Facts
According to conventions and law, the President should be a person neutral and not a public office holder during his/term as President. However, all elected presidents have served in governmental positions before their election as President. From Ringadoo who was former Minister of Finance, Ramgoolam who was former Prime Minister, Uteem who was a former cabinet minister with lastly Jugnauth being a former prime minister.
Furthermore, no elected president has been able to complete his/term full term. They have all resigned before due with disagreements with government policies and other issues. Jugnauth resigned after several months of confrontation with the government. However, he resigned in March 2012 to make his comeback in politics.
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