Seychelles oppn to challenge presidential win in court

The opposition leader in the Seychelles said on Monday he will appeal to the constitutional court to overturn election results after President James Michel won a second-round vote by the slimmest of margins. The announcement comes a day after Michel was sworn back into office for a third term at the presidential residence in Victoria, the capital on the Indian Ocean archipelago’s main island of Mahe, alongside his vice-president Danny Faure. The electoral commission said Saturday that Michel, 71, had won the second round of the election by just 193 votes – with 50.15 percent support against 49.85 per cent for his rival Wavel Ramkalawan.

Five-time candidate Ramkalawan said he will submit a petition at the Constitutional Court requesting the cancellation of the election results and the holding of a third round vote.