General elections were held in Seychelles on 27 September 2025 to elect a president and members of the National Assembly,[1] with a second round of the presidential election held from 9 to 11 October after no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round.
The president of Seychelles is elected using the two-round system;[2] if no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, a second round is held between the top two candidates.
Members of the National Assembly are elected by two methods; 26 (with a new constituency established in 2020) are elected from single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting, and up to a further ten are elected based on the percentage of votes received by each party; for each 10% of the total national vote received, a party gets one additional seat.[3][4]
Herminie and his United Seychelles party pledged to revert the retirement age down to 63, reduce bus fares by 40% and increase social security benefits. Ralph Volcère pledged to decriminalize recreational cannabis as part of efforts to reduce the rate of drug addiction and put drug lords out of business.[9] Another key issue in the election was the Ramkalawan administration's decision to lease large areas of Assumption Island, near the World Heritage Site and marine reserve of Aldabra, for 70 years to a Qatari-built luxury hotel chain, which triggered protests over environmental damage. This led Herminie to accuse Qatar of financing Ramkalawan's campaign and pledging to cancel the lease agreement.[10]
Conduct
Early voting for elderly and essential workers was held on 25 September.[11] More than 77,000 people were eligible to vote.[12] For the second round, voting was held for outlying islands and some essential workers on 9 October, while voting in the country's three main islands was held on 11 October.[13]
Results
President
Patrick Herminie placed first in both rounds, winning 49% and 53% of the vote respectively.[14][15]
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