When is the next election in Seychelles?

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The next national election in Seychelles is the Seychelles presidential election 2030: Due by 2030. Official figures come from Electoral Commission.

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Government of Seychelles

56 officials listed, each linked to its source.

Population122,7302025

GDPUS$2.4bn2025

Next electionDue by 2030Presidential election

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Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles, has its capital at Victoria and a population of 122,730 (World Bank, 2025). The CIA World Factbook describes its system of government as a presidential republic. President of the Republic of Seychelles Patrick Herminie (in office since 26 Oct 2025) is head of state; Vice President of the Republic of Seychelles Sebastien Pillay is the deputy. The legislature is the National Assembly, a unicameral body with 34 seats. The most recent national election, per IFES ElectionGuide, was held on 9 Oct 2025. The source lists the next national election as expected in 2030. Elections are run by the Electoral Commission of Seychelles. Sarah Lloyd is listed as central bank governor. The directory below lists 6 cabinet and ministerial posts with their current holders and sources.

Head of state · President of the Republic of Seychelles

Patrick Herminie

Since 26 Oct 2025 · Source: statehouse.gov.sc

Vice president · Vice President of the Republic of Seychelles

Sebastien Pillay

Since 28 Oct 2025 · Source: statehouse.gov.sc

Office	Holder	Since
Vice President	Sebastien Pillay	-
Principal Minister	Wallace Cosgrow	-

Sources: State House Seychelles (retrieved 23 Oct 2026).

Legislature

National Assembly

Unicameral. Source: CIA World Factbook

Chamber	Seats	Last election
National Assembly	34 (all directly elected)	27 Sept 2025

Seychelles National Assembly: list of members

Political mix

Seats by party in each chamber of Seychelles. One dot is one seat.

National Assembly

Current (from our list)

National Assembly seats

United Seychelles18(52.9%)
Linyon Demokratik Seselwa15(44.1%)
No party shown1(2.9%)

Seats by party (table)

National Assembly: seats by party, current (from our list)
Party	Seats	Share of listed seats	Share in 2025
United Seychelles	18	52.9%	55.9%
Linyon Demokratik Seselwa	15	44.1%	44.1%
No party shown	1	2.9%	-

Current: the party shown against each member on our checked list. It can differ from the election result because of defections and by-elections. 34 seats in the chamber. As of 22 October 2026. Source: National Assembly of Seychelles, Members of the 8th Assembly.

Counted from the party label the Assembly prints beside each member. The Speaker is printed without a party and is counted with United Seychelles, the party that holds her proportional seat in the declared election result.

As elected, 2025

National Assembly seats

United Seychelles19(55.9%)
Linyon Demokratik Seselwa15(44.1%)

Seats by party (table)

National Assembly: seats by party, as elected, 2025
Party	Seats	Share of seats
United Seychelles	19	55.9%
Linyon Demokratik Seselwa	15	44.1%

As elected: the seats each party won at the 2025 election. It does not follow members who changed party afterwards. 34 seats in the chamber. As of 27 September 2025. Source: Wikipedia, 2025 Seychellois general election (reference source).

The list is the Assembly's own membership table for the 8th Assembly, captured on 12 December 2025 and checked on 22 October 2026. Every member carries the party and office the Assembly prints, the district where they hold one, and a link to that member's own page on the Assembly's site. The party totals match the declared result of 27 September 2025: United Seychelles 19, Linyon Demokratik Seselwa 15. One caveat: the Assembly prints no party beside the Speaker, so the 19-15 split shown rests on the declared election result, which counts her with United Seychelles. The Assembly publishes no date on which each member took office, so the date shown for every member is 28 October 2025, when the 8th Assembly first sat and swore in its members; that is the start of the term and not an individual swearing-in date. The Assembly prints no vote counts, so none are shown. Photographs are the Assembly's own images for 14 of the 34 members, resized only and linked to the original file; where the archive held only a small thumbnail, the member is shown without a photograph.

Cabinet

Portfolio	Holder	Since
Minister of Finance	Pierre Laporte	1 Oct 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Barry Faure	1 Oct 2025
Minister of Interior	James Camille	1 Oct 2025
Minister of Defence	Patrick Herminie	1 Oct 2025
Minister of Health	Marvin Fanny	1 Oct 2025
Minister of Education	David Pierre	1 Oct 2025

Sources: State House Seychelles (retrieved 25 Oct 2026).

Other cabinet members

Portfolio	Holder	Appointed
Vice President (Vice President of the Republic of Seychelles)	Sebastien Pillay	28 Oct 2025
Principal Minister; Minister of Fisheries, Agriculture and the Blue Economy (Principal Minister and Minister for Fisheries, Agriculture and the Blue Economy)	Wallace Cosgrow	6 Nov 2025
Minister of Employment and Human Resource Planning (Minister for Employment and Human Resource Planning)	Idith Alexander	6 Nov 2025
Minister of Social Affairs, Family and Equality (Minister for Social Affairs, Family and Equality)	Pamela Charlette	6 Nov 2025
Minister of Environment, Climate, Energy and Natural Resources	Marie-May Jeremie	6 Nov 2025
Minister of Transport, Ports and Civil Aviation (Minister of Transport, Port and Civil Aviation)	Veronique Laporte	6 Nov 2025
Minister of Industry and Enterprise	Geralda Desaubin	6 Nov 2025
Minister of Tourism and Culture (Minister for Tourism and Culture)	Amanda Bernstein	6 Nov 2025
Minister of Local Government and Inner Islands	Eveline Rose	6 Nov 2025
Minister of Youth and Sport	Kalsey Belle	6 Nov 2025

Sources: State House Seychelles (retrieved 11 Oct 2026).

List as of 11 Oct 2026.

Parliament, courts and independent offices

Office	Holder	Since
Central bank governor	Sarah Lloyd	1 Oct 2026
Electoral Commission Chair	Wendy Didon	-
Speaker of the National Assembly	Azarel Ernesta	28 Oct 2025
Chief Justice	Rony Govinden	1 Jan 2020
Attorney General	Divino Junior Sabino	-

Sources: Central Bank of Seychelles (retrieved 11 Oct 2026); Electoral Commission of Seychelles (retrieved 23 Oct 2026); State House Seychelles (retrieved 25 Oct 2026); Judiciary of Seychelles (retrieved 25 Oct 2026).

Seychelles election dates 2026, 2027 and 2028

Next national election: Due by 2030, presidential election.

Date	Election	Status	Turnout	Winner
Due by 2030	Presidential election	Due	-	-

Sources: Electoral Commission (retrieved 9 Oct 2026).

Recent results

Date	Election	Status	Turnout	Winner
27 Sept 2025	Parliamentary election	Held	-	Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS)
27 Oct 2025	Presidential election	Held	-	Patrick Herminie (United Seychelles)

Sources: Electoral Commission (retrieved 9 Oct 2026).

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Economy at a glance

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GDP: US$2.4bn; 2025
GDP growth: 5.8%; 2025
Remittances received: US$13m; 2025
Foreign direct investment: US$239m; 2025

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Population of the Seychelles

The Seychelles had 0.1 million people in 2025, 53rd largest of 53 in Africa. The IMF projects 0.1 million by 2030. African countries by population.

The Seychelles in numbers

Population (2025)
0.1
53rd largest of 53 in Africa
Projected population 2030 (2030)
0.1
52nd highest of 52 in Africa
People per sq km (2025)
267
6th most crowded of 53 in Africa

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database, October 2026 (DataMapper indicators NGDPDPC, NGDPD and LP), October 2026. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Population of the Seychelles, 2015 to 2030Millions of people. From 2026 the figures are IMF projections.

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Period	Seychelles
2015	Not published
2016	Not published
2017	Not published
2018	Not published
2019	Not published
2020	Not published
2021	Not published
2022	0.1
2023	0.1
2024	0.1
2025	0.1
2026	0.1 (partial)
2027	0.1 (partial)
2028	0.1 (partial)
2029	0.1 (partial)
2030	0.1 (partial)

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database, October 2026 (DataMapper indicators NGDPDPC, NGDPD and LP), October 2026. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Inflation and unemployment in the Seychelles

Prices in the Seychelles rose 0.3% in 2025, 47th highest of 52 in Africa. Inflation in Africa · Unemployment in Africa · The Seychelles' economy.

Prices and jobs in the Seychelles

Inflation (2025)
0.3 %
6th lowest of 52 in Africa
Unemployment, national survey (2025)
2.6 %
National survey

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Inflation in the SeychellesRise in consumer prices, % a year.

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Period	Seychelles
2010	-2.4
2011	2.6
2012	7.1
2013	4.3
2014	1.4
2015	4.0
2016	-1.0
2017	2.9
2018	3.7
2019	1.8
2020	1.2
2021	9.8
2022	2.6
2023	-1.0
2024	0.3
2025	0.3
2026	Not published

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Life expectancy and infant mortality in the Seychelles

A child born in the Seychelles can expect to live 76.3 years (2024). 14 of every 1,000 children die before age five. Life expectancy in Africa, all countries ranked.

Health in the Seychelles

Life expectancy (2024)
76.3
3rd longest of 54 in Africa
Child deaths under five (2024)
14
4th lowest of 54 in Africa
Health spending per person (2023)
766
1st highest of 54 in Africa

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Life expectancy in the Seychelles against the middle African countryLife expectancy at birth, years.

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Period	Seychelles	Middle African country
2014	73.2	61.8
2015	74.3	62.3
2016	74.3	62.8
2017	74.3	63.1
2018	72.8	63.2
2019	74.0	63.3
2020	77.2	63.7
2021	73.4	62.5
2022	74.5	64.6
2023	75.4	65.6
2024	76.3	65.8

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Infant and child mortality in the SeychellesDeaths before age five per 1,000 live births. Lower is better.

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Period	Seychelles
2014	15
2015	15
2016	15
2017	15
2018	15
2019	15
2020	15
2021	15
2022	15
2023	14
2024	14

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Literacy rate in the Seychelles

94% of adults in the Seychelles can read and write (2010, World Bank). This is the latest survey, and it is old. Literacy rate in Africa by country · Universities and exam bodies in Seychelles.

Literacy and schooling in the Seychelles

Adult literacy (2010)
94.0 %
2nd highest of 52 in Africa
Youth literacy (2010)
99.0 %
2nd highest of 53 in Africa
Education spending, % of GDP (2023)
4.5 %
16th highest of 52 in Africa

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Human development and internet access in the Seychelles

The Seychelles' Human Development Index was 0.848 in 2023, 54th of 193 countries in the world (very high human development). Human Development Index in Africa · Tech and internet in Africa · Learn digital skills with SR Academy.

Development and digital access in the Seychelles

Human Development Index (2023)
0.85
1st highest of 54 in Africa
Internet users (2024)
87.8 %
2nd highest of 54 in Africa
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
126
13th highest of 54 in Africa
Access to electricity (2024)
100.0 %
5th highest of 54 in Africa

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Human development in the SeychellesUNDP Human Development Index, 0 to 1, against the middle African country.

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Period	Seychelles	Middle African country
2000	Not published	0.44
2001	Not published	0.45
2002	Not published	0.45
2003	Not published	0.46
2004	Not published	0.46
2005	Not published	0.47
2006	Not published	0.47
2007	Not published	0.48
2008	Not published	0.49
2009	Not published	0.50
2010	0.76	0.50
2011	0.77	0.51
2012	0.80	0.52
2013	0.80	0.52
2014	0.81	0.52
2015	0.82	0.53
2016	0.84	0.53
2017	0.84	0.54
2018	0.85	0.54
2019	0.85	0.55
2020	0.85	0.55
2021	0.84	0.56
2022	0.84	0.57
2023	0.85	0.57

Source: UNDP, Human Development Report, composite indices time series. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Is the Seychelles safe?

The US State Department rates the Seychelles at level 1 of 4: exercise normal precautions. The homicide rate is 8 per 100,000 people (2022). Safest countries in Africa.

Safety in the Seychelles

US travel advisory level (2025)
1
2nd safest by advisory of 54 in Africa
Homicide rate (2022)
8.0
27th lowest of 37 in Africa

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Coups, democracy and stability in the Seychelles

The Seychelles has had 1 successful coup, the latest on 5 June 1977, and 2 failed attempts or plots. Coups in Africa: every country.

25 November 1981: Failed coup attempt
16 November 1979: Coup plot
5 June 1977: Coup (succeeded)

Democracy and stability in the Seychelles

Voice and accountability (2025)
70
2nd highest of 54 in Africa
Political stability (2025)
86
1st highest of 54 in Africa
Control of corruption (2025)
73
1st highest of 54 in Africa

Source: World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

The Seychelles' debt

Government debt was 51.2% of GDP in 2025 (IMF). The Seychelles' debt and creditors in full · Debt in Africa.

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Where Seychelles ranks in Africa

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PollsAfrica (2026). Government of Seychelles. Retrieved 26 Oct 2026 from https://pollsafrica.com/countries/seychelles