Description of Electoral System:

(courtesy of IFES election guide)

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term. In the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale), 25 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms and 9 members are allocated through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms.

Electoral Systems Snapshot

(Courtesy of International IDEA)

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Politics of Seychelles

(courtesy of wikipedia)

Politics of Seychelles takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Seychelles is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly.