At stake in this election:

• The office of President of Seychelles

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President James MICHEL *
• Head of Government: President James MICHEL
• Assembly: Seychelles has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) with 34 seats.

* The president is both the chief of state and head of government.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
• In the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale), 25 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 9 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

• James MICHEL
  • Party: Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF)
• Wavel RAMKALAWAN
  • Party: Seychelles National Party (SNP)
• Philippe BOULLE
  • Party: Independent Candidate

Last Presidential election:

• The last presidential election was held on August 31- September 2, 2001. France Albert RENE (SPPF) was re-elected president with 54.19% of votes and was followed by Wavel RAMKALAWAN (SNP) 44.95% and Philippe BOULLE with 0.86%.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 84,600 (2006)
• Registered Voters: 64,026 (July 2006)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 42,166 (2006)

·         Is Seychelles a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Seychelles ratified CEDAW: Yes (5 May 1992)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: No

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 10 (following the 2002 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 64 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

·         Is Seychelles a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Seychelles ratified CRPD: Yes (2 October 2009)

·         Population with a disability: 12,690 (est.)