This article lists political parties in Seychelles. Seychelles has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties (US and LDS), with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
The parties
Parliamentary parties
Party Abbr. Position Ideology MPs United SeychellesSeselwa: (former) US Centre-leftto left-wing Seychellois Democratic AllianceSeselwa: LDS Centre Liberalism
Other parties
Name Native name Ideology NotesSeychelles United MovementMovman Linite SeselwaDemocratic socialismReform, Unity, Prosperity Seychelles Democratic Party ? Conservatism Originally supported British rule. One SeychellesY'en Sel Sesel??New Seychelles AllianceLalyans Nouvo Sesel??Mouvman Lavwa SeselwaMouvman Lavwa SeselwaSocial democracy?Seychelles People National MovementMouvman Nasyonal Pep SeselNationalism, Conservatism, Populism?Laliberte?Social liberalism?
Former parties
+ Former parties Name Native name Ideology Notes Seychelles Movement for Democracy ? Democracy Active during the 90s. Seychelles United Party (SUP) (formerly the New Democratic Party) ? ? ? Independent Conservative Union of Seychelles (ICUS) ? ? ? Seychellois Alliance 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.
See also Politics of Seychelles List of political parties by country
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