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Seychelles Presidential Race Goes to Runoff After Herminie Leads With 48.8%

The electoral commission will schedule a new head-to-head vote pitting Patrick Herminie against President Wavel Ramkalawan.

Electoral commission staff monitor voting, inside a classroom as people cast their votes at the polling station at English River School in Victoria, Seychelles, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilie Chetty)
People line up to cast their votes at the English River School in Victoria, Seychelles, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilie Chetty)
A woman casts her vote at English River School in Victoria, Seychelles, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilie Chetty)
A police officer casts his vote at the English River School in Victoria, Seychelles, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilie Chetty)

Overview

  • Official results put Patrick Herminie at 48.8% and Wavel Ramkalawan at 46.4%, short of the majority required to win outright.
  • The electoral authority said a rerun will be held, with the date yet to be announced.
  • Voters also chose a 36-seat National Assembly elected through 26 single-member districts plus 10 seats allocated from national party vote totals.
  • Cost-of-living pressures in a tourism-led, import-reliant economy featured heavily in the campaign.
  • The contest unfolded alongside a lawsuit challenging a long-term lease on Assomption Island to a Qatari company and rising concern over a severe heroin addiction crisis.