Mauritius Appoints First Woman President
Mauritius has appointed Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim as its first woman president.
Fakim's predecessor had stepped down from the ceremonial position last week.
"It is the first time in the history of Mauritius that a woman has acceded to this post," parliament speaker Santi Bai Hanoomanjee said on Thursday.
Jugnauth's ruling coalition said during last December's electoral campaign it would nominate Gurib-Fakim, 55, a chemistry professor.
"I take it with humility. I feel there is a consensus among members of parliament and also among the population," she was quoted as saying in L'Express, the leading daily on the Indian Ocean island.
Rajkeswar Purryag stepped down on May 29, saying he had agreed with Jugnauth to resign in May.
- See more at: http://www.tvcnews.tv/?q=article/mauritius-appoints-first-woman-president#sthash.SPouAiIn.dpuf
Fakim's predecessor had stepped down from the ceremonial position last week.
"It is the first time in the history of Mauritius that a woman has acceded to this post," parliament speaker Santi Bai Hanoomanjee said on Thursday.
Jugnauth's ruling coalition said during last December's electoral campaign it would nominate Gurib-Fakim, 55, a chemistry professor.
"I take it with humility. I feel there is a consensus among members of parliament and also among the population," she was quoted as saying in L'Express, the leading daily on the Indian Ocean island.
Rajkeswar Purryag stepped down on May 29, saying he had agreed with Jugnauth to resign in May.
- See more at: http://www.tvcnews.tv/?q=article/mauritius-appoints-first-woman-president#sthash.SPouAiIn.dpuf
No comments:
Post a Comment