2025 Seychellois general election
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General elections will be held in Seychelles on 27 September 2025.[1]
Electoral system
[edit]The president of Seychelles is elected using the two-round system;[2] if no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, a second round is held between the top two candidates.
Members of the National Assembly are elected by two methods; 26 (with a new constituency established in 2020) are elected from single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting, and up to a further ten are elected based on the percentage of votes received by each party; for each 10% of the total national vote received, a party gets one additional seat.[3][4]
Candidates and lists
[edit]Presidential candidates
[edit]- Wavel Ramkalawan (Linyon Demokratik Seselwa), running mate Ahmed Afif
- Patrick Herminie (United Seychelles), running mate Sebastien Pillay[5]
- Maarco Francis (Seychelles United Movement)
- Alain St Ange (Lalyans Nouvo Sesel)
- Kisna Louise (independent candidate)
- Vincent Padayachy (Laliberte)
- Robert Moumou (Seychelles People's National Movement)
- Regis Francourt (independent)
- Ralph Volcère (independent)
- Marco Kastner (independent)
- Charles De Clarisse (independent)
Source: [6]
Campaign
[edit]Herminie and his United Seychelles party pledged to revert the retirement age down to 63, reduce bus fares by 40% and increase social security benefits. Ralph Volcère pledged to decriminalize recreational cannabis as part of efforts to reduce the rate of drug addiction and put drug lords out of business.[7]
Conduct
[edit]Early voting for elderly and essential workers was held on 25 September.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Voters in Seychelles worry about a drug crisis, environmental challenges and sovereignty issues". AP News. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "Republic of Seychelles: Election for President". IFES Election Guide. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "Electoral system". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "Seychelles : Constitution and politics". The Commonwealth. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "United Seychelles Picks Its Second-in-Command: Sebastien Pillay Joins Herminie Ticket for 2025 Showdown". The Seychelles Times. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "Presidential elections 2025". Seychelles Nation. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "Why a tiny island's fate could decide Seychelles' next president". BBC. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Seychelles holds early voting as many in the nation worry about a drug crisis and environment". AP News. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
