2020 Seychellois general election

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2020 Seychellois general election

22–24 October 2020

Presidential election

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Nominee Wavel Ramkalawan Danny Faure Party SNP United Seychelles Alliance LDS None Running mate Ahmed Afif Maurice Loustau-Lalanne Popular vote 35,562 28,178 Percentage 54.91% 43.51%

President before election Danny Faure United Seychelles Elected President Wavel Ramkalawan LDS

Parliamentary election

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All 35 seats in the National Assembly 18 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats +/– LDS Roger Mancienne 54.84 25 +6 United Seychelles Vincent Meriton 42.35 10 −4 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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Presidential election results Parliamentary election results

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Legislature National Assembly Speaker: Roger Mancienne
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General elections were held in Seychelles on 22–24 October 2020 to elect the President and members of the National Assembly.^[1] The National Assembly elections had been due in 2021,^[2] but in July 2020 were brought forward by President Danny Faure in order to hold them together with the presidential elections, a proposal supported by opposition parties.^[3][4]

The presidential elections were won by Wavel Ramkalawan of the Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS), with the LDS also increasing its majority in the National Assembly, winning 25 of the 35 seats.

In this election, the first Hindu member of the Seychelles National Assembly, Satya Naidu, was elected.^[5]