Africa-Press – Mauritius. Before our amazed eyes, a formidable game of chess is taking place, the first “moves” of which have begun in the backyard of the next partial at No. 8.A game scheduled to last until the next legislative elections. It should be noted that since the year 2000, two enthusiasts, in this case Paul Bérenger and Navin Ramgoolam, have been involved in it. In 2000, Bérenger won in a stunning endgame.
In 2005, Ramgoolam had built its success thanks to a mid-game worthy of a grand master, favoring the so-called ‘zugswang’ outcome: a strategy of slow progress and wear and tear awaiting the opponent’s fault.
It must be said that this game is an art where you only owe victory to your intelligence – a certain form, of course. Patience, sudden idea and technique – strategy, tactics, psychology – join it in a very precise proportion by simply conjugating each other.
However, novices in a game between experienced players combining their movements several moves ahead cannot grasp the strategic goals and the arabesques of the pieces on the chessboard, especially as they are quickly overwhelmed when the opening is dazzling.
In short, enough to confuse analysts new to the subject. . . This is what is happening with this dazzling and disconcerting opening of Bérenger. Following that of Ramgoolam – rather classic – who plays his queen (Arvin Boolell) in order to open breaches in the opposing camp.
Bérenger, he chose from the outset to willingly sacrifice a key piece (Nita Jaddoo). This destabilizing move for the groggy opponent is intended to advance and take the opponent’s queen.
He will thus be in an advantageous situation for the rest of the game which will end in the next legislative elections. As I suggested last Friday in these same columns, Bérenger propels Nita Jaddoo to the pipe breaker to facilitate Boolell’s march towards the trap.
For once, we can say that Bérenger is not kidding when he forcefully insists that the MMM will not slum with the MSM given the state of discomfiture in which the orange regime finds itself.
The cases and other scandals occurring in bursts and which seriously weigh down a shaky power rule out the Remake definitively. This is of course my humble opinion, different from many other observers.
I already said that last Friday. Bérenger’s “move” on the chessboard clearly shows that the Boolell option, in one way or another, is favored by Bérenger. Still, it is not certain that Boolell – who was not born yesterday – is in the mix.
Berenger, who accumulates – dare I say – electoral failures despite his baffling and confusing ingenuities, is reminiscent of this cartoon coyote who deploys tons of dynamite to reduce his opponent, but gets himself – in the end – screwed up.
at nose. But let’s be reassured, he will not die because, in politics as in cartoons, you never die. Exploded, charred, beady eyes, and despite ringing ears, he can’t help but hear the whole world laughing.
And what are the others going to do? I am thinking in particular of the non-elect Pm whose possible candidate for this partial has no chance of succeeding.
A consultation that will take place without the slightest doubt, despite the incessant and annoying pleas at the end of Bérenger for the holding of early legislative elections.
It must be said that Pravind Jugnauth knows better than anyone that for lack of an alliance with the MMM or the PTr or even the PMSD (now in the big leagues), it is lost in advance. The Remake is dead and buried; a patching up with the PMSD is unlikely, a reconciliation with the PTr unthinkable.
So screwed up for screwed up, it’s better to hang on to this non-elect Pm chair until the end, especially since its majority, even if composed of bits and pieces, is large enough to hold on until the end – especially for themselves – and take advantage of the insolent way of life offered to them by such an expensive power with the dough of the taxpayers.
In short, the partial will take place and the participation “in their own way” of Lepep will be reduced to a role of spectator, with or without a candidate, in the face of this nagging chess game.
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