Presidential election 2015 |21 December 2015

Parti Lepep supporters join in victory motorcade

Parti Lepep supporters turned out in full force on Saturday afternoon to celebrate the party’s candidate, James Michel’s victory in the presidential run-off.

Mr Michel won the second round of the presidential election to be re-elected for a third and final five-year term after polling a total 31,512 or 50.15% of the popular vote to beat Wavel Ramkalawan of the Seychelles National Party (SNP) who got 31,319 or 49.85%.

President Michel joined in the victory motorcade which started in Victoria.

The celebrations had begun soon after the much-awaited results of the election were announced in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The following are some of the photos taken by our photographer Louis Toussaint during the motorcade on Saturday.