2014 Mauritian general election

General elections were held in Mauritius on 10 December 2014. Results gave the opposition coalition of Alliance Lepep an upset victory, securing 47 of the directly elected seats under the leadership of Sir Anerood Jugnauth. The Alliance de l'Unité et de la Modernité, composed of the Labour Party and the Mauritian Militant Movement, led by incumbent prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam, only won a total of 13 directly elected seats.

Ramgoolam had governed the country since 2005 for two consecutive terms and was seeking a third term. The election was seen as a referendum to the current government's proposal to increase the powers of the president and making the position directly electable and introducing a proportional system, changing the current electoral system. Ramgoolam and his alliance with Paul Bérenger was seen as the clear favourite to win the election and would easily be able to adopt the proposed changes. Jugnauth's Alliance Lepep, led by the Militant Socialist Movement with the Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate and the Muvman Liberater, heavily opposed the change.

In the aftermath of the election, Ramgoolam lost his own seat and his own party relegated to a mere total of four seats, with Bérenger's party winning 12 seats out of the 16 that the alliance achieved. He conceded defeat after voters rejected his proposals. Alliance Lepep won a total of 51 seats, with the Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate achieving its best result since the 1970s.

The 84-year old Jugnauth, forming his sixth and final government, was appointed as prime minister on 14 December, effective from 13 December. He and his ministers were fully sworn in on 17 December. Eventually, he would give way in 2017 to his son, Pravind, after two years in the premiership and resign, becoming Minister Mentor under his son's government.