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List of presidents of Seychelles

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President of the
Republic of Seychelles
Presidential Standard
since 26 October 2020
ResidenceState House, Victoria, Mahé[1]
Term length5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderJames Mancham
Formation29 June 1976
DeputyVice-President of Seychelles
SalaryR94,000/US$ 6,896 monthly[2]
Websitehttp://www.statehouse.gov.sc
Politics of Seychelles
Constitution
Cabinet
Legislature
Judiciary
Elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations

This article contains a list of presidents of the Republic of Seychelles.

Term limits

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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

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Political parties
  Seychelles Democratic Party (SDP)
  Seychelles People's United Party (SPUP) → Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF) → People's Party (PP) → United Seychelles (US)
  Seychelles National Party (SNP)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Elected Term of office Political party
(Coalition)
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
(1934–2019) 		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 4 years, 58 days SNP
(LDS)

Timeline

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Wavel RamkalawanDanny FaureJames MichelFrance-Albert RenéJames Mancham

Latest election

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Main article: 2020 Seychellois general election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Wavel RamkalawanLinyon Demokratik Seselwa35,56254.91
Danny FaureUnited Seychelles28,17843.51
Alain St AngeOne Seychelles1,0211.58
Total64,761100.00
Valid votes64,76198.10
Invalid/blank votes1,2561.90
Total votes66,017100.00
Registered voters/turnout74,63488.45
Source: ECS

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dorall, Cheryl (May 29, 2004). Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book 2003. Commonwealth Secretariat. ISBN 9780850927931 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Presidential Emoluments Act | Seychelles Legal Information Institute". seylii.org.
  3. ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
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