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Originally published by Citizen DigitalSeptember 29, 2025
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Seychelles presidential vote going to runoff, electoral commission says
Ramkalawan had been looking to block a comeback by the party that previously dominated politics for four decades in Africa's wealthiest country per capita...
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The Seychelles presidential election is headed for a runoff between incumbent President Wavel Ramkalawan and opposition leader Patrick Herminie after neither candidate secured an outright majority in the first round.
- Patrick Herminie, head of the United Seychelles (US) party, garnered 48.8% of the vote, while Wavel Ramkalawan of the Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS) received 46.4%.
- The runoff election is scheduled to take place from October 9 to 11.
- Voter participation in the first round, held from Thursday to Saturday, was nearly 82% of registered voters.
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