The Alliance That Works... When It Doesn't Fall Apart

Navin Ramgoolam and Paul Bérenger took nearly a year to find their footing, if not a rhythm. Their first anniversary of returning to power should have been a moment of political celebration; instead, it often turned into a psychodrama. They came close to breaking apart, bringing back the old ghosts of 1997, before piecing things back together through concessions, face-to-face meetings, and half-measures to calm the second-in-command's moods, who, in front of the press yesterday,...