{"id":48874,"date":"2024-12-07T08:39:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T08:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/dharam-gokhool-and-robert-hungley-elected-president-and-vp-of-the-republic"},"modified":"2024-12-07T08:57:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T08:57:04","slug":"dharam-gokhool-and-robert-hungley-elected-president-and-vp-of-the-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/dharam-gokhool-and-robert-hungley-elected-president-and-vp-of-the-republic","title":{"rendered":"Dharam Gokhool and Robert Hungley elected president and VP of the Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>Dharam Gokhool and Robert Hungley were unanimously elected President and Vice-President of the Republic respectively during a flash session of the\u2019 National Assembly yesterday afternoon. The motions to that effect were introduced by Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam and seconded by deputy prime minister Paul Berenger. The elected president and vice president will take the oath at 10:30 today\u2019 at the State House.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister brushed the career of Dharam Gokhool, who was born in October 1949 in Plaine-des-Roches in a sibling of 9 children. His father was a laborer and his mother a housewife. He was good at studying from a young age to the point where at Roches-Noires Government School, Abdool Raman Kasenally had insisted on his parents for the continuation of his secondary school education. His parents sacrificed themselves for\u2019il to attend the secondary establishment of Mapou. He later began university studies in Britain.<\/p>\n<p>Navin Ramgoolam also recalled his political career in the MMM and the PTr, of which he was the administrative secretary in 2003 and the general secretary between 2004 and 2005. He has also evolved as Minister of\u2019Education and Minister of\u2019Industry, Science and Research. \u00ab He served in different functions with a sense of loyalty, responsibility,\u2019integrity and competence \u00bb, s\u2019est appesanti the Prime Minister.<br \/>\nIn addition, the head of government moved a motion for the election of Robert Hungley as vice-president, who was born in February 1957 in Rose-Hill of\u2019a family of eight children. He followed in his father&#8217;s footsteps in port activities and worked as a Freight Forwarder. He served as mayor of the municipality of Beau-Bassin\/Rose-Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Berenger joined Prime Minister in congratulating Robert Hungley. \u00ab I\u2019ai no doubt that\u2019after having been throughout his life an excellent activist, that Robert Hungley will be an excellent vice-president of the Republic that will honor all the\u2019ile Mauritius and especially all the activists and \u00bb activists, he said.<\/p>\n<p>This second session of the\u2019 National Assembly was marked by the swearing-in of\u2019Attorney General, Gavin Glover, as a member of Parliament. He will sit in the chair between ministers Ashok Subron and Jyoti Jeetun at the\u2019arrest of the prime minister and the deputy prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>On a motion from the Prime Minister, the work of the\u2019 National Assembly was adjourned to Tuesday at 11:30.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dharam Gokhool : \u00ab A big responsibility on my shoulders \u00bb<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00ab C\u2019est un moment tr\u00e8s important pour moi et je suis tr\u00e8s \u00e9mu par la confiance plac\u00e9e en moi par le Premier ministre, qui a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 la motion au Parlement et par le vote unanime de l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e nationale. Cette \u00e9lection est un tournant dans ma vie et place en m\u00eame temps une grande responsabilit\u00e9 sur mes \u00e9paules. Je ferai tout mon possible pour respecter la confiance que le gouvernement et la population ont plac\u00e9 sur mes \u00e9paules et pour \u00eatre \u00e0 la hauteur de cette responsabilit\u00e9 \u00bb a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Dharam Gokhool \u00e0 Le-Mauricien.<\/p>\n<p><b>Robert Hungley : \u00ab Je pratiquerai une politique de proximit\u00e9 \u00bb<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00ab J\u2019hosts this election with lots of\u2019 emotion. I thank Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam and Deputy Prime Minister Paul Berenger for the trust placed in me. I\u2019 a special thought for my mother without whom I would not be there, for the activists and citizens I\u2019 rubbed shoulders in the various constituencies, and in particular those of Beau-Bassin\/Rose-Hill.I will continue with even more vigor my social activities and I\u2019 will adopt a policy of proximity especially with NGOs. J\u2019 will make my contribution in the fight against drugs, including synthetic, which destroys the lives of our young people while the country needs\u2019s. It is important that we help them rehabilitate themselves. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Mauritius<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. Dharam Gokhool and Robert Hungley were unanimously elected President and Vice-President of the Republic respectively during a flash session of the\u2019 National Assembly yesterday afternoon. The motions to that effect were introduced by Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam and seconded by deputy prime minister Paul Berenger. 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