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Seychelles: Seychelles Vote in Presidential Run-Off
Daily Trust, 16 December 2015
The Seychelles voted on Wednesday in the second round of a presidential election in which incumbent James Michel is seeking a third term by touting the Indian Ocean archipelago's… Read more »
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Seychelles: Presidential Election - Second-Round Vote Begins
Seychelles News Agency, 16 December 2015
Seychellois voters began casting ballots Wednesday in the run-off of the island nation's presidential election. Read more »
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Run-Off to Determine Seychelles Presidential Race
Today marks the last day of voting in the three-day presidential run-off where incumbent President James Michel of the Parti Lepep and former parliamentarian Wavel Ramkalawan of the Seychelles National Party are vying for the nation's highest office.
Voting this morning at the English River special station on the main island of Mahe. (Rassin Vannier, Seychelles News Agency).
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Seychelles: Friday 18th December is a Public Holiday
Government of Seychelles, 15 December 2015
President James Michel has, by proclamation in the Official Gazette, and in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Holidays Act, declared Friday 18th December 2015 as a Public… Read more »
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Africa: Commonwealth to Observe Seychelles Second-Round Presidential Election
Commonwealth, 14 December 2015
Commonwealth observers are to remain in Seychelles for the Second-Round of the Presidential Election scheduled for 16-18 December 2015. Read more »
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Southern Africa: President Michel Meets With Head of SADC Election Observation Mission
Government of Seychelles, 14 December 2015
President James Michel met with the Head of the SADC Election Observation Mission to Seychelles, H. E. Ms. Nyeleti Brooke Mondlane, who is the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs and… Read more »
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Seychelles: Seychelles Electoral Commission Outlines Changes to Second Round of Presidential Vote
Seychelles News Agency, 11 December 2015
Seychellois voters who cast ballots in the second round of the presidential vote next week may see more electoral workers at their polling station. Read more »
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Seychelles: Vote 'Peaceful, Orderly,' but Long Lines, Register Should Be Improved, Seychelles Observers Say
Seychelles News Agency, 9 December 2015
The two Seychellois observer missions that monitored the first round of the presidential elections this month say some residents could not cast ballots because of problems with the… Read more »
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Seychelles: Observers Endorse Election
Seychelles News Agency, 8 December 2015
A day after results of the presidential election in Seychelles were announced, international observer missions have made known their preliminary observations of how the whole… Read more »
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Seychelles: Date Set for Run-Off Elections
SANF, 8 December 2015
Seychelles is set for a run-off on 16-18 December after no presidential candidate amassed enough votes to be declared outright winner following elections held in early December. Read more »
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Seychelles: Presidential Election 2015 - Observer Group Interim Statement
Commonwealth, 7 December 2015
Statement by: Lord Sevele, Former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga and Chair of the Commonwealth Observer Group Read more »
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Seychelles: First-Round Results of Presidential Election Celebrated
Seychelles News Agency, 6 December 2015
Sunday December 26 in Seychelles, an Indian Ocean archipelago of 115 islands in the Western Indian Ocean saw supporters of political parties take to the streets following the… Read more »
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Seychelles: Presidential Race Heading for Run-Off
Seychelles News Agency, 6 December 2015
Seychelles eligible voters will once again be called to the polls from Wednesday December 16 to Friday December 18, 2015 in a second round of voting. Read more »
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Seychelles: Seychelles Heads for an Election Runoff
Al Jazeera, 6 December 2015
The Seychelles will go to an unprecedented presidential election runoff after all six candidates in the first round failed to secure a 50 percent share of the vote, the electoral… Read more »
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Seychelles: Incumbent Facing Challenge in Election
Al Jazeera, 5 December 2015
Voters in the main islands of the Seychelles have cast their ballots in a presidential election in which incumbent James Michel is facing his first serious challenge after two… Read more »
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Seychelles News Agency, 5 December 2015
Wavel Ramkalawan, the leader of the Seychelles National Party (SNP), standing in his fifth presidential elections has described the atmosphere as relatively "quiet and peaceful"… Read more »
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Seychelles News Agency, 5 December 2015
Patrick Pillay, one of the three newest candidates contesting a presidential election in Seychelles this year has described the atmosphere as "peaceful" saying he is "satisfied… Read more »
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Seychelles: Independent Candidate Phillipe Boullé Votes At Les Mamelles in the Seychelles 2015 Presidential Elections
Seychelles News Agency, 5 December 2015
The only independent candidate standing in the Seychelles 2015 presidential elections, Philippe Boullé, voted at Les Mamelles, a district on the eastern coast of the main… Read more »
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Seychelles: Incumbent President James Michel First Candidate to Cast Vote in Seychelles 2015 Presidential Elections
Seychelles News Agency, 5 December 2015
71- year-old incumbent James Michel who is bidding for his third and final mandate at the helm of the Seychelles government has already cast his ballot at the Bel Eau primary… Read more »
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Seychelles News Agency, 5 December 2015
The main day of voting got underway this morning with over 70,900 eligible Seychellois citizens among the island nation's population of around 93,000 being called to the polls. Read more »
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Seychelles: Seychelles' First Female Presidential Candidate Alexcia Amesbury Votes On Praslin Island
Seychelles News Agency, 5 December 2015
Alexcia Amesbury, a Seychellois lawyer, also the first female presidential candidate in the Seychelles presidential elections, is the only candidate to vote on another island other… Read more »
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Seychelles News Agency, 5 December 2015
Long queues could still be seen outside of the polling stations as the clock read 7 pm this evening signalling the time voting was supposed to end in the 2015 presidential… Read more »
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Seychelles News Agency, 5 December 2015
Contesting a presidential election for the very first time, the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, David Pierre made his vote count in the northern district of… Read more »
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Seychelles News Agency, 5 December 2015
Long queues could still be seen outside of the polling stations as the clock read 7 pm this evening signalling the time voting was supposed to end in the 2015 presidential… Read more »
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Seychelles: President Michel Meets With Head of AU Election Observation Mission
Government of Seychelles, 4 December 2015
President James Michel met with the Head of the African Union Election Observation Mission to Seychelles, H. E. Mrs. Julia Dolly Joiner, who is the former Commissioner for… Read more »
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Seychelles: President Michel Meets With the Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean Commission
Government of Seychelles, 4 December 2015
President James Michel met with the Secertary-General of the Indian Ocean Commission, H.E. Mr. Jean-Claude de L'Estrac, at State House this morning. The Secretary-General forms… Read more »
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Seychelles: 2015 Presidential Election - Seychelles Readies for Main Polling Day in Less Than 12 Hours
Seychelles News Agency, 4 December 2015
After voting held on a number of Seychelles' outer islands and at special stations set up mainly on Mahé and Praslin over the last two days, Saturday will see the majority… Read more »
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Seychelles: Voters Head to the Polls
Seychelles News Agency, 3 December 2015
Seychellois voters have been heading to the polls since early this morning, on the first day of voting in the 2015 presidential elections in the western Indian Ocean island nation… Read more »
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Seychelles: 1,600 Voters Cast Ballots On First Polling Day
Seychelles News Agency, 3 December 2015
The first day of voting in the Seychelles presidential elections have come to an end. Read more »
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Seychelles: All Set for Presidential Elections
SANF, 2 December 2015
Seychelles will hold its presidential elections on 3-5 December, where incumbent President James Michel will face the challenge of five other aspirants, including Alexia Amesbury -… Read more »
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Seychelles: Saturday 5th December Is a Public Holiday
Government of Seychelles, 1 December 2015
President James Michel has, by proclamation in the Official Gazette, and in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Holidays Act, declared Saturday 5th December 2015 as a Public… Read more »
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Africa: Seychelles Presidential Elections - Observer Group Arrival Statement
Commonwealth, 1 December 2015
Statement by: Lord Sevele, Former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga and Chair of the Commonwealth Observer Group Read more »
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Seychelles: Interview With Seychelles Presidential Candidate Wavel Ramkalawan
Seychelles News Agency, 25 November 2015
The leader of the Seychelles National Party (SNP), Wavel Ramkalawan, is one of the candidates contesting the island nation's 2015 presidential bid, who is not new to the island… Read more »
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Voters living and working on the islands of Silhouette, Coetivy, Platte, Farquhar, Desroches, Poivres and D'arros have begun voting. Read more »
