James Alix Michel,GCSK is a Seychellois politician who served as the third President of Seychelles from 2004 to 2016. He previously served as vice president under his predecessor,France-Albert René,from 1996 to 2004.
United Seychelles is a political party in Seychelles. It publishes a newspaper called The People. It was known as the Seychelles People's Progressive Front from 1978/9 to June 2009,when it changed its name to the People's Party. The party changed its name again in November 2018,from the People's Party to United Seychelles.
In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario,the leader of the Official Opposition is the leader of the largest political party not in government and typically the second-largest party. The position is referred more formally as the leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition;under the Westminster system,while the parliamentary opposition opposes the incumbent government,it remains loyal to the Crown and thus to Canada.
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) is an amalgamation of political parties in Namibia,registered as one singular party for representation purposes. In coalition with the United Democratic Front,it formed the official opposition in Parliament until the parliamentary elections in 2009. The party currently holds 16 seats in the Namibian National Assembly and one seat in the Namibian National Council and is the official opposition. McHenry Venaani is president of the PDM.
Wavel Ramkalawan is a Seychellois politician and Anglican priest who has been serving as the President of Seychelles since 26 October 2020. Ramkalawan was an opposition MP from 1993 to 2011 and 2016 to 2020. He also served as the Leader of the Opposition from 1998 to 2011 and 2016 to 2020. On 25 October 2020,Ramkalawan won the presidential election,the country's first such victory for an opposition candidate since independence,marking its first successful peaceful transition of power.
Fazal-ur-Rehman is a Pakistani politician who is the president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F). He is also the president of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM),a coalition of political parties which ousted then prime minister Imran Khan through a no-confidence motion in 2022. He has been a member of the National Assembly since February 2024 and previously served in that position between 1988 and 2018. He was also the Leader of the Opposition from 2004 to 2007. He is a supporter of the Taliban government in Afghanistan and has demanded for its international recognition. In the 1980s,he was part of the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy (MRD),which was formed to end the military regime of General Zia-ul-Haq.
The unicameral National Assembly is the Seychelles's legislative body.
David Pierre is a Seychellois politician and teacher. He was a member of the Seychelles National Party until 2011. He then founded the Popular Democratic Movement.
Danny Faure is a Seychellois politician who served as the fourth President of Seychelles from 16 October 2016 until 26 October 2020. Previously,he served as Vice President of Seychelles from 2010 to 2016. Faure is a member of the United Seychelles Party (PP).
Parliamentary elections were held in Seychelles from 29 September to 1 October 2011. The elections were boycotted by all the main opposition parties. As a result,the People's Party won 33 of the 34 seats in the National Assembly.
General elections were held in Montserrat on 11 September 2014. The result was a victory for the newly established People's Democratic Movement,which won seven of the nine elected seats in the Legislative Assembly.
Macsuzy Mondon is a Seychellois teacher and politician who has served in the Cabinet of Seychelles as Designated Minister and Minister of Local Government from October 2016 until 3 November 2020.
The Anti-Corruption Commission Seychelles (ACCS) is an independent Seychellois government agency formed under the Anti-Corruption Act 2016. Formed in March 2016 after the National Assembly enacted the "Anti-Corruption Law No. 6 of 2016",the agency is charged with receiving complaints,investigating,detecting and preventing corruption-related practices in Seychelles.
The Seychellois Alliance or Lalyans Seselwa was a political party in Seychelles.
General elections were held in Namibia on 27 November 2019. Ballots were cast using electronic voting. A total of eleven candidates ran for the presidency and fifteen political parties contested the National Assembly elections.
General elections were held in Montserrat on 18 November 2019 for the nine elected seats in the Legislative Assembly. The result was a victory for the opposition Movement for Change and Prosperity,which won five of the nine elected seats.
The Pakistan Democratic Movement was a coalition of political parties in Pakistan. It was founded in September 2020 as a opposition movement against Imran Khan,accusing his administration of poor governance,political victimization of opponents,and mismanaging the economy and foreign policy. Khan rebuked these allegations,during and after his tenure as Prime Minister
Winnie Moongo is a Namibian politician who has served in the National Assembly of Namibia since March 2020. She is a member of the Popular Democratic Movement.
Sebastien Pillay is a Seychelles politician. He has served as Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly since 28 October 2020.
Mike Rapuikua Venaani is a Namibian politician and farmer who has represented the Popular Democratic Movement in the National Assembly of Namibia since June 2022. He is the father of party leader McHenry Venaani.
