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- Must be held by September 2030 (no fixed date) General election · Member of the National Assembly
Who sits on it
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Speaker
Chosen by the Assembly from among its members
- AE Azarel Ernesta Speaker · since October 2025 US
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Deputy Speaker
Chosen by the Assembly from among its members
- EA Egbert Aglae Deputy Speaker · since October 2025 US
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34 MNAs
Elected
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Sources for who sits on it
- Speaker en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Azarel Ernesta as Speaker
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statehouse.gov.sc · checked - Deputy Speaker en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Egbert Aglae as Deputy Speaker statehouse.gov.sc · checked
- Member of the National Assembly
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Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Authority structure per Constitution of Seychelles (presidential republic), read 2026-10-12. Fallback: Wikipedia, because State House/National Assembly sites unreachable (HTTP 500). For: National Assembly
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Seychelles (1993, rev. 2017), Constitute Project English text, read 2026-10-12: VP running mate art. 66A(4); ministers appointed with Assembly approval art. 69(2); judges appointed on CAA proposal art. 127; Assembly composition art. 78(2) and Schedule 4; election window art. 79(1). For: Member of the National Assembly
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Office structure, 34 seats (26 FPTP + 8 proportional), cabinet portfolios from Wikipedia (2025 general election; Cabinet of Seychelles), read 2026-10-12. Fallback: Wikipedia, because nationalassembly.sc and statehouse.gov.sc returned HTTP 500. For: Member of the National Assembly, Speaker, Deputy Speaker
- nation.sc · checked Seychelles Nation (state newspaper), "National Assembly gets first female speaker", read 2026-10-12: Azarel Jolinda Ernesta sworn in as Speaker of the eighth Assembly on Tuesday 28 October 2025. For: Azarel Ernesta as Speaker
- statehouse.gov.sc · checked State House, Herminie sworn in 26 Oct 2025 before Chief Justice Rony Govinden; VP Pillay sworn in 28 Oct 2025 (nation.sc/articles/28033). Cabinet, Speaker (Azarel Ernesta) and Deputy Speaker (Egbert Aglae) per Wikipedia (Cabinet of Seychelles; National Assembly (Seychelles)), read 2026-10-12. Fallback: Wikipedia, because official sites unreachable; ministers not re-verified for changes after Oct 2025. Minister and Chief Justice start dates unknown (NULL). For: Azarel Ernesta as Speaker, Egbert Aglae as Deputy Speaker
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles 1993 (rev. 2017), Constitute Project English text, read 2026-10-12: arts. 52(1), 79(1), 106(1), Schedule 3 para 4 give the latest legal date. First Assembly meeting 28 Oct 2025 per Seychelles Nation (nation.sc/articles/28031); presidential swearing-in 26 Oct 2025 per State House. For: General election, September 27, 2030
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