V-Dem: Democracy in Recovery

Three years ago, the diagnosis was harsh. Mauritius, once a model student, was slipping into the category of countries experiencing "autocratization." The signal came from afar—from those cold laboratories where democracies are dissected—but it conveyed a stark truth: our institutions had weakened, our checks and balances had eroded, and the democratic veneer was no longer sufficient.

The Democracy Report 2026 from the V-Dem Institute brings a new perspective today. Mauritius ...