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The Constitution of Seychelles is the governing document of the
Republic of Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...
. 18 June, the anniversary of its ratification, is celebrated in Seychelles as "Constitution Day".


History

Following a successful referendum on 26 March 1979, a new constitution for the country went into effect. This constitution made Seychelles a
one-party state A one-party state, single-party state, one-party system, or single-party system is a type of sovereign state in which only one political party has the right to form the government, usually based on the existing constitution. All other parties ...
with the sole candidate for president nominated by the ruling party. Towards the end of 1991, Seychelles began a process to become a multi-party democracy. Discussions and public debates between the major political parties (namely the
Seychelles People's Progressive Front United Seychelles is a political party in Seychelles. It publishes a newspaper called ''The People''. It was known as the Seychelles People's Progressive Front (french: Front Progressiste du Peuple Seychellois) until June 2009, when it changed i ...
and
Seychelles Democratic Party The Seychelles Democratic Party is a political party in Seychelles. It was founded by the late Sir James Mancham in 1964, and governed the country from 1976 to 1977. History After a time in exile in the United Kingdom, Mancham returned to the ...
) began to take place in January 1993. Following a referendum which took place on 18 June 1993, the current constitution of Seychelles was approved.


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Constitution of Seychelles
(with 2011 amendments)
Constitution de la République des Seychelles
{{Constitutions of Africa Politics of Seychelles
Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...