Mauritius' opposition Alliance du Changement (ADC) coalition led by veteran politician Navin Ramgoolam won 62.6% of votes in the country's general election, securing a near clean sweep of seats in parliament,

Navin Ramgoolam's ADC coalition has won 62.6% of votes in Mauritius' general election, securing 60 out of 62 seats.

PORT-LOUIS -- The Alliance of Change, the opposition coalition led by former Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, won Sunday's parliamentary election in the island country.

Mauritius' election commission said on Tuesday final results from the general election showed the opposition Alliance de Changement (ADC) led by Navin Ramgoolam won 62.6% of votes. The ADC won 60 of the 62 legislative seats,

Mauritius’ opposition coalition has won the country's election by a landslide, taking all seats in the country’s parliament in a major rejection of the current government. According to results released at various constituencies across the country throughout Monday,

Mauritius is known as one of Africa's most stable democracies, but this election was tainted by a phone-tapping scandal, with leaked recordings of public figures posted online. In response, the government issued a social media ban until after the election,

Mauritius' opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam was appointed prime minister on Tuesday, returning to the post a decade on after his coalition won a near clean sweep of seats in parliament in a general election.