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Opposition Leader Patrick Herminie Wins Presidential Runoff Election in Seychelles

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Opposition Leader Patrick Herminie Wins Presidential Runoff Election in Seychelles

President-elect Patrick Herminie gives a speech after winning the runoff presidential election at the Electoral Commission Headquarters in Victoria, Seychelles, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. AP Photo/Emilie Chetty

VICTORIA, Seychelles—Opposition leader Patrick Herminie won the presidential election in Seychelles, defeating incumbent leader Wavel Ramkalawan in a runoff vote, according to official results released early Sunday.

Herminie garnered 52.7 percent of the vote, with Ramkalawan taking 47.3 percent, the results showed.

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