Democracy Ratings
| Freedom House 2014 |
Score: 3 out of 7 (where lower scores are more democratic) |
Freedom Status: Partly Free |
|---|---|---|
| EIU Democracy Index 2014 |
Score: No data (where higher scores are more democratic) |
World Ranking: No data |
| Polity IV 2014 |
Score: No Data (from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic) |
Category: No Data |
Political System
| System of Government | Presidential |
|---|---|
| Presidential Electoral System | Two-round system |
| Last Presidential Election | 2015 |
| Next Presidential Election | 2020 |
| Presidential Term Limits | Three, five-year terms |
| System of Appointment to Legislature | 25 in single-member constituencies through first past the post system
9 nationally through proportional representation |
| Last Legislative Election |
2016 |
| Next Legislative Election |
2021 |
| Number of Seats in Legislature | 34 |
| Female quota, representation in lower house | No |
Results
| Last presidential election (2015) | ||
| Candidate (Party) | Votes (%) | |
| 1st round | 2nd round | |
| James Michel | 47.76 | 50.15 |
| Wavel Ramkalawan | 35.33 | 49.85 |
| Patrick Pillay | 14.19 | |
| Alexia Amesbury | 1.37 | |
| Philippe Boullé | 0.68 | |
| David Pierre | 0.66 | |
| Last legislative election (2016) | ||
| Party | Votes (%) | Seats |
| Linyon Demokratik Seselwa | 49.59 | 19 |
| People’s Party | 49.22 | 14 |
| Seychelles Patriotic Movement | 0.98 | 0 |
| Independents | 0.21 | 0 |