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The Seychellois Alliance or Lalyans Seselwa was a political party in Seychelles.
The party was founded in April 2015 as a split from the ruling
The Seychellois Alliance or Lalyans Seselwa was a political party in Seychelles.
The party was founded in April 2015 as a split from the ruling Parti Lepep
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 ...
. Its founder Patrick Pillay
Patrick Georges Pillay is a Seychellois politician who was the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Seychelles from 2016 to 2018. Previously he served as Minister of External Affairs and Minister of Health. In 2010, he was appointed resident ...
was a senior member of Parti Lepep. After Pillay contested the 2015 presidential election on the Lalyans Seselwa ticket, the party formed the Linyon Demokratik Seselwa
Linyon Demokratik Seselwa ( en, Seychellois Democratic Alliance/Union, LDS) is a liberal political coalition which has governed since 2016 in the Seychelles. They have 25 seats in the National Assembly. The coalition was originally made up of th ...
coalition with other opposition parties ahead of the 2016 legislative elections.
Lalyans Seselwa left the Linyon Demokratik Seselwa coalition in February 2018. Pillay's candidacy for the 2020 presidential election
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was rejected due to a lack of signatures. The party then endorsed incumbent Danny Faure
Danny Faure (born 8 May 1962) is a Seychellois politician who was President of Seychelles from 16 October 2016 until 26 October 2020. Previously, he served as Vice President of Seychelles from 2010 to 2016. Faure is a member of the United Seychel ...
. For the legislative elections, Lalyans Seselwa nominated candidates in three districts, and endorsed United Seychelles
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 ...
in the other districts. The party did not win any seats.
The registration of Lalyans Seselwa was cancelled in May 2021 for not having a physical address and Executive Committee. Pillay did not contest, saying that the party had achieved its goals.
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