United Seychelles is a political party in Seychelles. It publishes a newspaper called The People. It was known as the Seychelles People's Progressive Front (French: Front Progressiste du Peuple Seychellois) until June 2009, when it changed its name to the People's Party (Seychellois Creole: Parti Lepep, PL).[1] The party changed its name again in November 2018, from the People's Party to United Seychelles.[2][3]
The party was founded in 1964 by France-Albert René,[4] under the name Seychelles People's United Party, and it was led by him from its inception. The SPUP was the ruling party from 1977 to 2020 and was the sole legal party in the country from 1979 to 1991 (this period is referred to retrospectively as the "Second Republic"). The party is led by a Central Executive Committee.
Leading members of the party over the years have been René, James Michel (formerly the chief of staff of the armed forces, information minister, finance minister and vice president from 1996 to 2004; he was the President of Seychelles from 2004 to 2016), Guy Sinon, Jacques Hodoul (a former foreign minister who was regarded as the party's chief ideologue), Joseph Belmont (former Vice president of Seychelles), and Maxime Ferrari (a former René loyalist who later supported the opposition and wrote an autobiography).
Former Vice president of Seychelles Vincent Meriton has been the leader of the party since June 2017 (party president). He is the third president of the party since its creation in 1964. Meriton was preceded by former President of Seychelles James Michel.[5]
The party maintains branches in each electoral district and utilizes an extensive system of patronage. At the parliamentary election in 2011, the party won 88.56% of the popular vote and all 31 seats in the National Assembly. That fell to 49.22% and 14 seats in the national assembly after the parliamentary election in 2016, leaving the party in parliamentary opposition for the first time. From 1993 (when opposition parties were legalised) to 2011, candidates from the party won all the presidential elections in the first round,[6] while in 2016 they won in the second round, and in 2020 they lost for the first time. The party also held a majority in the National Assembly independence until 2016. Seychelles opposition candidate Wavel Ramkalawan won in the 2020 Seychellois general election with 54.9 percent of valid votes cast, upsetting incumbent President Danny Faure of United Seychelles. The party lost its first presidential poll in over 40 years since Seychelles gained independence. United Seychellois lost also in the General Assembly elections and Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS) held its clear majority in the parliament.[7]
After Vincent Meriton stepped down as party leader,[8]Patrick Herminie was elected as the new leader in 2021.[9] In October 2023, Herminie was charged by the Seychellois public prosecutor with witchcraft. He denied the charges and described them as politically motivated.[10]
^Elections in Seychelles – African Elections Database
^"Parti Lepep, seeking platform of unity, changes name to United Seychelles". www.seychellesnewsagency.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^"Seychelles Ruling Party Changes Name Ahead of 2020 Elections". 26 November 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2020 – via www.bloomberg.com.
^"Carrying on the legacy of Nelson Mandela". eTurboNews. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
^Bonnelame, Betymie (5 June 2017). "Meriton is new leader of Seychelles' Parti Lepep". Seychelles News Agency.
^"Presidential elections in Seychelles rescheduled for December 3rd to 5th". Seychelles News Agency. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
^"Seychelles opposition candidate wins presidential election".
^Athanase, Patsy (16 December 2020). "2 candidates vying to lead United Seychelles at next month's vote". www.seychellesnewsagency.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^Karapetyan, Salifa (1 February 2021). "United Seychelles' newly elected leader criticises government's new direction". www.seychellesnewsagency.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^"Seychelles opposition leader Patrick Herminie charged with witchcraft". BBC News. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
External linksedit
United Seychelles
Website of The People newspaper
January 19, 2024
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United Seychelles is a political party in Seychelles It publishes a newspaper called The People It was known as the Seychelles People s Progressive Front French Front Progressiste du Peuple Seychellois until June 2009 when it changed its name to the People s Party Seychellois Creole Parti Lepep PL 1 The party changed its name again in November 2018 from the People s Party to United Seychelles 2 3 United SeychellesLeaderPatrick HerminieFounderFrance Albert ReneFounded1964 1964 NewspaperThe PeopleWomen s wingUnited Seychelles Women s LeagueIdeologyDemocratic socialismSocial democracy1977 1991 CommunismMarxism LeninismPolitical positionCentre left to left wing1977 1991 Far leftNational Assembly10 35Websiteweareunitedseychelles wbr comPolitics of SeychellesPolitical partiesElectionsThe party was founded in 1964 by France Albert Rene 4 under the name Seychelles People s United Party and it was led by him from its inception The SPUP was the ruling party from 1977 to 2020 and was the sole legal party in the country from 1979 to 1991 this period is referred to retrospectively as the Second Republic The party is led by a Central Executive Committee Leading members of the party over the years have been Rene James Michel formerly the chief of staff of the armed forces information minister finance minister and vice president from 1996 to 2004 he was the President of Seychelles from 2004 to 2016 Guy Sinon Jacques Hodoul a former foreign minister who was regarded as the party s chief ideologue Joseph Belmont former Vice president of Seychelles and Maxime Ferrari a former Rene loyalist who later supported the opposition and wrote an autobiography Former Vice president of Seychelles Vincent Meriton has been the leader of the party since June 2017 party president He is the third president of the party since its creation in 1964 Meriton was preceded by former President of Seychelles James Michel 5 During the era of one party rule the party was funded by dues paid by its members and from foreign governments including Tanzania Algeria Libya and East Germany citation needed The party maintains branches in each electoral district and utilizes an extensive system of patronage At the parliamentary election in 2011 the party won 88 56 of the popular vote and all 31 seats in the National Assembly That fell to 49 22 and 14 seats in the national assembly after the parliamentary election in 2016 leaving the party in parliamentary opposition for the first time From 1993 when opposition parties were legalised to 2011 candidates from the party won all the presidential elections in the first round 6 while in 2016 they won in the second round and in 2020 they lost for the first time The party also held a majority in the National Assembly independence until 2016 Seychelles opposition candidate Wavel Ramkalawan won in the 2020 Seychellois general election with 54 9 percent of valid votes cast upsetting incumbent President Danny Faure of United Seychelles The party lost its first presidential poll in over 40 years since Seychelles gained independence United Seychellois lost also in the General Assembly elections and Linyon Demokratik Seselwa LDS held its clear majority in the parliament 7 After Vincent Meriton stepped down as party leader 8 Patrick Herminie was elected as the new leader in 2021 9 In October 2023 Herminie was charged by the Seychellois public prosecutor with witchcraft He denied the charges and described them as politically motivated 10 Contents 1 Electoral history 1 1 Presidential elections 1 2 National Assembly elections 2 Former logos 3 Notable people 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksElectoral history editPresidential elections edit Election Party candidate Votes Votes ResultFirst round Second round1979 France Albert Rene 26 390 98 Elected nbsp Y1984 32 883 92 6 Elected nbsp Y1989 37 703 96 1 Elected nbsp Y1993 25 627 59 5 Elected nbsp Y1998 31 048 66 7 Elected nbsp Y2001 27 223 54 2 Elected nbsp Y2006 James Michel 30 119 53 73 Elected nbsp Y2011 31 966 55 46 Elected nbsp Y2015 28 911 47 76 31 512 50 15 Elected nbsp Y2020 Danny Faure 28 178 43 51 Lost nbsp NNational Assembly elections edit Election Party leader Votes Seats Position Result1967 France Albert Rene 8 621 48 2 3 8 nbsp 3 nbsp 2nd Opposition1970 15 834 44 1 5 15 nbsp 2 nbsp 2nd Opposition1974 19 920 47 63 2 15 nbsp 3 nbsp 2nd Opposition1979 98 23 25 nbsp 21 nbsp 1st Sole legal party1983 20 705 100 23 25 nbsp nbsp 1st Sole legal party1987 28 410 100 23 25 nbsp nbsp 1st Sole legal party1992 24 538 58 4 14 22 nbsp 9 nbsp 1st Majority government1993 24 462 56 6 27 33 nbsp 13 nbsp 1st Supermajority government1998 28 610 61 7 30 34 nbsp 3 nbsp 1st Supermajority government2002 28 075 54 27 23 34 nbsp 7 nbsp 1st Supermajority government2007 James Michel 30 571 56 76 23 34 nbsp nbsp 1st Supermajority government2011 31 123 88 56 31 31 nbsp 8 nbsp 1st Supermajority government2016 30 218 49 22 14 33 nbsp 17 nbsp 2nd Minority government2020 Vincent Meriton 27 185 42 35 10 33 nbsp 4 nbsp 2nd OppositionFormer logos edit nbsp Logo of the SPUP from 1964 until 1991 nbsp Logo of the People s Party Parti Lepep Notable people editSee also Category United Seychelles Party politicians Clifford Andre Joevana Charles Ansley Constance Charles DeCommarmond Ginette Gamatis Wilby Lucas Marc Naiken Roy Nibourette David Payet Marie Antoinette Rose Vicky Theresine Jennifer Vel Marc Volcere Waven WilliamNotes editReferences edit Elections in Seychelles African Elections Database Parti Lepep seeking platform of unity changes name to United Seychelles www seychellesnewsagency com Retrieved 25 October 2020 Seychelles Ruling Party Changes Name Ahead of 2020 Elections 26 November 2018 Retrieved 25 October 2020 via www bloomberg com Carrying on the legacy of Nelson Mandela eTurboNews 10 December 2013 Retrieved 22 December 2013 Bonnelame Betymie 5 June 2017 Meriton is new leader of Seychelles Parti Lepep Seychelles News Agency Presidential elections in Seychelles rescheduled for December 3rd to 5th Seychelles News Agency 13 October 2015 Retrieved 3 November 2015 Seychelles opposition candidate wins presidential election Athanase Patsy 16 December 2020 2 candidates vying to lead United Seychelles at next month s vote www seychellesnewsagency com Retrieved 22 January 2022 Karapetyan Salifa 1 February 2021 United Seychelles newly elected leader criticises government s new direction www seychellesnewsagency com Retrieved 22 January 2022 Seychelles opposition leader Patrick Herminie charged with witchcraft BBC News 3 October 2023 Retrieved 3 October 2023 External links editUnited Seychelles Website of The People newspaper Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United Seychelles amp oldid 1182749058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
