This article contains a list of presidents of the Republic of Seychelles.
| President of the Republic of Seychelles | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
| Residence | State House, Victoria, Mahé[1] |
| 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[2] |
| Website | http://www.statehouse.gov.sc |
Term limits
editAs of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Seychelles. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.[3]
List of officeholders
edit- Political parties
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party (Coalition) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | 
|
Sir James Mancham (1939–2017) |
— | 29 June 1976 | 5 June 1977 (Deposed in coup) |
341 days | SDP |
| 2 | 
|
France-Albert René (1934–2019) |
1979 1984 1989 1993 1998 2001 |
5 June 1977 | 14 July 2004 (Resigned) |
27 years, 39 days | SPUP until 1978 renamed to SPPF |
| 3 | 
|
James Michel (born 1944) |
2006 2011 2015 |
14 July 2004 | 16 October 2016 (Resigned) |
12 years, 94 days | SPPF until 2009 renamed to PP |
| 4 | 
|
Danny Faure (born 1962) |
— | 16 October 2016 | 26 October 2020 | 4 years, 10 days | PP until 2018 renamed to US |
| 5 |
|
Wavel Ramkalawan (born 1959) |
2020 | 26 October 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 25 days | SNP (LDS) |
Timeline
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Latest election
edit| 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 | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dorall, Cheryl (May 29, 2004). Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book 2003. Commonwealth Secretariat. ISBN 9780850927931 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Presidential Emoluments Act | Seychelles Legal Information Institute". seylii.org.
- ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.