Elections in Seychelles
Seychelles elects on national level a head of state—the president—and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly/Assemblée Nationale has 34 members elected for terms of five years, 25 members elected in single-seat constituencies and 9 members elected by proportional representation. Seychelles has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
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Latest elections
Presidential elections
Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
James Michel | People's Party | 28,911 | 47.76 | 31,512 | 50.15 |
Wavel Ramkalawan | Seychelles National Party | 21,391 | 35.33 | 31,319 | 49.85 |
Patrick Pillay | Lalyans Seselwa | 8,593 | 14.19 | ||
Alexia Amesbury | Seychelles Party for Social Justice and Democracy | 832 | 1.37 | ||
Philippe Boullé | Independent | 411 | 0.68 | ||
David Pierre | Popular Democratic Movement | 400 | 0.66 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,466 | – | 1,062 | – | |
Total | 62,004 | 100 | 63,893 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 70,943 | 87.40 | 70,943 | 90.06 | |
Source: ECS |
Parliamentary elections
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||
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District | Proportional | Total | +/– | |||
Linyon Demokratik Seselwa | 30,444 | 49.59 | 15 | 4 | 19 | +19 |
People's Party | 30,218 | 49.22 | 10 | 4 | 14 | –17 |
Seychelles Patriotic Movement | 602 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
Independents | 128 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 1,547 | – | – | – | – | – |
Total | 62,939 | 100 | 25 | 8 | 33 | +2 |
Registered voters/turnout | 71,932 | 87.50 | – | – | – | – |
Source: Electoral Commission |
See also
- Electoral calendar
- Electoral system
External links
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