Former speaker Herminie wins Seychelles election

2 weeks ago

Former Seychelles parliament speaker Patrick Herminie has defeated President Wavel Ramkalawan in a run-off election, official results showed, restoring full control of the archipelago nation's government to its longtime ruling party. Herminie's win with 52.7 percent of the vote follows his United Seychelles party's triumph in the first round of the general election last month, when it reclaimed the majority in