Seychelles: Inactive and defunct political parties

Updated May 2006

Parties ordered by date of founding.

Party Remarks
Seychelles National Movement (SNM)
Formerly: Mouvement pour la Résistance (MPR)
Leader: Gabriel Hoarau, Gérard Hoarau (d 1985)
Founded: 1979
Dissolved 1995 to form the United Opposition with the PS, and NAP
Seychelles Christian Democrat Party (SCDP)
Formerly: Rassemblement du Peuple Seychellois pour la Démocratie
Leaders: André Euzice, Dr Maxime Ferrari
Led a coalition of exile parties in July 1991 named the United Democratic Movement
Dissolved 1995 to form the United Opposition
Parti Seselwa (PS)
Seychelles Party
Leader: Rev Wavel Ramkalawan
Formed: July 1991
Dissolved 1995 to form the United Opposition with the SNM, and NAP
Seychelles Liberal Party (SLP) Leader: Ogilvie Berlouis
Formed: 1992
Has not contested elections since 1993
New Democratic Party (NDP) Leader: Christopher Gill
Formed: June 1995 as a breakaway from the Democratic Party
Dissolved 1995 to join the United Opposition
National Alliance Party (NAP) Leader: Philippe Boullé
Dissolved 1995 to form the United Opposition with the PS, and SNM

Sources

LODGE, T, KADIMA, D & POTTIE, D (eds) 2002 Compendium of Elections in Southern Africa, EISA, 275-289.

MURISON, K (ed) 2001 Africa South of the Sahara 2002, Europa Publications, 872-874, 879.

ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE 1992, Rapport de la Mission Exploratoire Preelectorale du 26 Novembre 1992, 5, [www] http://democratie.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/RAPPORT_DE_LA_MISSION_EXPLORATOIRE_ PREELECTORALE_DU_26_NOVEMBRE_1992.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 25 Oct 2007).

THIBAUT, B 1999 "Seychelles" IN Nohlen, D, Kennerich, M & Thibaut, B (eds) Elections in Africa: A Data Handbook, OUP, 775-786.

WIKIPEDIA 2006 "Seychelles National Party", [www] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles_National_Party [opens new window] (accessed 25 Oct 2007).