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October 9, 2025
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Seychelles president seeks to avert opposition sweep in run-off election

Seychelles president seeks to avert opposition sweep in run-off election

In the first round last month, Patrick Herminie, a former National Assembly speaker from the United Seychelles party, outpaced President Wavel Ramkalawan by more than 2 percentage point.....

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Voters in Seychelles participated in a run-off election between incumbent President Wavel Ramkalawan and challenger Patrick Herminie, leader of the longtime governing party, who had already secured a parliamentary majority. President Ramkalawan faces a divided government if he wins, as his coalition lost its parliamentary majority.

  • Patrick Herminie, a former National Assembly speaker, outpaced President Ramkalawan by more than 2 percentage points in the first round, securing 48.8% of over 64,000 ballots.
  • President Ramkalawan, a former Anglican priest, came to power in 2020, ending decades of rule by the United Seychelles party.
  • Herminie aims to restore United Seychelles' control of both the presidency and parliament for the first time since 2015, boosted by endorsements from eliminated candidates like Marco Francis, who won about 2% of the vote.

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