Overview

• Official results show Patrick Herminie at 48.8% and President Wavel Ramkalawan at 46.4%, short of the 50% needed for an outright win.
• The electoral commission scheduled the second round for October 9–11, following voting that ran from Thursday to Saturday.
• United Seychelles won 15 constituency seats and four proportional seats for a clear National Assembly majority, according to the commission.
• Linyon Demokratik Seselwa secured 11 constituency seats and four proportional seats, leaving the ruling party behind its rival in the legislature.
• Turnout reached nearly 82%, with campaign debate dominated by cost-of-living pressures, a heroin addiction crisis, and a court challenge to a long-term Assomption Island lease.