Africa-Press – Mauritius. It is generally assumed that political financing has been taking place since the days when elections started to be held in the country – as it no doubt would have been the case everywhere else.
What is difficult to ascertain are the exact amounts private sector groups have actually offered to political parties. However, the sheer scale of spending that we see during the local political campaigns point to the invisible presence of donors placing heavy bets on their horses.
Several high profile politicians from different countries have had their insider dealings with the private sector uncovered. Few of them have been successfully indicted when in power for having taken political bribes in exchange for favours.
It is always difficult to prove the link between the financing received and the favourable policy or administrative decisions taken in the context of the so-called “business-friendly” environment. Thus, there aren’t a lot of resounding cases involving abuse of office.
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