ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF SEYCHELLES SIGN MOU FOR COOPERATION

Tuesday 26^th September 2023

The Election Commission of India (ECI) and Electoral Commission of Seychelles (ECS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in electoral management. The MoU was signed by Mr. Danny Lucas, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission and Shri Rajiv Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India in a ceremony on 26th September 2023 at the Electoral Commission of Seychelles Headquarters. Shri Rajiv Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, is on an official visit to Seychelles from 26-28 September 2023.

The MoU seeks to strengthen cooperation between ECI and ECS by establishing an institutional mechanism in order to improve electoral management and administration, build on mutual experience and facilitate exchange of expertise and other relevant information, including the digitalization of electoral process and its potential benefits.

The ceremony was also attended by the visiting delegation of Deputy Election Commissioners from India, Shri Hirdesh Kumar and Shri Ram Kumar Gupta along with the High Commissioner of India to Seychelles Shri Kartik Pande. Officials from the Electoral of Seychelles and the Foreign Affairs Department of Seychelles also participated in the event.

Application for New Political Party - Seychelles National Alliance Party (SNAP)

The Electoral Commission today, 21st September 2023,  received the application to register a new Political Party, under the name of Seychelles National Alliance Party (SNAP).

The Commission in accordance with the Political Parties (Registration and Regulation) is processing the application.

International Democracy Day

Empowering young Seychellois to participate responsibly in politics is key to ensure continuity and enhancement of democracy in Seychelles.

The theme for the 2024 International Democracy Day, which is celebrated on 15th September, is “Empowering the Next Generation”.
In that respect the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Mr. Danny Lucas, wishes to emphasize the importance of youth involvement in the advancement of democracy.
The participation of youth in politics and therefore elections, is a crucial step towards the promotion of civic engagement, with the aimed focus on aspiring and promoting leadership qualities.
The Commission wishes to reiterate its engagement in its endeavour, to have a high participation of youth in elections and electoral activities throughout the electoral cycle.
Empowering the next generation of Seychellois is the only way to guarantee the quality of democratic governance and therefore sustainable practices for the Seychelles.
We therefore call upon the youth to come forward and take the challenge to participate whilst enjoying their constitutional rights and responsibilities as young voters and leaders.

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The Certification of voters register 2023

 The Chief Registration Officer Ms. Sheena Boniface certified the 2023 register of Voters on Friday 31st of March in the presence of Commissioners of the Electoral Commission, secretariat staff and media representatives.

The newly certified register has in total 73,455 registered voter with Anse Etoile being the largest electoral area (3,996 Voters) and Roche Caiman the smallest (1,973 voters). A total of 776 deceased received from civil status have been removed from the register. During the event, Ms. Boniface talked about the different activities conducted during 2022 to bring the registration service closer to the voting population. Some of the challenges and way forward for 2023 were also highlighted.

The Chief Registration Officer thanked all partners and organizations that have assisted the unit in the conduct of registration exercises and counts on their collaboration for the year 2023.

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