As leader of the Socialist Militant Party, he again became prime minister after elections in September 2000. His alliance partner, Paul Berenger, of the Militant Movement, is to fill the post after serving as deputy for three years. Sir Anerood trained and worked in law and took an active role in the 1960s negotiations for independence. The constitution guarantees freedom of expression and of the press. The broadcast media are state-owned and generally reflect government policies, although a 1997 law opened the broadcasting field to private parties, except in local news programming.
International broadcasting is widely available.
The media climate is diversified by four dailies and eight weeklies which offer balanced coverage in several languages. They are often critical of both the government and the opposition parties. In Port Louis, the MMDS network Telestar transmits a variety of rebroadcast programming.