Wavel Ramkalawan (right), presidential candidate for Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS), casts his ballot at the polling station of Saint Louis, Victoria, on October 24, 2020, during the presidential and legislative elections. (RASSIN VANNIER / AFP)

VICTORIA - Seychelles opposition candidate Wavel Ramkalawan from the Linyon Demokratik Seselwa party (Seychelles Democratic Union) won the presidential election with 54.9 percent of total votes, said electoral commission chairman Danny Lucas on Sunday.

Danny Faure, the incumbent president and candidate from the United Seychelles party, received 43.5 percent of ballots. 

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