Seychelles: Registered political parties
Updated April 2007
Parties are ordered by the percentage votes obtained in the National Assembly election of 2002.
| Party | Leaders | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF) Former: Seychelles People's United Party |
James Alix Michel Albert René |
June 1964 |
| Seychelles National Party (SNP) Former: United Opposition (UO) |
Rev Wavel Ramkalawan | 1994 |
| Democratic Party (DP) Former: New Democratic Party, Seychelles Democratic Party |
Paul Chow Nichol Gabriel James Mancham |
July 1964 |
| Social Democratic Alliance (SDA) | Clifford Reginald? Guy Morel |
1999 |
| Mouvement Seychellois pour la Démocratie (MSD) Seychelles Movement for Democracy Did not compete in 2002 elections |
Jacques Hodul | November 1991 |
Sources
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LODGE, T, KADIMA, D & POTTIE, D (eds) 2002 Compendium of Elections in Southern Africa, EISA, 275-289.
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