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in this election:
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Description
of government structure:
- Chief of State: President
France RENE
- Head of Government: President
France RENE
- Parliament: Seychelles
has a unicameral legislature, the National Assembly, which is composed
of 35(maximum) members. All members serve five-year terms.
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Description
of electoral system:
- The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term.
- 25 members of the
National Assembly are directly elected by simple majority vote. The
remainder are allocated on a proportional basis to parties winning at
least 10% of the total votes cast.
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Results
of the electoral races:
- Presidential
Candidate: France Albert RENE
Party: Seychelles
People's Progressive Party (SPPF)
Percentage of valid
votes: 54.19%
Valid votes cast:
27223
- Presidential
Candidate: Wavel RAMKALAWAN
Party: Seychelles
National Party (SNP)
Percentage of valid
votes: 44.95%
Valid votes cast:
22581
- Presidential
Candidate: Philippe BOULLÉ
Party: Independent
Percentage of valid
votes: 0.86%
Valid votes cast: 434
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When
was the last legislative election? Number of seats decided in last election?
- Presidential elections
were last held: March 20-22, 1998
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Population and number of registered
voters:
- Population: 79,326
(July 2000 est.)
- Number of registered
voters: 54,847 (1998)
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Of Interest:
- This is the first
time that presidential elections have been held separately from legislative
elections in Seychelles.
- This election has been called two years before the scheduled date.
- 85.3% of the registered
voters cast their ballots.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
