Mauritius votes in parliamentary election as PM seeks second term

Leader of the Labour Party, Navin Ramgoolan, casts his vote in Port Louis (La Sentinelle/AP)

Residents of Mauritius are voting in a parliamentary election, with the ruling party seeking to secure a second five-year term for Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth in one of Africa’s most stable democracies.

Mr Jugnauth’s government has faced criticism recently after it banned social media sites following a wiretapping scandal in which recorded conversations involving politicians, business people, activists and journalists were leaked and published online.