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Seychelles

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This article gives information on election and election results in Seychelles. This page contains a list of presidents of Seychelles. ... President James Alex Michel James Alex Michel (born August 18, 1944) has been the president of the Seychelles since April 14, 2004. ... Joseph Belmont is a politician in Seychelles and has been vice-president since 16 April 2004. ... The unicameral National Assembly of Seychelles is the countrys legislative body. ... Political parties in Seychelles lists political parties in Seychelles. ... Seychelles is divided into 25 districts: Anse aux Pins Anse Boileau Anse Etoile Anse Louis Anse Royale Baie Lazare Baie Sainte Anne Beau Vallon Bel Air Bel Ombre Cascade Glacis Grand Anse (Mahe) Grand Anse (Praslin) La Digue La Riviere Anglaise (English River) Les Mamelles Mont Buxton Mont Fleuri Plaisance... Seychelles follows a policy of what it describes as positive nonalignment and strongly supports the principle of reduced superpower presence in the Indian Ocean. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... An election is a decision making process where people choose people to hold official offices. ...


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 a term 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. Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State of 16 countries including: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand and the Bahamas, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (1861-1865) The majority of this article is about heads of states. ... A legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... The unicameral National Assembly of Seychelles is the countrys legislative body. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation, or PR), is an electoral system delivering a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (grouped by a certain measure) obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive (usually in legislative assemblies). ... A two-party system is a form of party system where two major political parties dominate the voting in nearly all elections. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ...

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Upcoming elections

Main article: Seychelles presidential election, 2006
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Summary of the 28-30 July 2006 Seychelles presidential election results
Candidates - Parties Votes %
James Michel - Seychelles People's Progressive Front 30,119 53.73
Wavel Ramkalawan - Seychelles National Party 25,626 45.71
Philippe Boullé 314 0.56
Total (turnout 88.7%) 56,059 100.00
Source: SNP web site and SPPF web site and sumij

In 2006, Seychelles held its fourth presidential election since the re-introduction of multiparty politics in 1993. ... President James Alex Michel James Alex Michel (born August 18, 1944) has been the president of the Seychelles since April 14, 2004. ... Seychelles Peoples Progressive Front (French: Front Progressiste du Peuple Seychellois) is a socialist political party in Seychelles. ... Leader of the Seychelles National Party (SNP), formerlly known as the United Opposition (UO). ... The Seychelles National Party (SNP) is a liberal political party in Seychelles. ... Philippe Boullé is a Seychellois lawyer and politician. ...

Past elections

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Summary of the 31 August/2 September 2001 Seychelles presidential election results
Candidates - Parties Votes %
France Albert René - Seychelles People's Progressive Front 27,223 54.2
Wavel Ramkalawan - Seychelles National Party 22,581 44.9
Philippe Boulle 434 0.9
Total (turnout 85.3%) 50,238 100.0
Source: Seychelles Nation.
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Summary of the 6 December 2002 National Assembly of the Seychelles election results
Parties Votes % Seats
Seychelles People's Progressive Front (Front Progressiste du Peuple Seychellois) 54.3 23
Seychelles National Party 42.6 11
Seychelles Democratic Party 3.1 -
Total (turnout 87 %)   34
Source: Seychelles National Party

France-Albert René (often abbreviated to simply Albert René or F. A. René; born November 16, 1935) was the long-time leftist President of Seychelles from 1977 to 2004. ... Seychelles Peoples Progressive Front (French: Front Progressiste du Peuple Seychellois) is a socialist political party in Seychelles. ... Leader of the Seychelles National Party (SNP), formerlly known as the United Opposition (UO). ... The Seychelles National Party (SNP) is a liberal political party in Seychelles. ... Philippe Boullé is a Seychellois lawyer and politician. ... The unicameral National Assembly of Seychelles is the countrys legislative body. ... Seychelles Peoples Progressive Front (French: Front Progressiste du Peuple Seychellois) is a socialist political party in Seychelles. ... The Seychelles National Party (SNP) is a liberal political party in Seychelles. ... The Seychelles Democratic Party is a political party in Seychelles. ...

See also

This electoral calendar lists the national/federal direct elections in the countries listed in the list of countries. ...

External links

  • Adam Carr's Election Archive
  • African Elections Database
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Dependencies and other territories
British Indian Ocean Territory · Mayotte · Réunion · St. Helena · Western Sahara (SADR) A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State. ... Types of political territories include: A legally administered territory, which is a non-sovereign geographic area that has come under the authority of another government. ... Motto: In tutela nostra Limuria (Latin:Limuria is in our charge) Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital (and largest city) n/a English Government Overseas territory of the United Kingdom  - Commissioner Tony Crombie  - Administrator Tony Humphries Created 1965  Area  - Total 60 km² (n/a)  sq mi   - Water (%) 0 Population  - Density... Elections in Saint Helena gives information on election and election results in Saint Helena. ... Elections in Western Sahara gives information on election and election results in Western Sahara. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Politics of Seychelles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1193 words)
In the November 1970 elections, the SDP won 10 seats, and the SPUP won five in the Legislative Assembly.
During the April 1974 elections, the SDP increased its majority in the Legislative Assembly by three seats, gaining all but two of the 15 seats.
The President's popularity in March 20 - 22 elections jumped to 66.6% from 59.5% in 1993, while the SPPF garnered 61.7% of the total votes cast in the National Assembly election, compared to 56.5% in 1993.
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