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- <text id=93CT1348>
- <title>
- Seychelles--Government
- </title>
- <article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Seychelles
- Government</hdr><body>
- <list>
- <l>Names:</l>
- <l> conventional long form: Republic of Seychelles</l>
- <l> conventional short form: Seychelles</l>
- </list>
- <p>Digraph: SE
- </p>
- <p>Type: republic
- </p>
- <p>Capital: Victoria
- </p>
- <p>Administrative divisions: 23 administrative districts; Anse
- aux Pins, Anse Boileau, Anse Etoile, Anse Louis, Anse Royale,
- Baie Lazare, Baie Sainte Anne, Beau Vallon, Bel Air, Bel Ombre,
- Cascade, Glacis, Grand' Anse (on Mahe Island), Grand' Anse (on
- Praslin Island), La Digue, La Riviere Anglaise, Mont Buxton, Mont
- Fleuri, Plaisance, Pointe Larue, Port Glaud, Saint Louis,
- Takamaka
- </p>
- <p>Independence: 29 June 1976 (from UK)
- </p>
- <p>Constitution: 5 June 1979
- </p>
- <p>note: new constitution now being drafted by multiparty
- conference, to take effect in mid-1993
- </p>
- <p>Legal system: based on English common law, French civil law,
- and customary law
- </p>
- <p>National holiday: Liberation Day, 5 June (1977) (anniversary
- of coup)
- </p>
- <p>Political parties and leaders: ruling party - Seychelles
- People's Progressive Front (SPPF), France Albert RENE;
- Democratic Party (DP), Sir James MANCHAM; Seychelles Party (PS),
- Wavel RAMKALAWAN; Seychelles Democratic Movement (MSPD), Jacques
- HONDOUL; Seychelles Liberal Party (SLP), Ogilvie BERLOUIS
- </p>
- <p>Other political or pressure groups: trade unions; Roman
- Catholic Church
- </p>
- <p>Suffrage: 17 years of age; universal
- </p>
- <p>Elections:
- </p>
- <p>note: presidential and legislative elections are scheduled to
- be held once the new, multiparty consititution is ratified later
- this year
- </p>
- <p> President: last held 9-11 June 1989 (next to be held NA
- 1993); results - President France Albert RENE reelected without
- opposition
- </p>
- <p> People's Assembly: last held 5 December 1987 (next to be
- held mid-1993); results - SPPF was the only legal party; seats -
- (25 total, 23 elected) SPPF 23
- </p>
- <p>Executive branch: president, Council of Ministers
- </p>
- <p>Legislative branch: unicameral People's Assembly (Assemblee du
- Peuple)
- </p>
- <p>Judicial branch: Court of Appeal, Supreme Court
- </p>
- <p>Leaders:
- </p>
- <p> Chief of State and Head of Government: President France
- Albert RENE (since 5 June 1977)
- </p>
- <p>Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, C, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO,
- ICFTU, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, IOC, NAM, OAU, UN,
- UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WMO, WTO
- </p>
- <list>
- <l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
- <l> chief of mission: Second Secretary, Charge d'Affaires ad
- interim Marc R. MARENGO</l>
- <l> chancery: (temporary) 820 Second Avenue, Suite 900F, New
- York, NY 10017</l>
- <l> telephone: (212) 687-9766</l>
- </list>
- <list>
- <l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
- <l> chief of mission: Ambassador Matthew F. MATTINGLY</l>
- <l> embassy: 4th Floor, Victoria House, Victoria</l>
- <l> mailing address: Victoria House, Box 251, Victoria, Mahe, or
- Box 148, Unit 62501, APO AE 09815-2501</l>
- <l> telephone: (248) 25256</l>
- <l> FAX: (248) 25189</l>
- </list>
- <p>Flag: three horizontal bands of red (top), white (wavy), and
- green; the white band is the thinnest, the red band is the
- thickest
- </p></body></article></text>
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