The result was a victory for incumbent President James Michel of the Seychelles People's Progressive Front, who received 55% of the vote in the first round.

Ramkalawan called for native Seychellois to be given favourable economic treatment, whilst Volcere said the NDP would " improve the ability of employees and businesses to compete and maintain a stable low-inflation economy".

[10] The elections were reviewed by independent observers from the Southern African Development Community, La Francophonie and the Commonwealth Secretariat.

Local independent NGO groups applied for accreditation as observers, given their understanding of the Creole language and their knowledge of districts and past polling concerns.

[11] While impressed with the efficient and peaceful nature of the presidential election, they also provided recommendations designed to address a lack of transparency, institutional and media bias in favor of the incumbent party, tension between the ruling party and the opposition, and a gender disparity that limits women’s ability to hold key decision-making positions in government.

Incumbent candidate James Michel of the People’s Party (PL) ultimately won the 2011 presidential election with 55.46% of the vote.

However, there was significant and unanimous pushback from the opposition leaders, who believed the election to have been unfairly biased in favor of the ruling party.