New National Assembly to meet next Tuesday |20 September 2016

The newly elected National Assembly will meet for the first time on Tuesday September 27, 2016 at 9am.

The announcement was made through a proclamation in the Official Gazette yesterday by the President, in accordance with Article 107 of the Constitution.

The sixth National Assembly comprises 19 members from the opposition coalition Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS) and 14 from Parti Lepep (PL).

This follows the September 8-10 election in which the LDS won 15 direct seats compared to PL’s 10.

Based on their results both the LDS (who got a total of 30,444 votes or 49.65%), and PL (who totaled 30,218 votes or 49.28%) additionally earned four proportionate seats each in the assembly.

This is the first time since the return of multiparty democracy in 1993 that the opposition will have a majority in the National Assembly.

The winners of the 15 direct seats for LDS are Clifford André (Anse Aux Pins), Patrick Pillay (Anse Boileau), Ahmed Afif (Anse Etoile), Stephen Pillay (Au Cap), François Adelaide (Baie Lazare), John Hoareau (Beau Vallon), Norbert Loizeau (Bel Air), Nicholas Prea (Bel Ombre), Regina Esparon (Glacis), Wavel Woodcock (Grand Anse Praslin), Bernard Georges (Les Mamelles), Gervais Henrie (Mont Buxton), Jean-François Ferrari (Mont Fleuri), Clive Roucou (Plaisance) and Sandy Arrisol (St Louis). The party’s four proportionately elected members are Wavel Ramkalawan, Terrence Mondon, Flory Larue and Jany Letourdie.

As for PL, its 10 directly elected members are Sylvanne Lemiel (Anse Royale), Churchill Gill (Baie Ste Anne), Charles De Commarmond (Cascade), Wilbert Herminie (English River), Waven William (Grand Anse Mahé), Noline Sophola (Inner Islands), Jude Valmont (Pointe Larue), Clifford Aglaé (Port Glaud), Audrey Vidot (Roche Caïman) and Paul Ernesta (Takamaka). Its four proportionately elected members are Basil Hoareau, Chantal Ghislain, Sebastien Pillay and Simon Gill.