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Seychelles Government 1996

    • Names:

        conventional long form:
        Republic of Seychelles

        conventional short form:
        Seychelles

    • Digraph:
      SE

    • Type:
      republic

    • Capital:
      Victoria

    • Administrative divisions:
      23 administrative districts; Anse aux Pins, Anse Boileau, Anse Etoile, Anse Louis, Anse Royale, Baie Lazare, Baie Sainte Anne, Beau Vallon, Bel Air, Bel Ombre, Cascade, Glacis, Grand' Anse (on Mahe Island), Grand' Anse (on Praslin Island), La Digue, La Riviere Anglaise, Mont Buxton, Mont Fleuri, Plaisance, Pointe Larue, Port Glaud, Saint Louis, Takamaka

    • Independence:
      29 June 1976 (from UK)

    • National holiday:
      National Day, 18 June (1993) (adoption of new constitution)

    • Constitution:
      18 June 1993

    • Legal system:
      based on English common law, French civil law, and customary law

    • Suffrage:
      17 years of age; universal

    • Executive branch:

        chief of state and head of government:
        President France Albert RENE (since 5 June 1977); election last held 20-23 July 1993 (next to be held NA); results - President France Albert RENE (SPPF) reelected with 59.5% of the vote, Sir James MANCHAM (DP) 36.72%

        cabinet:
        Council of Ministers; appointed by the president

    • Legislative branch:
      unicameral

        People's Assembly (Assemblee du Peuple):
        elections last held 20-23 July 1993 (next to be held NA); results - SPPF 82%, DP 15%, UO 3%; seats - (33 total, 22 elected, 11 awarded) seats elected - SPPF 21, DP 1; seats awarded - SPPF 6, DP 4, UO 1; total seats by party - SPPF 27, DP 5, UO 1

        note:
        the 11 awarded seats are apportioned according to the share of each party in the total vote

    • Judicial branch:
      Court of Appeal, Supreme Court

    • Political parties and leaders:
      ruling party - Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF), France Albert RENE; Democratic Party (DP), Sir James MANCHAM; United Opposition (UO), Annette GEORGES - a coalition of the following parties: Seychelles Party (PS), Wavel RAMKALAWAN; Seychelles Democratic Movement (MSPD), Jacques HONDOUL; Seychelles Liberal Party (SLP), Ogilvie BERLOUIS;;

    • Other political or pressure groups:
      trade unions; Roman Catholic Church

    • Member of:
      ACCT, ACP, AfDB, C, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS (associate), ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, NAM, OAU, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WMO, WTO

    • Diplomatic representation in US:

        chief of mission:
        Ambassador Marc R. MARENGO

        chancery:
        (temporary) 820 Second Avenue, Suite 900F, New York, NY 10017

        telephone:
        [1] (212) 687-9766, 9767

        FAX:
        [1] (212) 922-9177

    • US diplomatic representation:

        chief of mission:
        Ambassador Carl Burton STOKES

        embassy:
        4th Floor, Victoria House, Box 251, Victoria, Mahe

        mailing address:
        Box 148, Unit 62501, Victoria, Seychelles; APO AE 09815-2501

        telephone:
        [248] 225256

        FAX:
        [248] 225189

    • Flag:
      three horizontal bands of red (top), white (wavy), and green; the white band is the thinnest, the red band is the thickest






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