National Assembly (Seychelles)
| National Assembly | |
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| Type | |
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| Leadership | |
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Speaker of the National Assembly
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Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
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Nicholas Préa, LDS
Since 27 September 2016 |
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Leader of the Opposition
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Wavel Ramkalawan, LDS
Since 27 September 2016 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 33 members (25 are directly elected, and 8 are proportionately elected) |
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Political groups
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LDS 19 PL 14 |
| Elections | |
| Parallel voting | |
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Last election
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8–10 September 2016 |
| Meeting place | |
| Victoria, Seychelles | |
| Website | |
| www |
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The unicameral National Assembly is the Seychelles's legislative body.
The National Assembly formed following elections held on 4, 5, and 6 December 2002, had a total of 34 members. 25 members are elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post) system. The remaining nine members are elected through a system of proportional representation. Members serve five-year terms.
Ten women occupy seats in the National Assembly.
The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Patrick Pillay, in office since 2016.
Note: The United Opposition (UO) was a coalition of three political parties - the Seychelles Party (Party Seselwa, PS), Seychelles National Movement (SNM), and the National Alliance Party (NAP). In 1994, its member parties merged and contested the 1998 elections as a political party under the same name. Soon after, the United Opposition was renamed Seychelles National Party (SNP).
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