IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Seychelles

Name	Official Name	Type
Seychellois National Assembly	Assemblée Nationale	Assembly
Presidency of Seychelles	None	Head of State

Chief of State: President Danny FAURE
Head of Government: President Danny FAURE
Assembly: Seychelles has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 34 seats.

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
In the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale), 25 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 9 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms. Parties must attain at least 10 percent of votes to gain a seat on the proportional representation basis.

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Presidency of Seychelles	1998-03-20	47,550	56,365	84.36%
Seychellois National Assembly	1998-03-20	47,568	56,365	84.39%
Presidency of Seychelles	2001-08-31	51,145	54,847	93.25%
Seychellois National Assembly	2002-12-04	52,731	61,315	86.0%
Presidency of Seychelles	2006-07-28	56,787	64,026	88.69%
Seychellois National Assembly	2007-05-10	55,839	64,993	85.92%
Presidency of Seychelles	2011-05-19	57,633	64,993	88.68%
Seychellois National Assembly	2011-09-29	51,592	69,480	74.25%
Presidency of Seychelles	2015-12-03	62,004	70,943	87.4%
Presidency of Seychelles	2015-12-16	63,893	70,943	90.06%
Seychellois National Assembly	2016-09-08	62,939	71,932	87.5%
Seychellois National Assembly	2020-10-22	65,978	74,634	88.4%
Presidency of Seychelles	2020-10-22	66,017	74,634	88.45%