Victoria, Oct. 12 -- Patrick Herminie, leader of Seychelles' largest opposition party, United Seychelles, has been elected president after securing a majority in the country's runoff election, according to official results released Sunday by the Electoral Commission.
The official results showed that Herminie received 52.7 per cent of the valid votes, while incumbent President Wavel Ramkalawan of the Seychellois Democratic Alliance garnered 47.3 per cent in the runoff.
"Deeply humbled by the trust that the people have placed in me, I formally accept this mandate with gratitude, a profound sense of duty and an unshakeable faith in the strength and character of the Seychellois people," Herminie said after he was declared the president-elect....