List of presidents of Seychelles facts for kids
Quick facts for kids President of theRepublic of Seychelles |
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| Residence | State House, Victoria, Mahé |
| Term length | Five years,
renewable once
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| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Seychelles (1993) |
| 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 |
This article lists the people who have been the President of the Republic of Seychelles. The President is the leader of the country. They are chosen by the people to lead the government.
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Presidential Term Limits
As of 2021, the Constitution of Seychelles says a president can only serve two terms. A "term" is the length of time they are in office. So far, no president has reached this two-term limit.
Leaders of Seychelles
This section shows the different presidents who have led Seychelles. It also tells you which political party they belonged to.
- 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)
- Symbols
Elected unopposed
| No. | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Elected | Time in Office | Political party (Group) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started | Ended | Total Time | |||||
| 1 |  |
Sir James Mancham (1939–2017) |
— | 29 June 1976 | 5 June 1977 (Removed from office) |
341 days | SDP |
| 2 |  |
France-Albert René (1934–2019) |
1979 1984 1989 1993 1998 2001 |
5 June 1977 | 14 July 2004 (Stepped down) |
27 years, 39 days | SPUP later renamed SPPF |
| 3 |  |
James Michel (born 1944) |
2006 2011 2015 |
14 July 2004 | 16 October 2016 (Stepped down) |
12 years, 94 days | SPPF later renamed PP |
| 4 |  |
Danny Faure (born 1962) |
— | 16 October 2016 | 26 October 2020 | 4 years, 10 days | PP later renamed US |
| 5 |  |
Wavel Ramkalawan (born 1959) |
2020 | 26 October 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 282 days | SNP (LDS) |
Timeline of Presidents
This timeline shows when each president served in office and which political party they belonged to during their time as leader.
Latest Presidential Election
The most recent election for president in Seychelles happened in 2020. Here are the results:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| 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 | ||||
See also
