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President of the
Republic of Seychelles
Presidential Standard
Incumbent
Danny Faure
since 16 October 2016
ResidenceState House, Victoria, Mahé
Term length5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderJames Mancham
Formation29 June 1976
DeputyVice-President of Seychelles
SalaryUS$33,300 annually[1]
Websitehttp://www.statehouse.gov.sc
Politics of Seychelles
Constitution
Cabinet
Legislature
Judiciary
Elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations

This page contains a list of presidents of Seychelles.

Presidents of Seychelles (1976–present)

№ Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Elected Term of office Political affiliation
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Sir James Mancham
(1939–2017) 		— 29 June 1976 5 June 1977[a] 341 days Seychelles Democratic Party
2 France-Albert René
(1935–2019) 		1979
1984
1989
1993
1998
2001 		5 June 1977 14 July 2004[b] 27 years, 39 days Seychelles People's Progressive Front
3 James Michel
(born 1944) 		2006
2011
2015 		14 July 2004 16 October 2016[b] 12 years, 94 days Seychelles People's Progressive Front
(until 2009)
People's Party
4 Danny Faure
(born 1962) 		— 16 October 2016 Incumbent 8 years, 34 days People's Party
(until 2018)
United Seychelles Party

Notes

  1. ^ Deposed in the 1977 coup d'état.
  2. ^ a b Resigned.

Latest election

Main article: 2015 Seychellois presidential election
Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
James Michel People's Party 28,911 47.76 31,512 50.15
Wavel Ramkalawan Seychelles National Party 20,540 33.93 31,319 49.85
Patrick Pillay Lalyans Seselwa 8,593 14.19
David Pierre Popular Democratic Movement 1,283 2.12
Alexia Amesbury Seychelles Party for Social Justice and Democracy 803 1.33
Philippe Boullé Independent 408 0.67
Invalid/blank votes 1,466 – 1,062 –
Total 62,004 100 63,893 100
Registered voters/turnout 70,943 87.40 70,943 90.06
Source: Seychelles News Agency, Seychelles News Agency

References

  1. ^ "Presidential Emoluments Act | Seychelles Legal Information Institute". seylii.org.

See also

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