Mauritius explores Creole in parliament as Speaker meets President Herminie |16 March 2026

President Herminie presents a gift to Speaker Aumeeruddy-Cziffra

Mauritius explores Creole in parliament as Speaker meets President Herminie

The Speaker of the National Assembly of Mauritius, Hon. Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra, paid a courtesy call on the President of the Republic of Seychelles, Dr Patrick Herminie, on Friday, March 13, 2026, during the President’s State visit to Mauritius.

The meeting focused on parliamentary cooperation and legislative best practices, with particular attention given to Mauritius’ initiative to introduce Mauritian Creole as a language of debate in the National Assembly, an approach inspired in part by the experience of the National Assembly of Seychelles in making parliamentary proceedings more accessible to citizens.

During the discussions, Speaker Aumeeruddy-Cziffra briefed President Herminie on the initiative, which aims to allow parliamentary debates to be conducted in Mauritian Creole so that proceedings can be more easily understood by the wider public.

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