At the 2019 snap election, the governing Mauritian Alliance, led by Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, won re-election, securing 42 seats.

Former Prime Minister Paul Bérenger's Mauritian Militant Movement secured nine, and the Rodrigues People's Organisation retained its two seats.

The opposition and civil society groups alleged irregularities, including reports of misplaced ballots and inadequately trained election workers.

Dayal claimed that Jugnauth and the other two successful candidates, who were also from the Mauritian Alliance, had engaged in bribery and undue influence to win their seats.

[11] In July 2020, a Japanese-controlled bulk carrier, Wakashio, crashed into a coral reef off the coast of south-eastern Mauritius, near Mahébourg, resulting in an oil spill.

The incident, which occurred near two environmentally protected marine ecosystems,[12] resulted in a setback for the tourism and fisheries sectors, on which Mauritius is highly dependent.

The environmental damage and the death of wildlife sparked public outcry, and the government response faced criticism for a perceived failure to hold foreign actors accountable.

[13] In October 2024, a wire-tapping scandal broke out; the phone calls of numerous journalists, politicians, civil society members and foreign diplomats were reportedly tapped and leaked on the internet.

Prime Minister Jugnauth and the Mauritius Police Force claimed that artificial intelligence had modified the leaked calls.

[16] On 3 October, the Mauritian government announced an agreement with the United Kingdom had been reached that would end the Chagos Archipelago dispute over the British Indian Ocean Territory, subject to a final treaty.

The UK would relinquish the archipelago's sovereignty to Mauritius; however, Diego Garcia, which hosts a United States military base, would be leased for 99 years.

While they praised the agreement as a likely step to return to the archipelago, many Chagossians criticised the Mauritian and British governments for failing to include them in the negotiations.

[17] Navin Ramgoolam and Paul Bérenger welcomed the transfer of the archipelago but criticised Jugnauth for agreeing to the lease of Diego Garcia.

[25] Public officials stationed in Mauritius but enrolled in constituencies in Rodrigues or Agaléga and vice versa are eligible to apply for proxy voting.

A July 2024 Afrobarometer survey showed that Mauritians considered drug addiction and abuse to be the second-most important issue after the cost of living.

The bloc proposals included a monthly allowance of 2000 rupees for stay-at-home mothers, the establishment of a fund to assist students from low-income families, and a special tribunal to expedite criminal drug cases.

[37] Other initiatives included free prescription medicine and signing a final treaty with the UK to seal the Chagos Islands agreement.

Proposals included tax exemptions for citizens aged 18 to 28, measures to end fuel shortages, the introduction of a green economy and free public transport.

[42][2] The alliance sought to abolish the value-added tax and establish a scholarship for individuals aged 35 to 55 seeking to change careers.

[43][44] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) sent a delegation, headed by former chief justice of Tanzania, Mohamed Chande Othman, to observe the elections.

The Electoral Commission reported that some election workers had failed to arrive at their designated polling stations due to fears of further unrest.

Othman called on political parties to field more female and younger candidates in future elections, noting the disproportionately low number of contestants from these cohorts.

The mission criticised the 24 hour social media ban that followed the wire-tapping scandal, adding that it likely impeded candidates' abilities to organise and campaign.

[57] President Prithvirajsing Roopun formally appointed Ramgoolam as prime minister on 12 November,[58] shortly after Jugnauth resigned,[59] and was sworn in the following day.

[67] Observers, including Professor Roukaya Kasenally of the University of Mauritius, attributed Alliance Lepep's landslide loss to political fatigue, owing to the Jugnauth government's decade-long tenure.