This article lists political parties in Seychelles.
Seychelles has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties (SPPF and LDS), with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
The parties
Parliamentary parties
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! colspan=3 | Party !! Abbr. !! Position !! Ideology !! MPs
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| United Seychelles<small><br/>Seselwa: (former)<br/></small>
| US
| Centre-left<br/>to left-wing
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| Seychellois Democratic Alliance<small><br/>Seselwa: <br/></small>
| LDS
| Centre
| Liberalism
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Other parties
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Native name !! Ideology !! Notes
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|Seychelles United Movement
|Movman Linite Seselwa
|Democratic socialism
|Reform, Unity, Prosperity
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| Seychelles Democratic Party || ? || Conservatism || Originally supported British rule.
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Former parties
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|+ Former parties
! Name !! Native name !! Ideology !! Notes
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| Seychelles Movement for Democracy || ? || Democracy || Active during the 90s.
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| Seychelles United Party (SUP) (formerly the New Democratic Party) || ? || ? || ?
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| Independent Conservative Union of Seychelles (ICUS)<!--established April 2015-->
See also
- Politics of Seychelles
- List of political parties by country
References
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