Politics and democarcy in island paradise Mauritius.

It is always said that democracy is the worst system but unfortunately there is no better one.
Democracy was invented in ancient Greece with a view of giving a government by the people, for the people.  En passant, it is sad to see how the once great civilisation which was Greece, has turned out today in a bankrupt country. This denotes that the government was not for the people but rather against the interest of the people. Now the people are suffering and no doubt not supporting the government.!!

In the island paradise Mauritius, it seems that democracy has got a particular or different meaning, taking from the past two general elections when the same party, namely the Labour Party came back to power. What is particular in Mauritius is that there is no clear demarcation between the party and the government.
It is true however that it in a democracy, it is the winning party which forms government. However  the notion or role of a government is not the same as the party. They are and should be different in operations, in objectives and practice.
A party, is a group of people call politicians, which competes against another party or parties in the quest for power.
A government on the other hand, is composed of minsters who are sworn in to work for the good of all the citizens, their social, cultural and economic well being. The main aim of a government is to work in the best interest of the nation and the country.

In Mauritius it is different. Once the general elections over, the incoming government favours only its supporters, i.e members of the party, their friends and families. Everything is done to favour those who have worked for the party in helping them win power. In this case it is not a government for all the citizens but a government for some citizens.
This state of affairs is not good omen as it amounts to corruption. But you know what ? Corruption has been a way of life in Mauritius since  Seewoosagur Ramgoolam took power in 1953. Since then corruption perpetuates and became worse after Mauritius became independent when the  same S. Ramgoolam became Prime Minister.
Today, corruption is endemic in Mauritius. You ask any member of the public in Mauritius and he or she will tell you that there is corruption at all levels of government and there is nothing they can do about it. They will tell you that we also get into it if we want to "move forward".
Navin Ramgoolam, the son of the late Sir Seewosagur Ramgoolam, was educated in England, in a western society and country which has a long tradition of democracy and transparency.
With such a background one would have expected Navin to modernise his third world country and make it a model of governance for other third world countries to follow.
But contrary to all expectations, Navin became more embedded in politics just as his old father. He uses the same tactics of appealing only to the Hindu majority to support him and keep him as PM.
In return,  he gives them all the favours and privileges and in so  doing let corruptions continues to flourish. The government ministers nominate their friends or relatives at the head of government corporations and parastatal  bodies even though they have no qualifications and skills.And guess what ? The results are catastrophic. But this is no problem for the government as they use public money to cover up and get the money back from taxing the citizens.
Most of the time,  the money that the government spends, flows back  in the hands and pockets of those  friends of the Labour government, The same money is afterwards use to finance the electoral campaign of the Labour Party which gets back in power again and so goes in circle.
This is how Mauritius is governed and this is how democracy functions is the island paradise.