2025 Seychellois general election
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25–27 September 2025 (first round)
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Seychelles on 27 September 2025 to elect a president and members of the National Assembly,[1] with a second round of the presidential election held from 9 to 11 October after no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round.[2]
The presidential election resulted in a victory for Patrick Herminie of the United Seychelles Party, who received 53% of the vote. Incumbent president Wavel Ramkalawan of the Linyon Demokratik Seselwa finished second with 47% of the vote.
The president of Seychelles is elected using the two-round system;[3] 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.[4][5]
Candidates
For president
On the ballot
- Wavel Ramkalawan (Linyon Demokratik Seselwa), running mate Ahmed Afif[6]
- Patrick Herminie (United Seychelles), running mate Sebastien Pillay[7]
- Maarco Francis (Seychelles United Movement)[8]
- Alain St Ange (Lalyans Nouvo Sesel)[8]
- Kisna Louise (Independent)[8]
- Robert Moumou (Seychelles People's National Movement)[8]
- Ralph Volcère (Independent)[8]
- Charles De Clarisse (Independent)[8]
Withdrawn
- Vincent Padayachy (Laliberte)
- Regis Francourt (Independent)[9]
- Marco Kastner (Independent)
Campaign
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.[10] Another key issue in the election was the Ramkalawan administration's decision to lease large areas of Assumption Island, near the World Heritage Site and marine reserve of Aldabra, for 70 years to a Qatari-built luxury hotel chain, which triggered protests over environmental damage. This led Herminie to accuse Qatar of financing Ramkalawan's campaign and pledging to cancel the lease agreement.[11]
