At stake in this election:     

• The office of President of Seychelles

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: James MICHEL
• Head of Government: James MICHEL
• Assembly: The Seychelles has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 34 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by absolute majority, in two rounds if needed, to serve a 5-year term.
• In the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale), 25 members are elected by simple majority vote and nine members are elected by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

• Candidate: James MICHEL
  • Party: People’s Party (Parti Lepep)
• Candidate: Wavel RAMKALAWAN
  • Party: Seychelles National Party (SNP)
• Candidate: Patrick PILLAY
  • Party: Seychellois Alliance (Lalyans Seselwa)
• Candidate: David PIERRE
  • Party: Popular Democratic Movement
• Candidate: Alexia AMESBURY
  • Party: Seychelles Party for Social Justice and Democracy (SPSJD)
• Candidate: Philippe BOULLÉ
  • Party: Independent

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 92,430 (2015 est.)[1]
• Registered voters: 69,480 (2011) [2]

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 46,215 (2015 est.)[3]
• Is Seychelles a signatory to CEDAW: No[4]
• Has Seychelles ratified CEDAW: Yes (5 May 1992) [5]
• Gender Quota:  No[6]
• Female Candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Legislators: 14 (41%) of 34 seats in the National Assembly[7]
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 71 [8]
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A[9]

Disability Data:

• Is Seychelles a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)[10]
• Has Seychelles ratified CRPD: Yes (2 October 2009)[11]
• Population with a disability: 13,865 (2015 est.)[12]

[1]  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/se.html

[2]  http://www.idea.int/vt/countryview.cfm?id=195

[3] https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/se.html

[4] https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-8&chapter=4&lang=en

[5] https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-8&chapter=4&lang=en

[6] http://www.genderseychelles.gov.sc/Resources/Seychelles%20world%20leader%20in%20number%20of%20women%20in%20national%20assembly.pdf

[7]  http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2279_A.htm

[8] http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/table-1-human-development-index-and-its-components

[9] http://genderindex.org/countries

[10] https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=iv-15&chapter=4&lang=en

[11] https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=iv-15&chapter=4&lang=en

[12] http://www.electionaccess.org/en/resources/countries/