Overview

• Polling runs Sept. 25–27 for the presidency and the 35-seat National Assembly, with about 73,000 registered voters and results expected Sunday.
• Eight candidates are on the presidential ballot, including incumbent Wavel Ramkalawan and main rival Patrick Herminie of United Seychelles.
• Special polling started for outer islands, the elderly and essential workers, according to the election commission.
• A constitutional case challenges a long-term lease on Assomption Island for a Qatari-backed luxury project near UNESCO-listed Aldabra, after images of beach works and an injured tortoise drew public anger.
• The campaign pits the government’s recovery record—low inflation under 2%, falling public debt, removal from the EU tax blacklist—against opposition claims of corruption, high living costs and persistent heroin addiction affecting an estimated 5,000–6,000 people.