There was a discussion about compulsory voting in Mauritius today at the Parliament. As expected this proposal was declined and the reason given is that [wikipop]Mauritius[/wikipop] being a country recognized as one where political freedom is promoted, compulsory voting cannot be applied here.
For those who don’t know, compulsory voting exists in about 30 countries and in simple words it means that voting for election such as general election is compulsory. In countries where voting is a must, people need to vote to avoid legal trouble or any other clause stated by the law in each respective country.
In Mauritius only about 60% to 70% of the population vote for the General Election. Some people prefer to not vote because they think they will waste their time doing it for corrupted politicians.
Others do not vote for their own distinct reasons. However there were proposals to introduce a law in Mauritius which will force everyone to vote. It has been declined but I was wondering what you people think about it. Do you think introducing compulsory vote in Mauritius will be “fine”? Or is it a pure infringement on the freedom of choice of citizens of this country?!
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Sanji
kan nou pou tire corruption avec la drogue dans sa pais la??????????????????????????????
Jincy Dolo
I have dual citizenship, Mauritian Included and live in Oz where voting is as you say,compulsory.This is a bit of a false statement, I ONLY NEED TO SHOW UP AT THE POLL,on that day, and what I do with the ballot paper is a different cuttle fish….I can as we say wipe my arse with it , or write a Dear Letter to Nahvin,or Aneerood, Papa Duvalier,little Richard included ,Popol, Gregroire , Rama ,Beebee,or Raj or the Mohamed brothers telling them to go JUMP.
oes tsetnoc
This cannt be done in Mauritius. No one will accept it. The GM wont go with this idea.
ashvin
wats the use? si mo pa envi voter mo pa pu voter. mo pu vote blanc ou met la croix partou. simple.
a moins met ene fizi lor mo latet.