VICTORIA, Seychelles — The Electoral Commission of Seychelles (ECS) has confirmed that eleven potential presidential candidates for the September 2025 elections have made the security deposit required ahead of nomination day on Tuesday August 19, 2025. Candidates are required to pay a deposit of R15,000 at the ECS headquarters in Mont Fleuri between 8.30am and 4pm.
Linyon Demokratik Seselwa was the first political party to pay the deposit for its candidate, followed by the Seychelles United Movement. According to Chief Electoral Officer Manuella Amesbury, the ECS has maintained the cash payment method for deposits since the 2020 elections. Speaking to the media, the three party representatives who had paid by mid-morning said the process was straightforward.
The eleven candidates who paid the deposit are Patrick Herminie (United Seychelles), Maarco Francis (Seychelles United Movement), Wavel Ramkalawan (Linyon Demokratik Seselwa), Alain St Ange (Lalyans Nouvo Sesel), Kisna Louise (Independent), Vincent Padayachy (Laliberte), Robert Moumou (Seychelles People’s Movement), and several other independents and party representatives. The commission is expected to publish the final list of cleared candidates following nomination day.
