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Election Profile:

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At stake in this election:

  • 34 seats in the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale)

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 popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale), 25 members are elected by simple majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 9 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms.***

*** The proportional representation seats require a 10% threshold in order for parties to enter parliament.

Main parties in the electoral race:

  • Party: Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF)
    Leader: France Albert RENE
    Seats won in this election: 18
    Seats won in last election: 23
  • Party: Seychelles National Party - Democratic Party (SNP - DP)
    Leader: Wavel RAMKALAWAN
    Seats won in this election: 7
    Seats won in last election: 11

Last Legislative election:

  • Legislative elections were last held on 4-6 December 2002.

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 86,000 (January 2006 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 64,993 (March 2007 )

Last Updated on 05/02/2007

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