot of changes in the Mauritian education system... that a lot of Ministers have been trying to do over the years with only partial success.@Fadil I&#039;ll smiled watching Aartee Boodhonee (Alliance du Coeur candidate in No 7) say that the financial, the energy and the food crises came while the Alliance de L&#039;Avenir people were in power. It&#039;s true. But it doesn&#039;t mean anything.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Jyotee True. Everyone should be involved in the reforms (orders should not only come from &#8220;above&#8221;.)</p><p>It is also true that Mauritius should aspire to have the same quality of education as countries like the USA, France, India or Singapore. The idea is to have a skilled workforce with a high percentage of innovators and entrepreneurs because the economy is moving towards a service-oriented and innovation-driven one. This will require a lot of changes in the Mauritian education system&#8230; that a lot of Ministers have been trying to do over the years with only partial success.</p><p>@Fadil I&#8217;ll smiled watching Aartee Boodhonee (Alliance du Coeur candidate in No 7) say that the financial, the energy and the food crises came while the Alliance de L&#8217;Avenir people were in power. It&#8217;s true. But it doesn&#8217;t mean anything.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by Vishesh</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-53</link> <dc:creator>Vishesh</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:52:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-53</guid> <description>What would a candidate NOT give in order to have a seat in the Legislative Assembly that offers unfathomable opportunities and confers power that is beyond the reach of the common citizen? Electoral bribing as a science is but one of the many manipulative tools available to rig elections in one&#039;s favor.  As society evolves isn&#039;t it possible that some more &#039;in kind&#039; favors are exchanged behind closed doors?  After all, a hissing tempo can be a source of nuisance, cannot it?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What would a candidate NOT give in order to have a seat in the Legislative Assembly that offers unfathomable opportunities and confers power that is beyond the reach of the common citizen? Electoral bribing as a science is but one of the many manipulative tools available to rig elections in one&#8217;s favor.  As society evolves isn&#8217;t it possible that some more &#8216;in kind&#8217; favors are exchanged behind closed doors?  After all, a hissing tempo can be a source of nuisance, cannot it?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-52</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:20:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-52</guid> <description>@FadilCool video with worrying conclusions about citizens&#039; involvement in democracy (which is supposed to be about &#039;demos&#039; in Greek, i.e. &#039;people). But, it also depends how that guy selected his interviewees.Would love to do a series of videos as I have tons of ideas. Problem is: I don&#039;t have enough time on my hands. I am currently having students do videos about press freedom in Mauritius for the World Press Freedom Day (3rd May) though. I hope to post these online soon.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil</p><p>Cool video with worrying conclusions about citizens&#8217; involvement in democracy (which is supposed to be about &#8216;demos&#8217; in Greek, i.e. &#8216;people). But, it also depends how that guy selected his interviewees.</p><p>Would love to do a series of videos as I have tons of ideas. Problem is: I don&#8217;t have enough time on my hands. I am currently having students do videos about press freedom in Mauritius for the World Press Freedom Day (3rd May) though. I hope to post these online soon.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Vincent de Gersigny</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-51</link> <dc:creator>Vincent de Gersigny</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:51:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-51</guid> <description>From Rose-Hill, via the United States! April 22, 2010What Mauritius is going through at this time is, unfortunately, not unusual in countries made up of a society so cosmopolitan in terms of its sociocultural and religious origins.Politicians trying to be elected, obviously, believe that using these consequent differences is the tool &quot;par excellence&quot; that will help them win elections!What is literally dangerous is that they are doing as much as they are able to in order to make vicious use of race and religion to either try to win votes but most of all DIVIDE a population that lives on a small country; a population that has done an extremely decent job of living under those same circumstances for generations.Given that our fabulous island is made up of many devoted citizens who come from very different origins, I do think that there is one thing that can be done, now that the medias play such a role in our lives; now that it is so much easier for information to be shared to the people who so much need it especially at a time like the one that our country is going through.Given that there are very many serious, well-known, Mauritian citizens that care about their country, and that come from VERY DIFFERENT SOCIOCULTURAL groups and religious origins, they should be able to get together, think and, most of all SHARE PUBLICLY what they think about the country&#039;s situation, be it politically, socially or as far as its economy is concerned.If such a cosmopolitan group could exist, it would teach not only the population but also the politicians how much it is totally possible and real that there is such a thing as a UNITED STATE OF MAURITIUS as far as its population is concerned that can go forward in the right direction.Such a group also may give some sort of a lesson to the same politicians that obviously can&#039;t get rid of the &quot;race related&quot; situation that they seem to love so much and that creates so much useless and damaging results.If such a group was set up, I do believe that it would be heard. Given that many would be surprised by such a thoughtful organization, that would lead them to think and, I believe, to think way beyond the very limited sociocultural differences that are real but not a tool that should divide it.Such a group would allow them to learn about their brothers and sisters; appreciate them instead of fighting and separating them from each other! VG.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From Rose-Hill, via the United States!<br /> April 22, 2010</p><p>What Mauritius is going through at this time is, unfortunately, not unusual in countries made up of a society so cosmopolitan in terms of its sociocultural and religious origins.</p><p>Politicians trying to be elected, obviously, believe that using these consequent differences is the tool &#8220;par excellence&#8221; that will help them win elections!</p><p>What is literally dangerous is that they are doing as much as they are able to in order to make vicious use of race and religion to either try to win votes but most of all DIVIDE a population that lives on a small country; a population that has done an extremely decent job of living under those same circumstances for generations.</p><p>Given that our fabulous island is made up of many devoted citizens who come from very different origins, I do think that there is one thing that can be done, now that the medias play such a role in our lives; now that it is so much easier for information to be shared to the people who so much need it especially at a time like the one that our country is going through.</p><p>Given that there are very many serious, well-known, Mauritian citizens that care about their country, and that come from VERY DIFFERENT SOCIOCULTURAL groups and religious origins, they should be able to get together, think and, most of all SHARE PUBLICLY what they think about the country&#8217;s situation, be it politically, socially or as far as its economy is concerned.</p><p>If such a cosmopolitan group could exist, it would teach not only the population but also the politicians how much it is totally possible and real that there is such a thing as a UNITED STATE OF MAURITIUS as far as its population is concerned that can go forward in the right direction.</p><p>Such a group also may give some sort of a lesson to the same politicians that obviously can&#8217;t get rid of the &#8220;race related&#8221; situation that they seem to love so much and that creates so much useless and damaging results.</p><p>If such a group was set up, I do believe that it would be heard.<br /> Given that many would be surprised by such a thoughtful organization, that would lead them to think and, I believe, to think way beyond the very limited sociocultural differences that are real but not a tool that should divide it.</p><p>Such a group would allow them to learn about their brothers and sisters; appreciate them instead of fighting and separating them from each other!<br /> VG.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by zan</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-50</link> <dc:creator>zan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:34:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-50</guid> <description>Whoo ! Ce n&#039;est pas très démocratique tout ca ! J&#039;ai honte pour l&#039;île Maurice quand je vois ce que je vois et entends ce que j&#039;entends ! Allez je jette le pavé dans la mare: chose qui me fait marrer pour ces élections, les femmes qui demandent aux femmes de voter pour les femmes! Après le racisme, le communalisme, le castéisme, voici... le sexisme qui se met de la partie ! On est mal barré !</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whoo ! Ce n&#8217;est pas très démocratique tout ca ! J&#8217;ai honte pour l&#8217;île Maurice quand je vois ce que je vois et entends ce que j&#8217;entends ! Allez je jette le pavé dans la mare: chose qui me fait marrer pour ces élections, les femmes qui demandent aux femmes de voter pour les femmes! Après le racisme, le communalisme, le castéisme, voici&#8230; le sexisme qui se met de la partie ! On est mal barré !</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by Hans</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-49</link> <dc:creator>Hans</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:05:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-49</guid> <description>Dear AvinashI wish to comment critically:When you say: &quot;Since the beginning of times, rumours have circulated to the effect that some politicians...&quot;, this is French translated in English. In French, we would have said: &quot;..., des rumerus circulent a l&#039;effet que des politiciens...&quot;. Please don&#039;t translate literally.Otherwise, if we start translating creole into English, we would say: &quot;What is your name you&quot; (in creole: &quot;comment to appeller toi?)Cheers.Hans</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Avinash</p><p>I wish to comment critically:</p><p>When you say: &#8220;Since the beginning of times, rumours have circulated to the effect that some politicians&#8230;&#8221;, this is French translated in English. In French, we would have said: &#8220;&#8230;, des rumerus circulent a l&#8217;effet que des politiciens&#8230;&#8221;. Please don&#8217;t translate literally.</p><p>Otherwise, if we start translating creole into English, we would say: &#8220;What is your name you&#8221; (in creole: &#8220;comment to appeller toi?)</p><p>Cheers.</p><p>Hans</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by Alto</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-48</link> <dc:creator>Alto</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:01:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-48</guid> <description>Are you are Hawkins tempo salesman by any chance? :P</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you are Hawkins tempo salesman by any chance? <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Anyone has an education programme? by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/anyone-has-an-education-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-47</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:56:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=29#comment-47</guid> <description>According to the MMM, L&#039;Alliance de L&#039;Avenir is cursed! &#124; mms://mediaserver2.intnet.mu/mbc/thursday_22_04_10.wmv (Slide to 19:19)My point is - some people are too idiotic to be elected. (Ref. Sarah Palin)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>According to the MMM, L&#8217;Alliance de L&#8217;Avenir is cursed! | <a target="_blank" href="mms://mediaserver2.intnet.mu/mbc/thursday_22_04_10.wmv"  rel="nofollow">mms://mediaserver2.intnet.mu/mbc/thursday_22_04_10.wmv</a> (Slide to 19:19)</p><p>My point is &#8211; some people are too idiotic to be elected. (Ref. Sarah Palin)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu in L&#8217;Express by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/22/elections-mu-in-lexpress/comment-page-1/#comment-46</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:54:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=59#comment-46</guid> <description>Great! P.S Avinash to photo la acteur net sa! LOL</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great!<br /> P.S<br /> Avinash to photo la acteur net sa! LOL</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Elections.mu in L&#8217;Express by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/22/elections-mu-in-lexpress/comment-page-1/#comment-45</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:34:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=59#comment-45</guid> <description>Yeps ... saw it this morning in l&#039;express pdf and this afternoon in lexpress.muSorry, but many politicians from the MMM have a decent presence (they intervene themselves) on Facebook: Dave Kissoondoyal, Vijay Makhan, Reza Uteem, Kee Chong Li ... Verify your info before saying &quot;Je ne peux pas vraiment compter sur Facebook (...), la présence des candidats dessus est minime.&quot; Agree they are not on Twitter, nor Linkedin.Ok some links for you:MMM Facebook group: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=116735382503&amp;v=wall&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=116735382503&amp;v=wall&lt;/a&gt;MMM politicians on Facebook: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=729861191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dave Kissoondoyal&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1070311928&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vijay Makhan&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=700400106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muhammad Reza Uteem&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000368853508&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Franco Quirin&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1144209126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mathura Sham&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=729943755&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ajay Gunness&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=731097420&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Siven Parapen&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/keechongli&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kee Chong Li&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000697414776&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arianne Navarre-Marie&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/seilendra.gokhool&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Seilendra Gokhool&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1505971263&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Atma Bumma&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=513537631&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Françoise Labelle&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/madan.dulloo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Madan Dulloo&lt;/a&gt;These are profiles of the actual politicians, maintained by themselves and not someone else on their behalf.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeps &#8230; saw it this morning in l&#8217;express pdf and this afternoon in lexpress.mu</p><p>Sorry, but many politicians from the MMM have a decent presence (they intervene themselves) on Facebook: Dave Kissoondoyal, Vijay Makhan, Reza Uteem, Kee Chong Li &#8230; Verify your info before saying &#8220;Je ne peux pas vraiment compter sur Facebook (&#8230;), la présence des candidats dessus est minime.&#8221; Agree they are not on Twitter, nor Linkedin.</p><p>Ok some links for you:</p><p>MMM Facebook group: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=116735382503&amp;v=wall"  rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=116735382503&#038;v=wall</a></p><p>MMM politicians on Facebook:<br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=729861191"  rel="nofollow">Dave Kissoondoyal</a><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1070311928"  rel="nofollow">Vijay Makhan</a><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=700400106"  rel="nofollow">Muhammad Reza Uteem</a><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000368853508"  rel="nofollow">Franco Quirin</a><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1144209126"  rel="nofollow">Mathura Sham</a><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=729943755"  rel="nofollow">Ajay Gunness</a><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=731097420"  rel="nofollow">Siven Parapen</a><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/keechongli"  rel="nofollow">Kee Chong Li</a><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000697414776"  rel="nofollow">Arianne Navarre-Marie</a><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/seilendra.gokhool"  rel="nofollow">Seilendra Gokhool</a><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1505971263"  rel="nofollow">Atma Bumma</a><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=513537631"  rel="nofollow">Françoise Labelle</a><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/madan.dulloo"  rel="nofollow">Madan Dulloo</a></p><p>These are profiles of the actual politicians, maintained by themselves and not someone else on their behalf.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Anyone has an education programme? by Jyotee</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/anyone-has-an-education-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-44</link> <dc:creator>Jyotee</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:05:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=29#comment-44</guid> <description>To begin with the ministry should meet teachers who are major stakeholders and who know much about the situations in schools. A platform for discussion should be created before reforming or implementing anything. Students should also be consulted. If the ministry  consult teachers, get proper feedback and analyse the real situation with the help of pedagogical experts, things would be different.I think many decisions are taken without proper fieldwork...without being in touch with what is really happening out there. And that&#039;s a pity. There is definitely a serious communication problem and the one-way traffic (ministry to employees/population) doesn&#039;t help. Decisions taken very often do not corroborate with reality and thus reforms fail lamentably.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To begin with the ministry should meet teachers who are major stakeholders and who know much about the situations in schools. A platform for discussion should be created before reforming or implementing anything. Students should also be consulted. If the ministry  consult teachers, get proper feedback and analyse the real situation with the help of pedagogical experts, things would be different.</p><p>I think many decisions are taken without proper fieldwork&#8230;without being in touch with what is really happening out there. And that&#8217;s a pity. There is definitely a serious communication problem and the one-way traffic (ministry to employees/population) doesn&#8217;t help. Decisions taken very often do not corroborate with reality and thus reforms fail lamentably.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-43</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:33:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-43</guid> <description>@Jincy Dolo It was Ashok Jugnauth who was brought to court. He appealed. And now he is a candidate again. So it seems that the Electoral Commission is fine with his (past) behaviour.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Jincy Dolo It was Ashok Jugnauth who was brought to court. He appealed. And now he is a candidate again. So it seems that the Electoral Commission is fine with his (past) behaviour.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on We are launching Elections.mu by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/we-are-launching-elections-mu/comment-page-1/#comment-42</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:13:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=16#comment-42</guid> <description>@Whoo62 candidats vont etre élus selon le principe de &lt;em&gt;first pass the post&lt;/em&gt; (60 à Maurice / 2 à Rodrigues.)Ensuite, 8 best losers (meilleurs perdants) seront choisis selon deux critères: leurs nombres de votes et leurs appartenances ethnique respectives de façon à équilibrer le Parlement en terme de representation. En d&#039;autre mots, 8 des meilleurs perdants musulmans, chinois et de la population générale seront choisis parce qu&#039;il est très probable que sur les 62 élus, il y aura beaucoup d&#039;hindous.Ce système de best loser est basé sur l&#039;ethnicité et il existe beaucoup de personnes (dont moi) qui considèrent que ce critère est révolu en 2010. A mon avis, le système de best losers (s&#039;il est conservé) doit se baser sur, par exemple, la compétence des gens au lieu de la couleur de la peau.Mais, en toute rigueur, notre système électoral doit etre revu pour avoir une composante proportionelle.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Whoo</p><p>62 candidats vont etre élus selon le principe de <em>first pass the post</em> (60 à Maurice / 2 à Rodrigues.)</p><p>Ensuite, 8 best losers (meilleurs perdants) seront choisis selon deux critères: leurs nombres de votes et leurs appartenances ethnique respectives de façon à équilibrer le Parlement en terme de representation. En d&#8217;autre mots, 8 des meilleurs perdants musulmans, chinois et de la population générale seront choisis parce qu&#8217;il est très probable que sur les 62 élus, il y aura beaucoup d&#8217;hindous.</p><p>Ce système de best loser est basé sur l&#8217;ethnicité et il existe beaucoup de personnes (dont moi) qui considèrent que ce critère est révolu en 2010. A mon avis, le système de best losers (s&#8217;il est conservé) doit se baser sur, par exemple, la compétence des gens au lieu de la couleur de la peau.</p><p>Mais, en toute rigueur, notre système électoral doit etre revu pour avoir une composante proportionelle.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-41</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:05:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-41</guid> <description>@Fadil Who knows? ;-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil Who knows? <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-40</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:04:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-40</guid> <description>@Bruno Don&#039;t hesitate to use the data from http://www.elections.mu/ideas/ to tell politicians what (some) Mauritians believe they should tackle in priority...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno Don&#8217;t hesitate to use the data from <a href="http://www.elections.mu/ideas/"  rel="nofollow">http://www.elections.mu/ideas/</a> to tell politicians what (some) Mauritians believe they should tackle in priority&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Philippe Juste</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-39</link> <dc:creator>Philippe Juste</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:38:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-39</guid> <description>no subvention to relegious/sociocultural org.the MBC what a shame.to alleviate poverty first of all there must be a minimum salary what about the daddys_sons</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>no subvention to relegious/sociocultural org.the MBC what a shame.to alleviate poverty first of all there must be a minimum salary what about the daddys_sons</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by Jincy Dolo</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-38</link> <dc:creator>Jincy Dolo</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:20:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-38</guid> <description>I believe if all those elected in 2005 are scrutinised, for their expenses and electoral bribes, few would have stayed in position .Unfortunately only Anirood Jugnuth went to court and lost.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I believe if all those elected in 2005 are scrutinised, for their expenses and electoral bribes, few would have stayed in position .Unfortunately only Anirood Jugnuth went to court and lost.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-37</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:52:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-37</guid> <description>@christinam When will you be making a video like this one? - http://youtube.com/watch?v=hxwBzgO7YsM</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@christinam When will you be making a video like this one? &#8211; <a target="_blank" href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=hxwBzgO7YsM"  rel="nofollow">http://youtube.com/watch?v=hxwBzgO7YsM</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-36</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:59:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-36</guid> <description>Ah ok ... mais 232 c&#039;est pas mal déjà! Dommage que ça m&#039;a échappé sinon mo ti pou fair un google moderator app pou MMM au lieu servi Google Docs.Ok, I expected the link to be removed anyway ;)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah ok &#8230; mais 232 c&#8217;est pas mal déjà! Dommage que ça m&#8217;a échappé sinon mo ti pou fair un google moderator app pou MMM au lieu servi Google Docs.</p><p>Ok, I expected the link to be removed anyway <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on We are launching Elections.mu by Whoo</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/we-are-launching-elections-mu/comment-page-1/#comment-35</link> <dc:creator>Whoo</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:34:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=16#comment-35</guid> <description>Hello,J&#039;ai pas bien compris le concept du &quot;best looser system&quot; ? Est-ce que quelqu&#039;un peut m&#039;éclairer ?Merci</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello,</p><p>J&#8217;ai pas bien compris le concept du &#8220;best looser system&#8221; ?<br /> Est-ce que quelqu&#8217;un peut m&#8217;éclairer ?</p><p>Merci</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-34</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:53:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-34</guid> <description>@Bruno Thanks. In fact, I set up that application more that one year ago and it has been running since. It needs to get ideas from more people (232 people have participated up to now which is not enough...)You will notice that I&#039;ve edited your comment.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno Thanks. In fact, I set up that application more that one year ago and it has been running since. It needs to get ideas from more people (232 people have participated up to now which is not enough&#8230;)</p><p>You will notice that I&#8217;ve edited your comment.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Ideas to make Mauritius better! by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/21/ideas-to-make-mauritius-better/comment-page-1/#comment-33</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:40:20 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=46#comment-33</guid> <description>Bravo for this laudable initiative. Wished it could have been set up months before elections, with the input condensed in a manifesto to be sent to all the political class.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bravo for this laudable initiative. Wished it could have been set up months before elections, with the input condensed in a manifesto to be sent to all the political class.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Anyone has an education programme? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/anyone-has-an-education-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-32</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:54:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=29#comment-32</guid> <description>@Bruno Thanks. I&#039;ll have a look. I&#039;m sure this will give me an opportunity to write a new blog post :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno Thanks. I&#8217;ll have a look. I&#8217;m sure this will give me an opportunity to write a new blog post <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Anyone has an education programme? by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/anyone-has-an-education-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-31</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:06:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=29#comment-31</guid> <description>@avinash The leaks are already out. Check the status of the MMM fan page, and there will be a list of the leaked points in the &quot;Elections 2010&quot; tab of the mini-site in the MMM Fan page. The two points leaked so far are:The MMM pledges for a package of incentives for nurseries (commonly referred to as &quot;crèches&quot;) for both mothers and babies. The family is at the heart of the party manifesto: the MMM hence pledges an increase in the number of days for maternity/paternity leave. </description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@avinash<br /> The leaks are already out. Check the status of the MMM fan page, and there will be a list of the leaked points in the &#8220;Elections 2010&#8243; tab of the mini-site in the MMM Fan page. The two points leaked so far are:</p><p>The MMM pledges for a package of incentives for nurseries (commonly referred to as &#8220;crèches&#8221;) for both mothers and babies.<br /> The family is at the heart of the party manifesto: the MMM hence pledges an increase in the number of days for maternity/paternity leave.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on We are launching Elections.mu by Adel</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/we-are-launching-elections-mu/comment-page-1/#comment-30</link> <dc:creator>Adel</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:17:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=16#comment-30</guid> <description>my mistake Avinash..you can edit my comment to elections.mu. cheers for putting up the link</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>my mistake Avinash..you can edit my comment to elections.mu. cheers for putting up the link</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Anyone has an education programme? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/anyone-has-an-education-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-29</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:04:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=29#comment-29</guid> <description>@Bruno Do you have an idea when the leaks will happen? ;-)Anyone from other parties willing to give us similar leaks?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno Do you have an idea when the leaks will happen? <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>Anyone from other parties willing to give us similar leaks?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on We are launching Elections.mu by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/we-are-launching-elections-mu/comment-page-1/#comment-28</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:59:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=16#comment-28</guid> <description>@Adel It&#039;s not politics.mu. It&#039;s elections.mu. You didn&#039;t write the link in your comment. I guess you are referring tohttp://election2010.moricien.com/</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Adel It&#8217;s not politics.mu. It&#8217;s elections.mu. You didn&#8217;t write the link in your comment. I guess you are referring to</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://election2010.moricien.com/"  rel="nofollow">http://election2010.moricien.com/</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-27</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:21:11 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-27</guid> <description>&lt;em&gt;&quot;Un ventre bien remplie&quot;&lt;/em&gt; est important. Si seulement, les gens voulaient avoir &lt;em&gt;&quot;la tete bien remplie&quot;&lt;/em&gt; aussi...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#8220;Un ventre bien remplie&#8221;</em> est important. Si seulement, les gens voulaient avoir <em>&#8220;la tete bien remplie&#8221;</em> aussi&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on We are launching Elections.mu by Adel</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/we-are-launching-elections-mu/comment-page-1/#comment-26</link> <dc:creator>Adel</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:57:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=16#comment-26</guid> <description>We did not know the existence of politics.mu. looking forward to see some great articles and comments related to politics in Mauritius. Especially from THE VOICE OF THE YOUTHWe are running a voting system on the coming up elections. The site is only couple days old with other 300 voters already. The aim is to come up with a voting trend before 5th of May.The results are hidden but i can tell you i am surprised with the outcome.Definitivement internautes/educated people vote diferement compared to &#039;population&#039; en generalIf i&#039;m allowed to place the link to vote: &lt;a href=&quot;http://election2010.moricien.com&quot; title=&quot;election 2010&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We did not know the existence of politics.mu. looking forward to see some great articles and comments related to politics in Mauritius. Especially from THE VOICE OF THE YOUTH</p><p>We are running a voting system on the coming up elections. The site is only couple days old with other 300 voters already. The aim is to come up with a voting trend before 5th of May.</p><p>The results are hidden but i can tell you i am surprised with the outcome.</p><p> Definitivement internautes/educated people vote diferement compared to &#8216;population&#8217; en general</p><p>If i&#8217;m allowed to place the link to vote:<br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://election2010.moricien.com"  title="election 2010" rel="nofollow"></a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Anyone has an education programme? by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/anyone-has-an-education-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-25</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:44:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=29#comment-25</guid> <description>The electoral manifesto of the MMM will be nearly very shortly. Points will be leaked (in advance of the official release of the complete programme) as from today. Please join the MMM fan page and look at the status updates for &#039;leaks&#039; of this programme: &lt;a href=&quot;http://bit.ly/bHVfgl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bit.ly/bHVfgl&lt;/a&gt; The first leak will be related to welfare state and the pre-primary. :)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The electoral manifesto of the MMM will be nearly very shortly. Points will be leaked (in advance of the official release of the complete programme) as from today. Please join the MMM fan page and look at the status updates for &#8216;leaks&#8217; of this programme: <a target="_blank" href="http://bit.ly/bHVfgl"  rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/bHVfgl</a> The first leak will be related to welfare state and the pre-primary. <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by ashvin</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-24</link> <dc:creator>ashvin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:36:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-24</guid> <description>Ive witnessed that!not only the tempos, but the tempos with gros-pois in it!:p</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ive witnessed that!</p><p>not only the tempos, but the tempos with gros-pois in it!</p><p>:p</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-23</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:25:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-23</guid> <description>@Whoo(?) En effet. Quelqu&#039;un élu graçe à des pratique douteuses aura bien du mal à convaincre ensuite... Je ne sais pas dans quelle mesure les gens peuvent etre achetés mais on dit bien qu&#039;une élection se fait deux jours avant la date fatidique. Comment? En influençant les indécis? Avec quoi?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Whoo(?) En effet. Quelqu&#8217;un élu graçe à des pratique douteuses aura bien du mal à convaincre ensuite&#8230; Je ne sais pas dans quelle mesure les gens peuvent etre achetés mais on dit bien qu&#8217;une élection se fait deux jours avant la date fatidique. Comment? En influençant les indécis? Avec quoi?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on We are launching Elections.mu by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/we-are-launching-elections-mu/comment-page-1/#comment-22</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:13:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=16#comment-22</guid> <description>Très bien dit, Melly.C&#039;est vrai qu&#039;on a du mal a perçevoir la différence entre les deux grosses alliances. Cela peut s&#039;expliquer par un déficit en communication comme cela peut aussi s&#039;expliquer par le fait qu&#039;il y en ait pas...C&#039;est vrai que les jeunes (qui seront les décideurs de demain) doivent pouvoir faire comprendre aux politiciens actuels qu&#039;ils veulent de vrais arguments et, surtout, des solutions réalistes aux problèmes existants.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Très bien dit, Melly.</p><p>C&#8217;est vrai qu&#8217;on a du mal a perçevoir la différence entre les deux grosses alliances. Cela peut s&#8217;expliquer par un déficit en communication comme cela peut aussi s&#8217;expliquer par le fait qu&#8217;il y en ait pas&#8230;</p><p>C&#8217;est vrai que les jeunes (qui seront les décideurs de demain) doivent pouvoir faire comprendre aux politiciens actuels qu&#8217;ils veulent de vrais arguments et, surtout, des solutions réalistes aux problèmes existants.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by Whoo</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-21</link> <dc:creator>Whoo</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:03:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-21</guid> <description>Ben, Cela ressemble à de la corruption... si même les dirigeants ne montrent pas l&#039;exemple ou ne stoppent pas ces idées, comment en sortir ?J&#039;ai entendu parler de: - payer les gens pour qu&#039;ils aillent voter. - augmentation du recrutement des fonctionnaires - favoriser telle ou telle circonscription sur du terrain. - pression sur les taux de change de la roupie. ...Tout le monde parle de cela naturellement comme une vérité... vrai/pas vrai ?! J&#039;ai l&#039;impression que cela donne une mauvaise image. Comment avoir confiance en la personne qui sera élue ?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ben,<br /> Cela ressemble à de la corruption&#8230; si même les dirigeants ne montrent pas l&#8217;exemple ou ne stoppent pas ces idées, comment en sortir ?</p><p>J&#8217;ai entendu parler de:<br /> - payer les gens pour qu&#8217;ils aillent voter.<br /> - augmentation du recrutement des fonctionnaires<br /> - favoriser telle ou telle circonscription sur du terrain.<br /> - pression sur les taux de change de la roupie.<br /> &#8230;</p><p>Tout le monde parle de cela naturellement comme une vérité&#8230; vrai/pas vrai ?! J&#8217;ai l&#8217;impression que cela donne une mauvaise image.<br /> Comment avoir confiance en la personne qui sera élue ?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on We are launching Elections.mu by Melly</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/we-are-launching-elections-mu/comment-page-1/#comment-20</link> <dc:creator>Melly</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:26:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=16#comment-20</guid> <description>Hi, pour ma part, je trouve que la question qui choisir aux élections devient ambiguë surtout pour les jeunes qui se posent de plus en plus de questions. Certains vont pour voter pour protéger leurs &quot;communautés&quot;, d&#039;autres par simple obligation mais dans le fond, entres les deux parties au pouvoir, on ne vois pas la valeur qui différencie l&#039;un à l&#039;autre. Je suis au courant d&#039;un groupe de jeunes de l&#039;université de Maurice s&#039;étant battue pour que les élections ne soient plus une question de communalisme. &quot; Plus d&#039;appartenance ethnique sur les bulletin de vote&quot;. J&#039;ai partagé plusieurs sujets de discussion avec des jeunes de l&#039;université sur les budgets, les campagnes électorales et je pense que les jeunes sont l&#039;avenir du pays. Si seulement, on pouvait avoir une partie aussi fort que les parties réputées aux élections avec de vrais objectifs et visions. Je pense que le site permettra de recenser l&#039;opinion des intéresses sur la question. Ce sera une vraie preuve de démocratie.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi, pour ma part, je trouve que la question qui choisir aux élections devient ambiguë surtout pour les jeunes qui se posent de plus en plus de questions. Certains vont pour voter pour protéger leurs &#8220;communautés&#8221;, d&#8217;autres par simple obligation mais dans le fond, entres les deux parties au pouvoir, on ne vois pas la valeur qui différencie l&#8217;un à l&#8217;autre. Je suis au courant d&#8217;un groupe de jeunes de l&#8217;université de Maurice s&#8217;étant battue pour que les élections ne soient plus une question de communalisme. &#8221; Plus d&#8217;appartenance ethnique sur les bulletin de vote&#8221;. J&#8217;ai partagé plusieurs sujets de discussion avec des jeunes de l&#8217;université sur les budgets, les campagnes électorales et je pense que les jeunes sont l&#8217;avenir du pays. Si seulement, on pouvait avoir une partie aussi fort que les parties réputées aux élections avec de vrais objectifs et visions. Je pense que le site permettra de recenser l&#8217;opinion des intéresses sur la question. Ce sera une vraie preuve de démocratie.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on The 21 Constituencies by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/the-21-constituencies/comment-page-1/#comment-19</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:23:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=22#comment-19</guid> <description>@Fadil My pleasure :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil My pleasure <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Anyone has an education programme? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/anyone-has-an-education-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-18</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:22:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=29#comment-18</guid> <description>@Fadil It&#039;s true that a lot of people tend to be easily influenced. But our education system tends to make us good followers instead of developing our independent minds. &lt;em&gt;Donc, ceci explique cela.&lt;/em&gt;As for people not knowing the facts, I have to say that political parties do not communicate really well. When I listen to the &quot;debates&quot; on the radio these days, politicians are more inclined to insult their opponent (who is their good friend in &lt;em&gt;real life&lt;/em&gt;) I read, too, that crime is decreasing in Mauritius but we have a perception that it is increasing. People should really communicate better.@Yasir Excellent idea(s) I would say. The problem in Mauritius is that we have a new Minister of Education every five years and the first thing he does is to destroy what his predecessor did. This takes two years. Then he has to come up with a new policy. Another two years. Which implies that there is then only year for implementation.We have been lucky (somewhat) to have had a few good Ministers of Education in the past. But the ones who were bad (and we had one who was abysmal) made us lose years and years and now we are facing the risk of losing some foreign investors due to lack of skilled workforce.As for the brain drain, sure, it&#039;s happening. But we still have a lot of intelligent people in Mauritius. Most of them are not into politics though. They are busy working.@Diya You&#039;re right. My feeling is that we are still far from being an egalitarian society. There are a few women in politics. When (if?) elected, they are usually given minor roles. And people are still speaking of quotas which is not a good idea as, as you put it, it&#039;s not about quantity but quality.My feeling is that our traditional political parties have not been &quot;designed&quot; to be egalitarian. There is still this concept of a &quot;permanent leader&quot; who is always 100% right and if someone is not happy then &lt;em&gt;leve paké alé&lt;/em&gt;... What we should have is a leader who is elected by members of the party say every two years... I would love to see something like this in the future :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil It&#8217;s true that a lot of people tend to be easily influenced. But our education system tends to make us good followers instead of developing our independent minds. <em>Donc, ceci explique cela.</em></p><p>As for people not knowing the facts, I have to say that political parties do not communicate really well. When I listen to the &#8220;debates&#8221; on the radio these days, politicians are more inclined to insult their opponent (who is their good friend in <em>real life</em>) I read, too, that crime is decreasing in Mauritius but we have a perception that it is increasing. People should really communicate better.</p><p>@Yasir Excellent idea(s) I would say. The problem in Mauritius is that we have a new Minister of Education every five years and the first thing he does is to destroy what his predecessor did. This takes two years. Then he has to come up with a new policy. Another two years. Which implies that there is then only year for implementation.</p><p>We have been lucky (somewhat) to have had a few good Ministers of Education in the past. But the ones who were bad (and we had one who was abysmal) made us lose years and years and now we are facing the risk of losing some foreign investors due to lack of skilled workforce.</p><p>As for the brain drain, sure, it&#8217;s happening. But we still have a lot of intelligent people in Mauritius. Most of them are not into politics though. They are busy working.</p><p>@Diya You&#8217;re right. My feeling is that we are still far from being an egalitarian society. There are a few women in politics. When (if?) elected, they are usually given minor roles. And people are still speaking of quotas which is not a good idea as, as you put it, it&#8217;s not about quantity but quality.</p><p>My feeling is that our traditional political parties have not been &#8220;designed&#8221; to be egalitarian. There is still this concept of a &#8220;permanent leader&#8221; who is always 100% right and if someone is not happy then <em>leve paké alé</em>&#8230; What we should have is a leader who is elected by members of the party say every two years&#8230; I would love to see something like this in the future <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-17</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:00:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-17</guid> <description>@Fadil This is a bigger issue. If one day we get performance appraisals in the public sector, then politicians won&#039;t be in a position to offer jobs to their agents without taking in account their level of competency. I don&#039;t see that happening too soon though.@Ronny SEB also is good :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fadil This is a bigger issue. If one day we get performance appraisals in the public sector, then politicians won&#8217;t be in a position to offer jobs to their agents without taking in account their level of competency. I don&#8217;t see that happening too soon though.</p><p>@Ronny SEB also is good <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on We are launching Elections.mu by avinash</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/we-are-launching-elections-mu/comment-page-1/#comment-16</link> <dc:creator>avinash</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:56:26 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=16#comment-16</guid> <description>@Bruno  Thanks for your encouraging words. As a matter of fact, I am looking for contributors. Just send me an email at avinash AT noulakaz DOT net if you are interested.@Sachin Je suis tout à fait conscient que ce blog aura peu d&#039;impact sur les résultats de la prochaine élection. Mais comme l&#039;a mentionné @Bruno, qui sait ce que http://www.elections.mu/ peut devenir en 5 ans?@Vishesh You&#039;re right about most politicians having more or less the same &quot;outlooks and insights.&quot; We, as citizens of Mauritius, just have to make sure that these &quot;outlooks and insights&quot; relate to real problems we have in this country. There is one thing which tends to piss me off these days: everyone has become an expert in ecology and in &quot;Maurice Ile Durable&quot; while more or less forgetting about the more basic problems we have in this country...@Fadil True. It would have been interesting to have a repository of the CVs of the various candidates. Maybe the electoral commission can make the submission of a CV (for public viewing naturally) mandatory in the future. Or maybe candidates could have something on, say, LinkedIn (some have but most don&#039;t.)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bruno  Thanks for your encouraging words. As a matter of fact, I am looking for contributors. Just send me an email at avinash AT noulakaz DOT net if you are interested.</p><p>@Sachin Je suis tout à fait conscient que ce blog aura peu d&#8217;impact sur les résultats de la prochaine élection. Mais comme l&#8217;a mentionné @Bruno, qui sait ce que <a href="http://www.elections.mu/"  rel="nofollow">http://www.elections.mu/</a> peut devenir en 5 ans?</p><p>@Vishesh You&#8217;re right about most politicians having more or less the same &#8220;outlooks and insights.&#8221; We, as citizens of Mauritius, just have to make sure that these &#8220;outlooks and insights&#8221; relate to real problems we have in this country. There is one thing which tends to piss me off these days: everyone has become an expert in ecology and in &#8220;Maurice Ile Durable&#8221; while more or less forgetting about the more basic problems we have in this country&#8230;</p><p>@Fadil True. It would have been interesting to have a repository of the CVs of the various candidates. Maybe the electoral commission can make the submission of a CV (for public viewing naturally) mandatory in the future. Or maybe candidates could have something on, say, LinkedIn (some have but most don&#8217;t.)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on The new Code of Conduct by christina</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/the-new-code-of-conduct/comment-page-1/#comment-15</link> <dc:creator>christina</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:14:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=30#comment-15</guid> <description>@ Bruno and FadilYour remarks are a good illustration of the prevailing situation. The code of conduct has no &#039;force de loi&#039; and the new version is just a slightly improved attempt to put some more respect and dignity into election campaigning. But, if candidates are not sanctioned, the code does not serve its purpose fully.All party candidates and their partisans seem intent on putting the blame on others while they themselves are behaving in undignified manners. It is good that parties make proposals for codes of conduct but I wonder if all their candidates are willingly upholding these standards themselves. Do they actually all know its contents? The same applies to all parties involved in these elections whose candidates have signed the ESC form. It would be good to submit them to an in-depth quiz about the code of conduct.BTW, I found the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eisa.org.za/PDF/mu05eom.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;EISA Elections Observer Report&lt;/a&gt; for the 2005 elections. The main recommendations were about:- a new electoral system which could allow for more women representation (despite promises, nothing has been done) - a review of delimitation of constituencies to reflect the demographics (the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/eco?content_id=4ae27fa963f6f110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;EBC&lt;/a&gt; submitted a report but to no avail) - ensuring equitable access to public media (what can you expect when nominations are still done on a political basis?) - strengthening of regulations about funding (still nothing) - identification of voters (despite promises, nothing done again) - regulation of use of public resources during incumbency (still niet) - strict sanctioning of any political violence, even minor ones, to send a strong message (not much heard) - the inclusion of domestic observers to strengthen the role of civil society (let&#039;s wait and see)Unfortunately, none of the above have been really taken into consideration in our legislation so far. And the code is but a pale artifice. Better than nothing, some say...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Bruno and Fadil</p><p>Your remarks are a good illustration of the prevailing situation. The code of conduct has no &#8216;force de loi&#8217; and the new version is just a slightly improved attempt to put some more respect and dignity into election campaigning. But, if candidates are not sanctioned, the code does not serve its purpose fully.</p><p>All party candidates and their partisans seem intent on putting the blame on others while they themselves are behaving in undignified manners. It is good that parties make proposals for codes of conduct but I wonder if all their candidates are willingly upholding these standards themselves. Do they actually all know its contents? The same applies to all parties involved in these elections whose candidates have signed the ESC form. It would be good to submit them to an in-depth quiz about the code of conduct.</p><p>BTW, I found the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.eisa.org.za/PDF/mu05eom.pdf"  rel="nofollow">EISA Elections Observer Report</a> for the 2005 elections. The main recommendations were about:</p><p>- a new electoral system which could allow for more women representation (despite promises, nothing has been done)<br /> - a review of delimitation of constituencies to reflect the demographics (the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/eco?content_id=4ae27fa963f6f110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD"  rel="nofollow">EBC</a> submitted a report but to no avail)<br /> - ensuring equitable access to public media (what can you expect when nominations are still done on a political basis?)<br /> - strengthening of regulations about funding (still nothing)<br /> - identification of voters (despite promises, nothing done again)<br /> - regulation of use of public resources during incumbency (still niet)<br /> - strict sanctioning of any political violence, even minor ones, to send a strong message (not much heard)<br /> - the inclusion of domestic observers to strengthen the role of civil society (let&#8217;s wait and see)</p><p>Unfortunately, none of the above have been really taken into consideration in our legislation so far. And the code is but a pale artifice. Better than nothing, some say&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Anyone has an education programme? by Diya</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/anyone-has-an-education-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-14</link> <dc:creator>Diya</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:10:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=29#comment-14</guid> <description>What about the debate on having more female representation in Parliament? I heard a very interesting comment from a lady from the public calling the radio this afternoon. She said quality not quantity and I definitely agree with that. Are women being sent to the &#039;cage a lions&#039; where the leaders know that they will be &#039;mange cru&#039; by the opposing party? Food for thought...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What about the debate on having more female representation in Parliament? I heard a very interesting comment from a lady from the public calling the radio this afternoon. She said quality not quantity and I definitely agree with that. Are women being sent to the &#8216;cage a lions&#8217; where the leaders know that they will be &#8216;mange cru&#8217; by the opposing party? Food for thought&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Anyone has an education programme? by Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/anyone-has-an-education-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-13</link> <dc:creator>Ketwaroo D. Yaasir</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:05:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=29#comment-13</guid> <description>I do. I have ideas anyway.I personally believe that being a mecanicien bicylette would be very relaxing work. And satisfying. Einstein would probably have loved it. Quite a shame for physics and all that but one very happy old man with a white afro.bicycle repair should be a basic skill taught at a very early age. It would cultivate an interest for beautiful, simple and efficient mechanics.Another thing is that every new government has their own view on how the education system should work. If they are trying to change things, new ministers usually (in general) do so more out of trying to leave their mark.One good intention they had recently was to abolish private tuitions and have more extra curricular activities done within school hours. I can&#039;t remember how they called it.Anyway, it seemed like a good intention but it didn&#039;t seem like they were doing it right.. or at least nowhere near enough of it.I think that education is one of those things far too important to be left in the hands of politicians.There should be a separate independent organisation, publicly funded but intelligent enough to realise that tax payers money belongs to the population and does not belong to a particular prime minister and his cabinet even if they are supposed to manage it.If they actually sat down, came up with a plan what would be meaningful and stuck to it, we&#039;d actually be going somewhere.did you know that the often invoked reason, if not the main one, to perform well academically, in Mauritius, is to have a means to leave the country? Many of the more clever ones have already left. Those who haven&#039;t left yet probably are looking for ways to.I&#039;ve also heard somewhere that the faculty of law of the university of mauritius produces an alarmingly large number of lawyers. What happens when everybody becomes law abiding citizens?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I do. I have ideas anyway.</p><p>I personally believe that being a mecanicien bicylette would be very relaxing work. And satisfying. Einstein would probably have loved it. Quite a shame for physics and all that but one very happy old man with a white afro.</p><p>bicycle repair should be a basic skill taught at a very early age. It would cultivate an interest for beautiful, simple and efficient mechanics.</p><p>Another thing is that every new government has their own view on how the education system should work. If they are trying to change things, new ministers usually (in general) do so more out of trying to leave their mark.</p><p>One good intention they had recently was to abolish private tuitions and have more extra curricular activities done within school hours. I can&#8217;t remember how they called it.</p><p>Anyway, it seemed like a good intention but it didn&#8217;t seem like they were doing it right.. or at least nowhere near enough of it.</p><p>I think that education is one of those things far too important to be left in the hands of politicians.</p><p>There should be a separate independent organisation, publicly funded but intelligent enough to realise that tax payers money belongs to the population and does not belong to a particular prime minister and his cabinet even if they are supposed to manage it.</p><p>If they actually sat down, came up with a plan what would be meaningful and stuck to it, we&#8217;d actually be going somewhere.</p><p>did you know that the often invoked reason, if not the main one, to perform well academically, in Mauritius, is to have a means to leave the country? Many of the more clever ones have already left. Those who haven&#8217;t left yet probably are looking for ways to.</p><p>I&#8217;ve also heard somewhere that the faculty of law of the university of mauritius produces an alarmingly large number of lawyers. What happens when everybody becomes law abiding citizens?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by Ronny</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-12</link> <dc:creator>Ronny</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:31:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-12</guid> <description>I think they have changed brand to SEB :P</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think they have changed brand to SEB <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on The 21 Constituencies by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/the-21-constituencies/comment-page-1/#comment-11</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:25:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=22#comment-11</guid> <description>Merci. Astere la mo conne mo circonscription so numero.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Merci. Astere la mo conne mo circonscription so numero.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Pressure-cooker times? by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/pressure-cooker-times/comment-page-1/#comment-10</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:24:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=34#comment-10</guid> <description>You did not include job offers. Do you not recall the case of the nursing staff being hired just before the elections?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You did not include job offers. Do you not recall the case of the nursing staff being hired just before the elections?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on Anyone has an education programme? by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/anyone-has-an-education-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-9</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:22:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=29#comment-9</guid> <description>Nobody cares to do the updates. Nobody even had a bloody programme in early 2010. But hey! Mauritians do not need manifestos! They vote according to ethnicity or they `swing.` (every 5 years, a new party comes into power and people rejoice.)BTW, it&#039;s kinda funny that many are ignoring the fact that everything was highly priced back when Berenger was in power. Or that crime has decreased by 9%.Mauritians don&#039;t care about information. Votez blanc! Votez indiens! Arou rire nasyons! Sa ki maurice! Et sa pas pou chanzer! Nou culture sa!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nobody cares to do the updates. Nobody even had a bloody programme in early 2010. But hey! Mauritians do not need manifestos! They vote according to ethnicity or they `swing.` (every 5 years, a new party comes into power and people rejoice.)</p><p>BTW, it&#8217;s kinda funny that many are ignoring the fact that everything was highly priced back when Berenger was in power. Or that crime has decreased by 9%.</p><p>Mauritians don&#8217;t care about information. Votez blanc! Votez indiens! Arou rire nasyons! Sa ki maurice! Et sa pas pou chanzer! Nou culture sa!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on About by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/about/comment-page-1/#comment-8</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:17:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?page_id=6#comment-8</guid> <description>This blog is cool - behold open media (or should I say - new media?) at work.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This blog is cool &#8211; behold open media (or should I say &#8211; new media?) at work.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on The new Code of Conduct by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/the-new-code-of-conduct/comment-page-1/#comment-7</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:16:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=30#comment-7</guid> <description>&quot;...and to show respect for their adversaries&quot;The code of conduct is ignored by many.Paul Berenger, for e.g, showed no respect at all for two of his rivals.&gt;&gt; “Quand mo get rashid bebejaun, mo gagne PER mo dir ou!! taler so leker al areT! mo gagne per moem!!”&gt;&gt; “Javier duval li, li souriant partout! Mem dan lenterrement li souriant em , ile maurice : c’est un plaisir , ‘THOU’ [spit]”</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;&#8230;and to show respect for their adversaries&#8221;</p><p>The code of conduct is ignored by many.</p><p>Paul Berenger, for e.g, showed no respect at all for two of his rivals.</p><p>&gt;&gt; “Quand mo get rashid bebejaun, mo gagne PER mo dir ou!! taler so leker al areT! mo gagne per moem!!”</p><p>&gt;&gt; “Javier duval li, li souriant partout! Mem dan lenterrement li souriant em , ile maurice : c’est un plaisir , ‘THOU’ [spit]”</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on We are launching Elections.mu by Fadil</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/we-are-launching-elections-mu/comment-page-1/#comment-6</link> <dc:creator>Fadil</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:09:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=16#comment-6</guid> <description>Well, all the political parties in Mauritius are central-left. To choose which parties you&#039;d vote, you&#039;d need to compare manifestos as well as the educational background of the candidates.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, all the political parties in Mauritius are central-left. To choose which parties you&#8217;d vote, you&#8217;d need to compare manifestos as well as the educational background of the candidates.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on We are launching Elections.mu by Vishesh</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/we-are-launching-elections-mu/comment-page-1/#comment-5</link> <dc:creator>Vishesh</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:40:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=16#comment-5</guid> <description>In any democracy we need leaders to carry out the business of the state.  In Mauritius like almost everywhere else we get the government that we deserve.  Votes are taken and the elected members represent more less the expression of the people, give and take a few manipulations that we can call rigging but which are common even in some of the biggest &#039;democracies&#039;.  Of course not everybody is always satisfied with our politicians and still less when we have to bear with them during their mandate.  The democratic system seems to be flouted by local and grossly unethical malpractices on either side of the fence.  While the population seems to have a party culture, ironically the leaders have strikingly similar outlooks and insights. After all is said and done we&#039;ll be like the animals in Orwell&#039;s barn, not being able to tell which is which from among our political pigs.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In any democracy we need leaders to carry out the business of the state.  In Mauritius like almost everywhere else we get the government that we deserve.  Votes are taken and the elected members represent more less the expression of the people, give and take a few manipulations that we can call rigging but which are common even in some of the biggest &#8216;democracies&#8217;.  Of course not everybody is always satisfied with our politicians and still less when we have to bear with them during their mandate.  The democratic system seems to be flouted by local and grossly unethical malpractices on either side of the fence.  While the population seems to have a party culture, ironically the leaders have strikingly similar outlooks and insights. After all is said and done we&#8217;ll be like the animals in Orwell&#8217;s barn, not being able to tell which is which from among our political pigs.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on We are launching Elections.mu by Sachin Fakun</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/we-are-launching-elections-mu/comment-page-1/#comment-4</link> <dc:creator>Sachin Fakun</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:34:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=16#comment-4</guid> <description>tous mes encouragements Avi! C&#039;est dommage dans un pays aussi &quot;démocratique&quot; que Maurice, qu&#039; il n&#039;ya jamais eu de blogs politiques (dans le vrai sens du terme). ça en dit long du rapport des mauriciens avec la politique ou pire de la culture politique à Maurice (les vrais débats, les projets de société, les politiques publiques, les politiques alternatives proposés par les uns et les autres...où sont-ils????) En tout cas tu as le mérite de lancer ce blog. Ne dit-on pas &quot;du choc des idées jaillit la lumière&quot;? ;-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>tous mes encouragements Avi! C&#8217;est dommage dans un pays aussi &#8220;démocratique&#8221; que Maurice, qu&#8217; il n&#8217;ya jamais eu de blogs politiques (dans le vrai sens du terme). ça en dit long du rapport des mauriciens avec la politique ou pire de la culture politique à Maurice (les vrais débats, les projets de société, les politiques publiques, les politiques alternatives proposés par les uns et les autres&#8230;où sont-ils????)<br /> En tout cas tu as le mérite de lancer ce blog. Ne dit-on pas &#8220;du choc des idées jaillit la lumière&#8221;? <img src='http://www.elections.mu/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on We are launching Elections.mu by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/18/we-are-launching-elections-mu/comment-page-1/#comment-3</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:32:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=16#comment-3</guid> <description>Very laudable initiative! I have some doubts about the impact of this blog for this campaign, but as this site gains popularity, it might become a very good platform in five years time.Do you feature guest bloggers as well here?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very laudable initiative! I have some doubts about the impact of this blog for this campaign, but as this site gains popularity, it might become a very good platform in five years time.</p><p>Do you feature guest bloggers as well here?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>Comment on The new Code of Conduct by Bruno</title><link>http://www.elections.mu/2010/04/20/the-new-code-of-conduct/comment-page-1/#comment-2</link> <dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:58:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elections.mu/?p=30#comment-2</guid> <description>&quot; In Article 1, the application is now extended to the public and private media and to the public and parastatal sectors. The media are asked to provide a fair and balanced coverage of the political views and to provide equitable access to candidates.&quot; That&#039;s what the MBC is just doing now, isn&#039;t it?This code of conduct is a joke. It has already been violated many times on the field, e.g. by Jean François Chaumière and his communal remarks about the &quot;colon&quot; and &quot;Ravana&quot; on Sunday.I find it relevant to point your readers to the proposal for a new code of conduct by the MMM: &lt;a href=&quot;http://mmm.mu/about_mmm_codeofconduct.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://mmm.mu/about_mmm_codeofconduct.php&lt;/a&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8221; In Article 1, the application is now extended to the public and private media and to the public and parastatal sectors. The media are asked to provide a fair and balanced coverage of the political views and to provide equitable access to candidates.&#8221; That&#8217;s what the MBC is just doing now, isn&#8217;t it?</p><p>This code of conduct is a joke. It has already been violated many times on the field, e.g. by Jean François Chaumière and his communal remarks about the &#8220;colon&#8221; and &#8220;Ravana&#8221; on Sunday.</p><p>I find it relevant to point your readers to the proposal for a new code of conduct by the MMM: <a target="_blank" href="http://mmm.mu/about_mmm_codeofconduct.php"  rel="nofollow">http://mmm.mu/about_mmm_codeofconduct.php</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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