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Seychelles president seeks a second term as people vote in African tourist haven
President Wavel Ramkalawan seeks reelection amid economic growth and social issues including a drug crisis affecting nearly 10% of the population, officials said.
- On Saturday , the people of Seychelles voted as polls opened at 7 a.m. with long lines, while electoral authorities confirmed all stations opened on time and voting proceeded smoothly.
- The ruling Linyon Demokratik Seselwa party framed the vote around economic recovery, social development and environmental sustainability, while activists filed a case over an Assomption Island lease to a Qatari company amid drug crisis concerns.
- Drug statistics show deep social strain, with roughly 6,000 users in Seychelles’ population of 120,000 and Patrick Herminie criticized for failing to curb addiction as drug agency chairman.
- If no contender receives more than 50%, the top two candidates enter a runoff, deciding leadership on economic recovery, social policy, and the Assomption Island lease dispute.
- The archipelago's tourism-driven wealth positions Seychelles uniquely in Africa, as the 115-island archipelago tops GDP per capita and spans about 390,000 square kilometers.
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In Seychelles, nearly 73,000 voters are called to vote this Saturday, 27 September, to elect their president and renew the National Assembly. The election, which began on 25 September with an early vote for the elderly, the essential workers and the inhabitants of the remote islands, holds eight candidates, including outgoing President Wavel Ramkalawan. Five years after creating the surprise by beating the historic party in power since independe…
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Seychelles voted on Saturday in elections that will result in its new leader and a renewed parliament, with President Wavel Ramkalawan seeking his second term in the smallest country in Africa.
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