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The politics of Seychelles have historical roots in both one-party socialism and autocratic rule. Following independence from the United Kingdom in 1976, Seychelles was a sovereign republic until 1977, when the original President and leader of the Seychelles Democratic Party, James Mancham, was overthrown in a bloodless coup by the Prime ...
Seychelles (/ s eɪ ˈ ʃ ɛ l (z)/ ⓘ, / ˈ s eɪ ʃ ɛ l (z)/; French: or), officially the Republic of Seychelles (French: République des Seychelles; Seychellois Creole: Repiblik Sesel), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean.
Cabinet of Seychelles: October 2016 – July 2017 ; Portrait Portfolio Incumbent President Foreign Affairs Public Administration Legal Affairs Defense : Danny Faure: Vice President of Seychelles Information, Blue Economy Investment and Industry, Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) Risk and Disaster Management: Vincent Mériton
State House is the official residence of the President of the Seychelles . The State House was designed and built in 1910, when Seychelles was still a British colony. Then known as "Government House", it was the residence of the Governors of the Seychelles, beginning with Sir Walter Davidson in 1912. Typical of the colonial architecture ...
The unicameral National Assembly ( French: Assemblée nationale, Creole: Lasanble Nasyonal) is the Seychelles 's legislative body. The National Assembly in its current constellation formed following elections held on 22–24 October 2020, with a total of 35 members.The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Roger Mancienne, in office since ...
Patrick Herminie (born 22 September 1963) is a Seychellois politician who served as a Speaker of the National Assembly of Seychelles from 2007 to 2016. He was first elected to the Assembly in 1993 and served as Leader of Government Business from 1998 to 2003. [1] He was a member of the People's Party and plans to run in the 2025 presidential ...
Discussions and public debates between the major political parties (namely the Seychelles People's Progressive Front and Seychelles Democratic Party) began to take place in January 1993. Following a referendum which took place on 18 June 1993, the current constitution of Seychelles was approved.
The Seychelles Tourism Board is a statutory body that came into existence on 1 April 2005 when the Seychelles Tourism Board Act, 2005, came into force. The Act brought together all regulatory and monitoring functions of the Department of Tourism within the Ministry of Tourism and Transport, and all promotional and marketing activities of the Seychelles Tourism Marketing Authority.