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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Victoria, October 12 (Xinhua) — Patrick Herminie, the candidate of the Seychelles' largest opposition party, United Seychelles, won the presidential election with more than 50 percent of the vote, according to official results released Sunday by the country's electoral commission.
The results showed that P. Herminie received 52.7 percent of the valid votes, while incumbent President Wavel Ramkalawan of the Seychelles Democratic Alliance received 47.3 percent of the votes in the second round.
“Deeply acknowledged by the trust the people have placed in me, I formally accept this mandate with gratitude, a profound sense of duty and an unwavering faith in the strength and character of the people of Seychelles,” said P. Herminie after being declared President-elect.
P. Herminie, 62, served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Seychelles from 2007 to 2016. –0–
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