St Louis Gate Affair
Editorial
Burmeister & Wain Contractor Condemned, ICAC’s Investigation in Abeyance
Whether Adrien Duval is nominated as Speaker of The National Assembly today, as widely suspected, is not of paramount importance. What truly matters, if his nomination is confirmed, are the concessions the PMSD’s leader may have secured from the MSM leader regarding various critical issues such as the FCC, policing, the DPP and law enforcement, race organisation and the Mauritius Turf Club, and the scandalous state of children excluded from education. These agreements would purport to cultivate a more acceptable governance ethos, making an alliance with the MSM more appealing or less objectionable to PMSD supporters. The other prickly issues about a potential MSM-PMSD alliance, are amongst others, the cabinet hierarchy, seat and constituency sharing and the diminished role of the former MMM allies of the MSM in 2019.
The crucial question remains whether the PMSD will secure “electable” seats and wield enough parliamentary influence to restrain potential excesses in a future MSM-PMSD government, should they be elected. On the other hand, while the current predicament of the PMSD leader is understandable, it falls upon him to promote the only political option available to him in the present circumstances to maintain the PMSD’s relevance in the current political landscape. Managing this while minimizing reputational damage to both his own integrity and that of the party is also his responsibility. Read More… Become a Subscriber
Mauritius Times ePaper Friday 12 July 2024
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