US congratulates Mauritius Prime Minister-elect Ramgoolam

The United States has congratulated the people of Mauritius for what the State Department calls their dedication to the democratic process and the newly elected government. A statement says the US looks forward to working with Prime Minister-Elect Navin Ramgoolam on strengthening bilateral ties. Prime Minister Ramgoolam’s ADC coalition won a landslide victory in Monday’s parliamentary election. Just who is Prime Minister Ramgoolam? VOA’s James Butty, put that question to Davina Murden, a Mauritian independent political scientist based in Pretoria, South Africa