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Seychelles

Sub-Saharan Africa 路 Capital: Victoria

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Upcoming elections

2030 election cycle

These votes are held on different days as part of one election.

  • General election

    2030 Seychellois general election

    President and National Assembly

    Date expected

    ecs.sc Official source

    The Electoral Commission announces, by notice in the Gazette, the date or dates on which the presidential or a National Assembly election should be held.

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

    gazette.sc News report

    the Electoral Commission hereby declares that the next General Election and the Presidential Election shall be held simultaneously on 21st September, 2030.

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • Presidential election

    2030 Seychellois presidential election

    President

    Date expected

    ecs.sc Official source

    The Electoral Commission announces, by notice in the Gazette, the date or dates on which the presidential or a National Assembly election should be held.

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

    gazette.sc News report

    the Electoral Commission hereby declares that the next General Election and the Presidential Election shall be held simultaneously on 21st September, 2030.

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

How Seychelles is governed

System of government
Unitary presidential republic

psb.gov.sc Official source

The National Assembly consists of 25 directly elected members matching the number of electoral areas and 9 members elected on the basis of proportional representation.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ecs.sc Official source

Be 18 years or more.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
President

psb.gov.sc Official source

The National Assembly consists of 25 directly elected members matching the number of electoral areas and 9 members elected on the basis of proportional representation.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ecs.sc Official source

Be 18 years or more.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
President

psb.gov.sc Official source

The National Assembly consists of 25 directly elected members matching the number of electoral areas and 9 members elected on the basis of proportional representation.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ecs.sc Official source

Be 18 years or more.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age
18

psb.gov.sc Official source

The National Assembly consists of 25 directly elected members matching the number of electoral areas and 9 members elected on the basis of proportional representation.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ecs.sc Official source

Be 18 years or more.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting
No

psb.gov.sc Official source

The National Assembly consists of 25 directly elected members matching the number of electoral areas and 9 members elected on the basis of proportional representation.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ecs.sc Official source

Be 18 years or more.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
Electoral Commission Seychelles

psb.gov.sc Official source

The National Assembly consists of 25 directly elected members matching the number of electoral areas and 9 members elected on the basis of proportional representation.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ecs.sc Official source

Be 18 years or more.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

psb.gov.sc Official source

The National Assembly consists of 25 directly elected members matching the number of electoral areas and 9 members elected on the basis of proportional representation.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ecs.sc Official source

Be 18 years or more.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • National Assembly 34 seats 路 5-year term 路 mixed: single-member electoral areas plus proportional representation

Seychelles is a presidential republic: the president is directly elected and serves as both head of state and head of government. The Electoral Commission Seychelles conducts and supervises voter registration, elections, referenda, boundary delimitation, campaign monitoring, and party registration/public financing. Voting age is 18; the president may serve up to two consecutive five-year terms.

psb.gov.sc Official source

The National Assembly consists of 25 directly elected members matching the number of electoral areas and 9 members elected on the basis of proportional representation.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ecs.sc Official source

Be 18 years or more.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

  • President of Seychelles head of state 路 1 seats 路 5-year term 路 direct popular vote

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Results

The latest election with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2025 Seychellois presidential election

Final resultsTurnout 84.1%

Share of the vote (%): 2 of 5 lines, as in the table
Results of 2025 Seychellois presidential election
Party or candidateVotesShareSource
Patrick Herminie (United Seychelles)30,88049.1%

nationalassembly.sc News report

Number of eligible voters 77,045

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Wavel Ramkalawan (Linyon Demokratik Seselwa)29,11846.3%

nationalassembly.sc News report

Number of eligible voters 77,045

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Alain St. Ange (Lalyans Nouvo Sesel)--

nationalassembly.sc News report

Number of eligible voters 77,045

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Maarco Francis (Seychelles United Movement)--

nationalassembly.sc News report

Number of eligible voters 77,045

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Kisna Louise (Independent)--

nationalassembly.sc News report

Number of eligible voters 77,045

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Seychelles in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

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