The head of state, James ·ALIX· Michel, took office in April 2004 and was re-elected in July 2006.
National Day: June 18.
Currency Seychelles rupee Seychelles rupee 1 Seychelles rupee = 100 cents
Time: 4 hours earlier than GMT; 4 hours later than Beijing time.
National flower: anchovies.
The countries of the West Indian Ocean Islands are composed of 1 15 islands. It is 28 13km away from Mombasa port 1593km in the west, 925km away from Madagascar in the southwest and India across the sea in the south. Tropical rain forest climate, high temperature and rainy all year round. The average temperature is 30℃ in hot season and 24℃ in cool season.
/kloc-In the 6th century, the Portuguese visited here and named it "Seven Sisters Island". 1756 was occupied by France and named after Seychelles. 1794, Britain replaced France. After that, Britain and France changed hands many times and took turns to occupy them. 18 14 years, Britain and France signed a peace treaty, and Seychelles became a British colony under the jurisdiction of the British colonial authorities. 1903 changed to British colony. 1970 implements internal autonomy. 1On June 29th, 976, it declared independence, established the Republic of Seychelles and remained in the Commonwealth. Mancham, chairman of the Democratic Party, is president and René, chairman of the People's Unity Party, is prime minister. 1On June 5th, 977, René staged a coup to overthrow Mancham and became president.
[Edit this paragraph] 2. politics
After political Rene came to power, he implemented a one-party system and implemented high welfare policies such as free medical care and education, thus maintaining long-term political stability. 199 1 year, Serbia changed to multi-party system. 1July 1993,1March 1998, and September 200 1 year, René won the presidency for three times. Rene handed over the presidency to Vice President Michelle in early 2004. After Jimmy took office, he launched an economic and social adjustment plan to alleviate social pressure. In April 2005, the PFDJ Party Congress decided that Mi and Vice President Belmont would be PFDJ candidates for next year's presidential election. From 28 to 30 July 2006, Seychelles held its fourth presidential election since its independence. Michelle was elected president with 53.73% of the votes and was sworn in on August 1.
The current Constitution was enacted and came into effect in June 1993, and was revised twice in July 1996 and May 2000. According to the Constitution, Seychelles implements the separation of legislative, executive and judicial powers. The president is the head of state and government and the commander-in-chief of the national armed forces. He is elected by universal suffrage for a term of five years and can be re-elected 1 term. The president may request the next presidential election at any time after the first or second term expires for one year, or cancel the announcement before the nomination date of the presidential candidate; When the presidency is vacant due to the death or resignation of the president, or the president stops exercising his functions and powers for other reasons, it will be approved by the majority of the parliament to determine a minister to exercise his functions and powers until a new president is elected; If the elected president dies before taking office, the vice president designated by the elected president will take over the presidency. Judicial power belongs to the Supreme Court.
Parliament, called the National Assembly, has a unicameral system and is the highest legislative body in Serbia, with a term of five years. The current parliament was established in February 2002. There are 34 members, of whom 25 are directly elected by each constituency and 9 are elected in proportion to the total number of votes obtained by each political party. PFDJ has 23 seats, while the National Party has 1 1 seats. Spokesman Francis McGregor.
The government has a presidential system. Cabinet is the highest administrative body of the country, responsible for formulating and implementing national policies. This government was established in August 2006, with a total of 12 members. Mainly includes: Michelle, President and Minister of National Defense, Interior, Risk and Disaster Management and Justice; Joseph bell, Vice President and Minister of Tourism, Transportation and Public Administration; DANNY FAURE, Designated Minister and Minister of Finance; Minister of Arts, Culture and Sports SYLVETTE POOL, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation PATRICK PILLAY, Minister of Investment, Industry and Technology JACQUELIN DUGASSE, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources RONNY JUMEAU, Minister of Community Development and Youth VINCENT MERITON, Minister of Land Consolidation and Housing and Minister of Education Bernard Sam of JOEL MORGAN; Minister of Health Macsuzy Mondon and Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Marie-Pierre Lloyd.
The judiciary consists of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, local courts and tribunals. The Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice, Assistant Judges and Assistant Judges. The Court of Appeal consists of the President, two or more appeal judges and civil judges. The attorney general is the government's chief legal adviser. According to the proposal of the Constitutional Appointment Committee, the President appoints the Attorney General, the Chief Justice, the President of the Court of Appeal, the Appeal Judge and the Assistant Judge, all of whom serve for seven years. The Attorney General and judges shall not be dismissed during their term of office. In addition, there is the Constitutional Court, which specializes in accepting unconstitutional litigation and ensuring constitutional authority. The current Supreme Court Justice Vivekanand Alil and Attorney General ANTHONY FRANCIS FERNANDO took office in June, 1999. MICHAEL RAMODIBEDI, President of the Court of Appeal, took office in September 2004.
At present, there are four officially registered political parties in Seychelles, namely:
(1) Seychelles People's Progressive Front: the ruling party. Formerly known as Seychelles People's Unity Party, it was founded in 1964 and renamed as 1978 in June. At present, the Central Committee has 23 members (four-year term), with more than 22,000 in party member. In the early days of PFDJ's establishment, its constitution clearly stated that "all forms of exploitation should be eliminated, socialism should be built, and national economy and culture should be developed;" Pursue a non-aligned policy abroad. "After 199 1 year, its policy was greatly adjusted, and it was decided to make a transition from a one-party system to pluralistic politics. The People's Front for Democracy and Justice is a political party composed of advanced elements and a mass political organization open to all Cypriot citizens, without mentioning the construction of socialism. The chairman is former President RENE, and the general secretary is President Michelle.
(2) Seychelles National Party: opposition party. Formerly known as the United opposition party, it was founded in June 1993 and renamed as 1998 in July. It consists of Seychelles Party, Seychelles National Movement and Seychelles National Union. The plan is to establish a new democratic government. June 5438 +2004 10, the annual congress was held, calling on the government to solve the problems of corruption, high living expenses, promoting the nationalization of employed people, and providing housing fairly. The meeting re-elected Wavell Ram Caravan as the party chairman and participated in the 2006 general election as a presidential candidate. The general secretary is Roger Shinnie.
(3) Seychelles Democratic Party: opposition party. Established in 1964. 1976 When Cyprus became independent, it formed a coalition government with the People's Unity Party, with Mancham, Chairman of the Democratic Party, as its president. 1977 Rene staged a coup and the political party was banned. 1992 was re-registered as a legal political party in March. It advocates achieving national stability through dialogue and consultation, implementing privatization and free competition in the economy, and strengthening relations with countries around the world, especially neighboring countries. Focus on the interests of the country and the nation and implement the idea of "Seychelles first". In March 2006, Zhou Yongkang was elected as the new party chairman.
(4) Seychelles Social Democratic Union: opposition party, founded in April 1999. There are about 150 people in party member. The aim is to provide a forum for free citizens, and the short-term goal is to revitalize the economy. Political activities are mainly concentrated in the fields of economy and education, led by Guy Morrel, the first president of the Central Bank of Serbia.
James ·ALIX· Michel: President and Minister of National Defense, Interior, Justice, Finance and Economic Planning, born in 1944. General Secretary of PFDJ. He used to be the director of the National Information Department of the President's Office and the director of political education of the National Defence Force, the minister of education and information and the chief of staff of the National Defence Force, the minister of finance and transportation, and the minister of defence, finance and communications. 1996, served as vice president and minister of finance, economic planning, national defense, environment and transportation, information technology and communication. He took office in April 2004 and was re-elected in July 2006. Friendly to China and visited China five times.
Joseph bell, Vice President and Minister of Tourism and Communications, was born in 1947. He used to be Minister of Labor and Social Services, Minister of Human Resources and Social Services, Minister of Health and Social Services, Minister of Employment and Social Services, Minister of Administration and Manpower, Minister of Industry and International Commerce, Minister of Land Consolidation and Housing. Since 1996, he has served as the designated minister (that is, temporarily acting as president in the absence of the president). He took office in April 2004 and was re-elected in July 2006. Friendly to China and visited China three times.