Former Seychelles parliament Speaker Patrick Herminie has defeated President Wavel Ramkalawan in a run-off election, restoring full control of the archipelago nation's government to its longtime ruling party.

Herminie's win with 52.7 per cent of the vote follows his United Seychelles party's triumph in the first round of the general election last month, when it reclaimed the majority in parliament that it lost in 2015.

Seychelles is Africa's wealthiest country per capita, located across 1.2 million square kilometres in the western Indian Ocean and a prime tourist destination as well as a target for investment from, and security co-operation with, China, Gulf nations and India.

Ramkalawan, a former Anglican priest, was elected in 2020, becoming the first president from outside United Sey

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