Prime Minister of Mauritius

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The prime minister of Mauritius (French: Premier Ministre de Maurice) is the head of government of Mauritius. He presides over the Cabinet of Ministers, which advises the president of the country and is collectively responsible to the National Assembly for any advice given and for all action done by or under the authority of any minister in the execution of his office. The position is the most powerful constitutional office in the country. This is mainly because the office is amalgamated with other functions whereby conventions, the office holder is also the minister of defense and home affairs (which makes the office holder responsible for law and order, internal security, defense, the armed forces and intelligence services), the leader of the National Assembly (which makes the office holder responsible for setting the agenda for parliament) and minister for Rodrigues and dependencies (which makes the office holder responsible for occupancy, administration of local dependencies and their...

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