Presidential Elections are upcoming later this year not only in the United States but also in the Republic of Seychelles. This Monday is the Independence day for Seychelles.
Seychelles is located in the Indian Ocean about 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) east of Kenya. The nation is an archipelago of 115 tropical islands. With a land area of approximately 455 square kilometers and a population approaching 96,000, Seychelles is one of the world’s smallest nations but boasts a stable government and a per capita GDP of US $14,385, one of the highest in the region and all of Africa.
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Seychelles gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1976, with Sir James Mancham elected its first president. Sir James Mancham conversation with Juergen Steinmetz of eTurboNews was just hours before he suddenly passed away on January 7, 2017.
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01.01 : Deux filles voient le jour en ce premier jour de l’année 2020. Le premier bébé est née à 9h06 du matin alors que le deuxième est née à 10h23 par césarienne.
02.01: Centenarian Noemie Benoit celebrates her 104th birthday among her family and friends at her residence in Cascade.
08.01: Marie Antoinette Barrack, a resident of Cascade, celebrates her 101st birthday in a small gathering among her family members.
15.01. Air Seychelles revises its fuel surcharge for travel between Mahé and Praslin. Tickets bought in advance for travel between Mahé and Praslin now cost R600, an increase of R50.
Queues at Au Cap on election day
The 2020 general elections, held between October 22-24, saw a lot of firsts for the country. Never in our country’s brief history had a disease put a halt on the economy and hindered our ‘normal’ way of life, forcing us to put on our masks, maintain physical distance and sanitising our hands as we trudged to the voting booths.
But perhaps the most significant first was the majority endorsement of opposition party,
Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS) who claimed victory in both the parliamentary and presidential elections.
On the morning of October 25, the results were categorical: 20 elected seats for LDS and six for United Seychelles (US), and Wavel Ramkalawan was heading to the State House with 54.9% of votes.