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Seychelles Page |
Welcome to ElectionInfo.com's pages on Seychelles
Official Name: Republic of Seychelles
Capital: Victoria
Area: 450 square kilometres (174 square miles)
Major cities (Population): Victoria 35,000 (1990)
Population: 73,000 (1995 estimate)
Population growth rate: 0.8 per cent (1995 estimate)
Type of government: Republic
Independence: 29 June 1976 (from the United Kingdom)
Constitution: 18 June 1993
Voting Rights: Universal at age 17
Government
Under the 1993 constitution, executive power is held by a president, who is popularly elected to a five-year term. The president appoints a council of ministers to act as an advisory body. Legislative power is vested in the National Assembly, which has 22 popularly elected members and 11 members selected on a proportional basis. Opposition parties were legalized in 1991.
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