List of presidents of Seychelles
President of the Republic of Seychelles | |
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![]() Incumbent since 26 October 2020Wavel Ramkalawan | |
Residence | State House, Victoria, Mahé[1] |
Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | James Mancham |
Formation | 29 June 1976 |
Deputy | Vice-President of Seychelles |
Salary | R94,000/US$ 6,896 monthly[2] |
Website | http://www.statehouse.gov.sc |
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This article contains a list of presidents of the Republic of Seychelles.
Term limits
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Seychelles. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.[3]
List of officeholders
- Political parties
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Political party (Coalition) | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 | ![]() | Sir James Mancham (1939–2017) | — | 29 June 1976 | 5 June 1977 (Deposed in coup) | 341 days | SDP |
2 | ![]() | France-Albert René (1935–2019) | 1979 1984 1989 1993 1998 2001 | 5 June 1977 | 14 July 2004 (Resigned) | 27 years, 39 days | SPUP until 1978 renamed to SPPF |
3 | ![]() | James Michel (born 1944) | 2006 2011 2015 | 14 July 2004 | 16 October 2016 (Resigned) | 12 years, 94 days | SPPF until 2009 renamed to PP |
4 | ![]() | Danny Faure (born 1962) | — | 16 October 2016 | 26 October 2020 | 4 years, 10 days | PP until 2018 renamed to US |
5 | ![]() | Wavel Ramkalawan (born 1959) | 2020 | 26 October 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 309 days | SNP (LDS) |
Timeline
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Latest election
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Wavel Ramkalawan | Linyon Demokratik Seselwa | 35,562 | 54.91 | |
Danny Faure | United Seychelles | 28,178 | 43.51 | |
Alain St Ange | One Seychelles | 1,021 | 1.58 | |
Total | 64,761 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 64,761 | 98.10 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,256 | 1.90 | ||
Total votes | 66,017 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 74,634 | 88.45 | ||
Source: ECS |
See also
References
- ^ Dorall, Cheryl (May 29, 2004). Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book 2003. Commonwealth Secretariat. ISBN 9780850927931 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Presidential Emoluments Act | Seychelles Legal Information Institute". seylii.org.
- ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
External links
- World Statesmen – Seychelles