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style="font-size: 125%;">President of the Republic of Mauritius</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-size: 125%; font-weight: normal;">Président de la République de Maurice</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_President_of_Mauritius.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Coat_of_arms_of_the_President_of_Mauritius.svg/125px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_President_of_Mauritius.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Coat_of_arms_of_the_President_of_Mauritius.svg/188px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_President_of_Mauritius.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Coat_of_arms_of_the_President_of_Mauritius.svg/250px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_President_of_Mauritius.svg.png 2x" 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Mauritius</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9; line-height:1.4em;"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Prithvirajsing_Roopun.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Prithvirajsing_Roopun.png/165px-Prithvirajsing_Roopun.png" decoding="async" width="165" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Prithvirajsing_Roopun.png/248px-Prithvirajsing_Roopun.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Prithvirajsing_Roopun.png/330px-Prithvirajsing_Roopun.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="2400" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Prithvirajsing_Roopun" title="Prithvirajsing Roopun">Prithvirajsing Roopun</a><br /></div>since 2 December 2019</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Excellency" title="Excellency">His Excellency</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_residence" title="Official residence">Residence</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/State_House_(Mauritius)" class="mw-redirect" title="State House (Mauritius)">State House</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Official)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nominator</th><td class="infobox-data">Elected by members of the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Mauritius)" title="National Assembly (Mauritius)">National Assembly</a> on a motion made by the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Mauritius" title="Prime Minister of Mauritius">Prime Minister</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of 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Mauritius">in Mauritius</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mauritian_passport" title="Mauritian passport">Passport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Mauritian_citizens" title="Visa requirements for Mauritian citizens">Visa requirements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Mauritius" title="Visa policy of Mauritius">Visa policy</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Politics_of_Mauritius" title="Template:Politics of Mauritius"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Politics_of_Mauritius" title="Template talk:Politics of Mauritius"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_of_Mauritius" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of Mauritius"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>President of the Republic of Mauritius</b> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Président de la République de Maurice</i>) is the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Head of State">head of state</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Mauritius" title="Mauritius">Republic of Mauritius</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pre_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pre-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mauritius is a <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_republic" title="Parliamentary republic">parliamentary republic</a>, and the president functions as a ceremonial <a href="/wiki/Figurehead" title="Figurehead">figurehead</a>, elected by the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Mauritius)" title="National Assembly (Mauritius)">National Assembly</a> as set out by the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Mauritius" title="Constitution of Mauritius">Constitution of Mauritius</a>. The current office-holder is <a href="/wiki/Prithvirajsing_Roopun" title="Prithvirajsing Roopun">Prithvirajsing Roopun</a>. He took the office on 2 December 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The president's official residence is the <a href="/wiki/State_House_(Mauritius)" class="mw-redirect" title="State House (Mauritius)">State House</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-profile_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-profile-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Mauritius&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=President_of_Mauritius&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2013</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mauritius is a <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_republic" title="Parliamentary republic">parliamentary republic</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Mauritius" title="Prime Minister of Mauritius">prime minister</a> is the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Head of Government">head of government</a>, while the president is the head of state and <a href="/wiki/Commander_in_Chief" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander in Chief">commander-in-chief</a>. The president is required to uphold and defend the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Mauritius" title="Constitution of Mauritius">Constitution of Mauritius</a> and ensure that the institutions of democracy and rule of law are protected, the fundamental rights of all are respected and the unity of the diverse Mauritian nation is maintained and strengthened. Whilst in office, the president should not hold any other office of emolument, whether under the Constitution or otherwise and exercise any profession or calling or engage in any trade or business.<sup id="cite_ref-cons_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cons-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The president is obliged to suspend his (or her) membership in any political party for the term in office. Upon assuming office, the authority and duties of the president in all other elected or appointed offices terminate automatically. These measures should theoretically help the president to function in a more independent and impartial manner. </p><p>The power of Parliament to make laws shall be exercisable by bills passed by the Assembly and assented to by the president. When a bill is submitted to the president for assent in accordance with the Constitution, he shall signify that he assents or that he withholds assent. In the exercise of his functions, the president shall act in accordance with the advice of the Cabinet or of a minister acting under the general authority of the Cabinet except in cases where he is required by the Constitution to act in accordance with the advice of, or after consultation with, any person or authority other than the Cabinet or in his own deliberate judgment.<sup id="cite_ref-cons_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cons-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to Chapter VI, section 58 of the constitution <a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">executive</a> authority of Mauritius is vested in the president, that authority may be exercised by the president either directly or through officers subordinate to him.<sup id="cite_ref-cons_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cons-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The prime minister shall keep the president fully informed concerning the general conduct of the government of Mauritius and shall furnish the president with such information as he may request with respect to any particular matter relating to the government of Mauritius.<sup id="cite_ref-cons_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cons-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The president serves as chancellor of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Star_and_Key_of_the_Indian_Ocean" title="Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean">Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean</a>, the highest distinct order of merit of <a href="/wiki/Mauritius" title="Mauritius">Mauritius</a>. The president, on the recommendation of the prime minister, announces the list of honorees and personally decorates them. The ceremony is held on 12 March each year. </p><p>The office of the president has the mission to assist the president of the Republic in his duties to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and promote national unity.<sup id="cite_ref-prb_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prb-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The president makes a number of important public speeches and statements each year. The most notable of these are the annual <a href="/wiki/New_Year%E2%80%99s_Speech" class="mw-redirect" title="New Year’s Speech">New Year’s Speech</a> on 1 January, and the speech at the opening of each annual session of Parliament. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historical_background">Historical background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Mauritius&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Historical background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=President_of_Mauritius&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2013</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Mauritius" class="mw-redirect" title="List of presidents of Mauritius">List of presidents of Mauritius</a></div> <p>The office of president was created on 12 March 1992 after Mauritius became a <a href="/wiki/Republic" title="Republic">republic</a>, 24 years to the day after it had <a href="/wiki/Mauritius_(1968%E2%80%931992)" title="Mauritius (1968–1992)">gained independence</a>. It replaced the office of <a href="/wiki/Governor_General_of_Mauritius" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor General of Mauritius">governor general</a> which was representative of the <a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Mauritius" title="Queen of Mauritius">Queen of Mauritius</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a>. The office of governor general was occupied by <a href="/wiki/Dayendranath_Burrenchobay" title="Dayendranath Burrenchobay">Sir Dayandranath Burrenchobay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sir_Seewoosagur_Ramgoolam" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam">Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sir_Veerasamy_Ringadoo" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo">Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo</a> was governor general from 1986 to 11 March 1992, he became the first president of the republic on 12 March 1992 and left office on 30 June 1992. <a href="/wiki/Cassam_Uteem" title="Cassam Uteem">Cassam Uteem</a> was elected as the president in 1992 and 1997, he held office from 30 June 1992 and resigned on 15 February 2002 in protest at a controversial anti-terrorism bill which the government wanted signed into law.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Angidi_Chettiar" title="Angidi Chettiar">Angidi Chettiar</a> who was the <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_Mauritius" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice President of Mauritius">vice president of Mauritius</a> held the office as <a href="/wiki/Acting_president" title="Acting president">acting president</a> on 15 February 2002, he resigned after two days. <a href="/wiki/Ariranga_Pillay" title="Ariranga Pillay">Ariranga Pillay</a> became acting president from 18 February 2002 to 25 February 2002. <a href="/wiki/Karl_Offmann" title="Karl Offmann">Karl Offmann</a> was elected in 2002, he held office from 25 February 2002 and resigned on 1 October 2003. <a href="/wiki/Raouf_Bundhun" title="Raouf Bundhun">Raouf Bundhun</a> became acting president from 1 October 2003 to 7 October 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-former_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-former-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-acting_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-acting-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Sir_Anerood_Jugnauth" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Anerood Jugnauth">Sir Anerood Jugnauth</a> was elected in 2003. Taking office on 7 October 2003, he was re-elected in <a href="/wiki/2008_Mauritian_presidential_election" title="2008 Mauritian presidential election">2008</a>. In March 2012, Sir Anerood criticised the government, saying that the economy has entered in a vicious circle of economic loss and the population are suffering. The prime minister <a href="/wiki/Navin_Ramgoolam" title="Navin Ramgoolam">Navin Ramgoolam</a> said that the presidency was an apolitical office and invited him to join the political arena.<sup id="cite_ref-matinal_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-matinal-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SAJ resigned on 31 March 2012 and make his comeback in politics, he took the lead of his former party <a href="/wiki/Militant_Socialist_Movement" title="Militant Socialist Movement">Militant Socialist Movement</a> (MSM) which just break it alliance with the Labour party and left the government because of corruption accusation, the Medpoint Scandal. After the return of Sir Anerood, the MSM concluded an alliance with the opposition party <a href="/wiki/Mauritian_Militant_Movement" title="Mauritian Militant Movement">Mauritian Militant Movement</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Monique_Ohsan_Bellepeau" title="Monique Ohsan Bellepeau">Monique Ohsan Bellepeau</a> the then–vice president acted as president from 31 March 2012 to 21 July 2012. <a href="/wiki/Kailash_Purryag" title="Kailash Purryag">Kailash Purryag</a> was elected as the fifth president of Mauritius by members of the National Assembly on Friday 20 July.<sup id="cite_ref-defi4_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-defi4-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Monique_Ohsan_Bellepeau" title="Monique Ohsan Bellepeau">Monique Ohsan Bellepeau</a> again acted as president from 1 June 2015 to 5 June 2015<sup id="cite_ref-Laurent_Thierry_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Laurent_Thierry-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> prior to the inauguration of <a href="/wiki/Ameenah_Gurib-Fakim" title="Ameenah Gurib-Fakim">Ameenah Gurib-Fakim</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Yahoo-AFP_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yahoo-AFP-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She is the first woman to ever hold the title of <i>president of Mauritius</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Yahoo-AFP_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yahoo-AFP-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her ascendancy to the presidency was facilitated by a constitutional conundrum that had gripped Mauritius since Alliance L’Avenir came to power in 2010. In 2014, the Alliance L’Avenir entered into an agreement with the Alliance L’Avenir on the basis of constitutional reform which would have seen Mauritius turning into a semi-presidential state where the president would be conferred the power of dissolution, having a direct role in shaping foreign policy and, chairing government meetings. In December 2014, voters rejected the proposals to give the president greater powers.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selection_process">Selection process</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Mauritius&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Selection process"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eligibility">Eligibility</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Mauritius&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Eligibility"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The President must have been at least 40 years old and have resided in Mauritius for at least 5 years immediately preceding the election. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Election">Election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Mauritius&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the Chapter IV Section 28 of the Constitution of Mauritius, the president shall be elected by the National Assembly on a motion made by the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Mauritius" title="Prime Minister of Mauritius">prime minister</a> and supported by the votes of a majority of all the members Assembly. The term of office is 5 years. The motion shall not be the subject matter of any debate in the Assembly. The office of the president shall become vacant after the expiry of his term of office, where he dies or resigns his office by writing addressed to the Assembly and delivered to the speaker or where he is removed or suspended from office under section 30 of the Constitution. After the expiry of his term, the president shall continue to hold office until another person assumes office as president. When the office of president is vacant, or the president is absent from Mauritius or is for any other reason unable to perform the functions of his office, those functions shall be performed by the <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_Mauritius" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice President of Mauritius">vice president</a>, if there is no vice president, one should be elected and allowed to perform the functions of the president by the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Mauritius" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Justice of Mauritius">chief justice</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pres_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pres-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Mauritius" title="Constitution of Mauritius">Constitution of Mauritius</a>. The first president for whom the term limits applied was <a href="/wiki/Cassam_Uteem" title="Cassam Uteem">Cassam Uteem</a> in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-termlimits_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-termlimits-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oath_of_office">Oath of office</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Mauritius&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Oath of office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A person elected to the office of president shall, before assuming his functions, take and subscribe the appropriate oath as set out in the Third Schedule of the Constitution of Mauritius. The oath shall be administered by the chief justice.<sup id="cite_ref-cons_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cons-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>I, ...................................., do swear (or solemnly affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President and will, to the best of my ability without favour or prejudice, defend the Constitution, and the institutions of democracy and the rule of law, ensure that the fundamental rights are protected and the unity of the diverse Mauritian nation maintained and strengthened</p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agal%C3%A9ga" title="Agaléga">Agaléga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Brandon" title="St. Brandon">Cargados Carajos <span style="font-size:85%;">(St. Brandon)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rodrigues" title="Rodrigues">Rodrigues</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Islets_of_Mauritius" title="Islets of Mauritius">Islets of Mauritius</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Fishing_bank" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing bank">Fishing banks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hawkins_Bank" title="Hawkins Bank">Hawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nazareth_Bank" title="Nazareth Bank">Nazareth</a></li> 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title="National Assembly of Mauritius">National Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Mauritius" title="List of political parties in Mauritius">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Mauritius" title="Supreme Court of Mauritius">Supreme Court</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Mauritius" title="Economy of Mauritius">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_in_Mauritius" title="Agriculture in Mauritius">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_of_Mauritius" title="List of companies of 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title="Culture of Mauritius">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mauritian_cuisine" title="Mauritian cuisine">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritian_creole" class="mw-redirect" title="Mauritian creole">Creole language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodo" title="Dodo">Dodo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritian_literature" title="Mauritian literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritians" title="Mauritians">Mauritians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Media_of_Mauritius" class="mw-redirect" title="Media of Mauritius">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Mauritius" title="Music of Mauritius">Music</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sega_(genre)" title="Sega (genre)">Sega</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Mauritius" title="Religion in Mauritius">Religion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Mauritius" class="mw-redirect" title="Sport in 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href="/wiki/President_of_Algeria" title="President of Algeria">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Angola" title="President of Angola">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Benin" title="President of Benin">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Botswana" title="President of Botswana">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Burkina_Faso" title="List of heads of state of Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Burundi" title="President of Burundi">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Cameroon" title="President of Cameroon">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Cape_Verde" title="List of presidents of Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_the_Central_African_Republic" title="List of heads of state of the Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Chad" title="List of heads of 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<li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Libya" title="List of heads of state of Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Madagascar" title="List of presidents of Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Malawi" title="President of Malawi">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Mali" title="List of heads of state of Mali">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Mauritania" title="List of heads of state of Mauritania">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_Morocco" title="King of Morocco">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Mozambique" title="List of presidents of Mozambique">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Namibia" title="President of Namibia">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Niger" title="List of heads of state of Niger">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Nigeria" title="President of Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Rwanda" title="List of presidents of Rwanda">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="List of presidents of São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Senegal" title="President of Senegal">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Seychelles" title="List of presidents of Seychelles">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Sierra_Leone" title="President of Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Somalia" title="President of Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" title="President of South Africa">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_South_Sudan" title="List of heads of state of South Sudan">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a 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Democratic Republic</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Somaliland" title="List of presidents of Somaliland">Somaliland</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Heads_of_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Heads of government">Heads of government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">UN member states</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Algeria" title="Prime Minister of Algeria">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Angola" title="President of Angola">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Benin" title="President of Benin">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Botswana" title="President of Botswana">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Burkina_Faso" title="List of prime ministers of Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Burundi" title="Prime Minister of Burundi">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Cameroon" title="Prime Minister of Cameroon">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Cape_Verde" title="List of prime ministers of Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_government_of_the_Central_African_Republic" title="List of heads of government of the Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Chad" title="List of prime ministers of Chad">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_the_Comoros" title="List of heads of state of the Comoros">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="List of prime ministers of the Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Djibouti" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Prime Ministers of Djibouti">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Egypt" title="Prime Minister of Egypt">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Equatorial_Guinea" title="List of prime ministers of Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Eritrea" title="List of heads of state of Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Eswatini" title="List of prime ministers of Eswatini">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Ethiopia" title="Prime Minister of Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Gabon" title="Prime Minister of Gabon">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Gambia" title="President of the Gambia">The Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Ghana" title="President of Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Guinea" title="List of prime ministers of Guinea">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Guinea-Bissau" title="List of prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_government_of_Ivory_Coast" title="List of heads of government of Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Kenya" title="President of Kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Lesotho" title="List of prime ministers of Lesotho">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Liberia" title="President of 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