Communique form the Electoral Commission

The Office of the Electoral Commissioner has this afternoon received the visit of Mr. Toussaint Ninchley MATOMBÉ, a candidate for the National Assembly Elections 2019 in Constituency No. 4 – Port Louis North and Montagne Longue.

Mr. MATOMBÉ informed the Electoral Commissioner that he had received a marked ballot paper, for Constituency No. 4, in his letter box on Monday 11 November 2019. Mr MATOMBÉ has handed over the said ballot paper to the Electoral Commissioner.

In view of the nature of the information provided and after consultation with the Electoral Supervisory Commission, the Electoral Commissioner has referred the matter to the police for an urgent enquiry.