Mauritius President Steps Down

Mauritian President Rajkeswur Purryag

resigned on Friday from his ceremonial

position in accordance with an

agreement with Prime Minister Anerood

Jugnauth, his office said.

Mauritian President Rajkeswur Purryag

resigned on Friday from his ceremonial

position in accordance with an

agreement with Prime Minister Anerood

Jugnauth , his office said.

Purryag said in a statement he had

agreed with Jugnauth in January that he

would step down in May.

“ The President is honouring his

commitment by submitting his

resignation to the speaker of the national

assembly this afternoon,” his office said.

During last December’s election

campaign, Jugnauth’s party said it would

nominate Ameenah Gurib-Fakim , a

researcher and scientist, to the post. If

confirmed, Gurib-Fakim would be the

first woman to be president of the

Indian ocean island.

Purryag was appointed in July 2012 by

the former Labour party government.