The outgoing prime minister of Mauritius accepted defeat Thursday in parliamentary polls, with power on the island nation now expected to transfer to opposition leader and ex-president Anerood Jugnauth.
"The electorate has made its choice, I humbly accept its decision, and I will now meet the President of the Republic to submit my resignation," Navinchandra Ramgoolam said on national radio, speaking in Mauritius' Creole language.