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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President James MICHEL *
- Head of Government: President James MICHEL
- Assembly: Seychelles has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) with 34 seats.
* The president is both the chief of state and head of government.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
- In the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale), 25 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 9 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms.
Population:
- Population: 88,340 (July 2011 est.)
Future elections
- Legislative - 2016
- Presidential - 2016
Past elections
- Presidential - May 19, 2011
- Legislative - May 10, 2007
- Presidential - July 28, 2006
- Legislative - December 4, 2002
- Presidential - August 31, 2001
- Presidential - March 20, 1998
- Legislative - March 20, 1998
Last Updated on 01/18/2011
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