Incumbent Seychelles President Wins 3rd Term

Seychelles President James Michel won a third term in office by an extremely narrow margin, with the opposition calling for a recount. Michel, who is 71, won a runoff election in the Indian Ocean archipelago with just 50.15 percent of the vote over opposition leader Wavel Ramkalawan. In his acceptance speech, Michel said it is "more necessary than ever" to create unity in the island nation, which survives on tourism and fishing. But Ramkalawan and his party said they do...

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