Seychelles: Regional Councils to Replace District Councils Next Year in Seychelles

There will be no elections for district council in Seychelles in 2018. Instead, seven regional councils will be established in the island nation as of next year, the president's office said last week.

The decision was taken "following wide public consultations on the subject of local government elections as well as with bipartisan consensus at national political level," the statement said.

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