This article lists political parties in Seychelles.Seychelles has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties (SPPF and SNP), with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
Party | Abbr. | Position | Ideology | MPs | |||||
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Seychellois Democratic Alliance Seselwa Linyon Demokratik Seselwa | bgcolor= | Seychelles National Party | SNP | Centre | Liberalism | ||||
Seychelles Party for Social Justice and Democracy | SPSJD | ||||||||
United Seychelles Seselwa Parti Lepep (former) | US | Centre-left to left-wing | Democratic socialism Social democracy |
Name | Native name | Ideology | Notes | |
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Seychelles United Movement | Movman Linite Seselwa | Democratic socialism | Reform, Unity, Prosperity | |
? | Originally supported British rule. |
? | Active during the 90s. | |||
Seychelles United Party (SUP) (formerly the New Democratic Party)[1] | ? | ? | ? | |
Independent Conservative Union of Seychelles (ICUS) | ? | ? | ? | |
Lalyans Seselwa | ? | Was part of Linyon Demokratik Seselwa until 2018. |
The election of the National Assembly was held on the 22–24 October 2020. The Seychelles National Party, the Seychelles Party for Social Justice and Democracy and the Seychelles United Party formed a coalition, Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS). The coalition won the majority of the seats.[2]