Mauritius · Government
Government and administration in Mauritius
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Head of state — President
- Elected by the National Assembly; largely ceremonial.
- Executive — Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Drawn from and accountable to the National Assembly.
- Legislature — National Assembly
- Unicameral, including 'best loser' seats allocated for community representation.
- Judiciary — Judicial and Legal Service Commission
- Handles judicial appointments; the Chief Justice heads the Supreme Court.
How legislation is made
Bills pass three readings in the National Assembly with committee scrutiny and receive presidential assent. Constitutional amendments require a three-quarters majority, and certain entrenched provisions — including the electoral and 'best loser' arrangements — require both a three-quarters majority and, for some, a referendum.
Enforcement institutions
- Director of Public Prosecutions
- Constitutionally independent prosecuting authority.
- Mauritius Police Force
- Principal investigative and public-order agency.
- Independent Commission Against Corruption
- Statutory anti-corruption investigator.
- Financial Services Commission
- Regulates the substantial offshore and non-bank financial sector.
Government bodies and regulators
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