[1] Incumbent President James Michel was re-elected, defeating opposition leader Wavel Ramkalawan by just 193 votes in the second round.

Ramkalawan claimed there had been "many irregularities", including vote buying.

In October 2015 incumbent President James Michel of the People's Party announced his intention to run for re-election for a third and final term.

Since the re-introduction of democracy in 1993,[4] candidates from the People's Party have won all presidential and parliamentary elections in Seychelles.

[5] Michel won the second round by a very small margin, beating Ramkalawan by only 193 votes, according to results announced by the electoral commission on 19 December 2015.