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Seychelles
  • Seychelles
  • Republic of Seychelles
  • Region: Africa

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

Last Updated on 01/18/2011

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