Model elections but questionable democracy: the recently concluded elections in Seychelles have been described as a model for the rest of Africa but the continued victory of the ruling SWPPF party could undermine growth in the future, says Neil Ford.

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Model elections but questionable democracy: the recently concluded elections in Seychelles have been described as a model for the rest of Africa but the continued victory of the ruling SWPPF party could undermine growth in the future, says Neil Ford.

The recent elections in Seychelles were calm and orderly but the Commonwealth Secretariat has appealed for major changes to the way the country is governed.

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Seychelles has developed economically under the Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF), which has ruled for the past 29 years, largely on the back of the boom in Indian Ocean tourism. However, it is feared that the lack of separation of party and state could undermine both further econo...

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