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President of the
Republic of Seychelles
Flag of the President of Seychelles.svg
Wavel Ramkalawan - president of Seychelles.jpg
Incumbent
Wavel Ramkalawan

since 26 October 2020
Residence State House, Victoria, Mahé
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
Website http://www.statehouse.gov.sc

Welcome to the Seychelles! This article is all about the leaders of this beautiful island nation. It lists all the people who have been the President of the Republic of Seychelles.

A President is the top leader of a country. They are chosen by the people to make important decisions. The President helps run the government and represents the country to the rest of the world.

Presidential Term Limits

In Seychelles, there are rules about how long a President can serve. As of 2021, a President can only serve for two terms. Each term lasts for five years. This rule is part of the Constitution of Seychelles, which is like the country's rulebook. So far, no President has served for the full two terms.

Seychelles Presidents: A List

Here is a list of all the people who have served as President of Seychelles. You'll also see which political party they belonged to. A political party is a group of people who share similar ideas about how to run the country.

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
(Born–Died)
Elected Time in Office Political Party
(Coalition)
Started Ended Total Time
1 James Mancham - Official Portrait.png Sir James Mancham
(1939–2017)
29 June 1976 5 June 1977
(Removed from power)
341 days SDP
2 France Albert-René.png France-Albert René
(1934–2019)
1979
1984
1989
1993
1998
2001
5 June 1977 14 July 2004
(Stepped down)
27 years, 39 days SPUP
until 1978 renamed to
SPPF
3 James Michel 2014.png James Michel
(born 1944)
2006
2011
2015
14 July 2004 16 October 2016
(Stepped down)
12 years, 94 days SPPF
until 2009 renamed to
PP
4 Danny Faure 2013-04-23.jpg Danny Faure
(born 1962)
16 October 2016 26 October 2020 4 years, 10 days PP
until 2018 renamed to
US
5 Wavel Ramkalawan - president of Seychelles.jpg Wavel Ramkalawan
(born 1959)
2020 26 October 2020 Incumbent 4 years, 240 days SNP
(LDS)

Timeline of Presidents

This timeline shows when each President served. It helps you see how long each leader was in office and which political party they belonged to.

Wavel Ramkalawan Danny Faure James Michel France-Albert René James Mancham

Latest Presidential Election

The most recent election for President in Seychelles happened in 2020. This is how the votes turned out:

Candidate Party Votes %
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

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